pitched battle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pitched battle in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

pitched battle N

pitched battle

битка f между предварително разположени войски

Translations for pitched battle in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

I.pitch¹ [pɪtʃ] N

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

pitch

игрище nt

football pitch

футболен терен

2. pitch Brit (place for camping):

pitch

къмпинг m

3. pitch Am SPORTS (baseball):

pitch

хвърляне nt

pitch

подаване nt

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

pitch

височина f на тон

perfect pitch

абсолютен слух

to be at fever pitch fig

възбуден съм

5. pitch (sales talk):

pitch

подканящо подвикване на търговец

pitch LIT, CINE

реклама f

6. pitch Brit COMM:

pitch

място nt на амбулантен търговец

sales pitch

уличен павилион

7. pitch (slope in roofs):

pitch

наклон m на покрив

II.pitch¹ [pɪtʃ] VB trans

1. pitch (throw, cause to fall headlong):

pitch

засилвам

pitch

хвърлям

2. pitch (force sb into situation):

to pitch sb/sth into sth

поставям нкг/нщ в определено положение

3. pitch SPORTS:

pitch

подавам

4. pitch (fix level of sound):

pitch note

подавам тон на

to pitch the voice (too) high/low

повишавам/понижавам тона на гласа си

5. pitch fig:

to pitch sth at [or to ] Am, sb

тръсвам нщ в лицето на нкг

III.pitch¹ [pɪtʃ] VB intr

1. pitch (suddenly thrust):

pitch

килвам се

to pitch forward

политам напред

2. pitch (slope of roof):

pitch

спускам се под определен наклон

3. pitch SPORTS:

pitch

хвърча

pitch² [pɪtʃ] N no pl (bitumen)

pitch

катран m

I.battle [ˈbætl, Am ˈbæt̬-] N

1. battle MIL:

battle

сражение nt

2. battle (struggle):

battle

битка f

Phrases:

that's half the battle

това е ключът към победата

to fight a losing battle

водя безнадеждна борба

II.battle [ˈbætl, Am ˈbæt̬-] VB intr

battle (fight)

сражавам се

battle (non-violently)

боря се

III.battle [ˈbætl, Am ˈbæt̬-] VB trans

battle

бия се с

to battle one's way to the top

пробивам си път до върха

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They were under orders to avoid pitched battle and to focus on ambushes and raids.

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In a pitched battle scenario, the available evidence does not permit a clear picture of a tribune's role.

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Burning enemy fields would force the choice of surrendering or fighting a pitched battle.

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Upon the two officers placing the three servicemen under arrest, a large crowd gathered round and a pitched battle began.

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Some gunfire was exchanged, and there were some casualties, but there was no formal siege and no pitched battle.

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During the withdrawal, they were harassed again, but did not allow themselves to be drawn into a pitched battle.

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In the pitched battle that followed it was said that there were proportional casualties on both sides.

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This resulted in a pitched battle with the paramilitary forces that ended with the death of several "kar sevaks".

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The local governor was ordered to expel them and succeeded in dividing the tribe into two factions, which fought a pitched battle.

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The commando team was discovered around the heavily guarded base, and a pitched battle ensued.

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