perfect pitch in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for perfect pitch in the English»French Dictionary

perfect pitch N U

perfect pitch

oreille f absolue

Translations for perfect pitch in the French»English Dictionary

avoir l'oreille juste

to have perfect pitch

Translations for perfect pitch in the English»French Dictionary

I.perfect N [Brit ˈpəːfɪkt, Am ˈpərfɪkt] LING

perfect

parfait m

in the perfect

au parfait

II.perfect ADJ [Brit ˈpəːfɪkt, Am ˈpərfɪkt]

1. perfect (flawless):

perfect arrangement, behaviour, blend, condition, copy, crime, example, French, health, match, performance, shape, score, technique, weather, world

parfait (for pour)

perfect choice, holiday, moment, name, opportunity, place, partner, solution

idéal (for pour)

perfect hostess

exemplaire

she is perfect for the part/the job

c'est la personne idéale pour le rôle/ce travail

that screw will be perfect for the job

cette vis fera parfaitement l'affaire

that recording is less than perfect

cet enregistrement laisse franchement à désirer

that jacket is a perfect fit

cette veste va parfaitement

to do sth with perfect timing

faire qc au bon moment

everything is perfect

tout est parfait

‘all right?’—‘perfect! ’

‘ça va?’—‘parfait!’

2. perfect (total):

perfect stranger, fool

parfait

perfect attr pest

véritable

to have a perfect right to do

avoir parfaitement le droit de faire

3. perfect LING:

the perfect tense

le parfait

III.perfect VB trans [Brit pəˈfɛkt, Am pərˈfɛkt]

perfect

perfectionner

I.pitch [Brit pɪtʃ, Am pɪtʃ] N

1. pitch SPORTS:

pitch

terrain m

football/rugby pitch

terrain de foot(ball)/rugby

on the pitch

sur le terrain

2. pitch (sound level) also PHON :

pitch (gen) (of note, voice)

hauteur f

pitch MUS

ton m

to give the pitch MUS

donner le ton

the pitch is too high/low MUS

c'est trop haut/bas

3. pitch:

pitch (degree)

degré m

pitch (highest point)

comble m

excitement was at its (highest) pitch or was at full pitch

l'excitation était à son comble

a pitch of frustration had been reached

on avait atteint le comble de la frustration

the situation has reached such a pitch that …

la situation en est à un tel point que …

4. pitch (sales talk or argument) (gen) COMM:

pitch

boniment m

to make or give Am a pitch for sth idea, proposal

se prononcer pour

to make or give Am a pitch for sth man, woman

faire des avances à

5. pitch (tar):

pitch CONSTR, NAUT

brai m

6. pitch Brit (for street trader, entertainer):

pitch

emplacement m

7. pitch NAUT (movement of boat):

pitch

tangage m

8. pitch SPORTS (bounce):

pitch

lancement m

9. pitch CONSTR (of roof):

pitch

pente f

10. pitch (in mountaineering):

pitch

longueur f (de corde)

II.pitch [Brit pɪtʃ, Am pɪtʃ] VB trans

1. pitch (throw) object:

pitch

jeter, balancer inf (into dans)

pitch SPORTS

lancer

to pitch hay FARM

jeter du foin avec une fourche

the horse pitched her off

le cheval l'a désarçonnée

the carriage turned over and she was pitched out

le wagon s'est renversé et elle a été éjectée

the passengers were pitched forward

les passagers ont été projetés vers l'avant

2. pitch:

pitch (aim, adjust) campaign, publicity, speech

adapter (at à)

pitch (set) price

fixer

newspaper/programme pitched at young people

journal/émission qui vise un public jeune

the exam was pitched at a high level

l'examen a été ajusté à un haut niveau

to pitch one's ambitions too high

placer ses ambitions trop haut

to pitch sth a bit strong inf

y aller trop fort avec qc inf

3. pitch MUS:

pitch singer: note

trouver

pitch player: note

donner

to pitch one's voice higher/lower

hausser/baisser le ton de la voix

the song is pitched too high for me

cette chanson est trop haute pour moi

4. pitch (erect):

pitch tent

planter

to pitch camp

établir un camp

Phrases:

to pitch sb a story inf

sortir une histoire à qn inf

to pitch sb an excuse inf

débiter une excuse à qn inf

III.pitch [Brit pɪtʃ, Am pɪtʃ] VB intr

1. pitch (gen) (be thrown):

pitch rider, passenger, cyclist:

être projeté

2. pitch NAUT:

pitch boat:

tanguer

to pitch and roll or toss

tanguer

3. pitch Am (in baseball):

pitch

lancer (la balle)

4. pitch Brit SPORTS:

pitch ball:

rebondir

perfect pitch in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for perfect pitch in the English»French Dictionary

perfect pitch

oreille f absolue

Translations for perfect pitch in the English»French Dictionary

I.pitch¹ [pɪtʃ] N

1. pitch Brit, Aus SPORTS (playing field):

pitch

terrain m de jeu

football pitch

terrain m de foot

2. pitch Brit (place for camping):

pitch

emplacement (m pour la tente)

3. pitch Am SPORTS (baseball):

pitch

centre m du terrain

4. pitch MUS, LING (tone depth, height):

pitch

tonalité f

perfect pitch

oreille f absolue

5. pitch (sales talk):

pitch

baratin m

6. pitch Brit:

pitch

stand m

7. pitch (slope in roofs):

pitch

pente f

Phrases:

to be at fever pitch

être très excité

II.pitch¹ [pɪtʃ] VB trans

1. pitch (throw):

pitch

faire tomber

2. pitch (force sb into situation):

to pitch sb/sth into sth

plonger qn/qc dans qc

3. pitch SPORTS:

pitch

lancer

4. pitch (fix level of sound):

pitch note

donner

to pitch the voice high/low

hausser/baisser le ton

5. pitch (put up):

pitch tent

planter

to pitch camp

établir un camp

6. pitch (aim):

to pitch sth at consumers, market

s'adresser à

to pitch sth at audience

adapter qc pour

III.pitch¹ [pɪtʃ] VB intr

1. pitch (suddenly thrust):

pitch

tomber

to pitch forward

tomber en avant

2. pitch (slope):

pitch

être en pente

3. pitch SPORTS:

pitch

lancer

I.perfect¹ [ˈpɜ:fɪkt, Am ˈpɜ:r-] ADJ

1. perfect (ideal):

perfect

parfait(e)

to have a perfect right to +infin

avoir parfaitement le droit de +infin

perfect in every way

parfait sous tout rapport

2. perfect (absolute):

perfect

véritable

perfect silence

complet(-ète)

II.perfect¹ [ˈpɜ:fɪkt, Am ˈpɜ:r-] N no pl

perfect

parfait m

perfect² [pəˈfekt, Am pɜ:r-] VB trans

perfect

perfectionner

pitch² [pɪtʃ] N no pl (bitumen)

pitch

brai m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Also, he was considered to have perfect pitch.

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Unlike perfect pitch, relative pitch can be developed through ear training.

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Miraculously she sang with perfect pitch that night and brought down the house.

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This can pose difficulties for students whose musicianship is more dependent on perfect pitch, although absolute and relative skills are not mutually exclusive.

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In 1970, aged seven, he entered the well-known music school being already familiar with the notes, having perfect pitch and a sense of rhythm.

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With inborn perfect pitch, he learned to play the marimba at age 5.

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This was made possible by his perfect pitch.

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She was said to have possessed perfect pitch and wrote most of her songs in one key.

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Funny and ironic, he has a perfect pitch for music.

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This seemed to indicate that perfect pitch was involved far more universally than thought possible.

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