absolute pitch in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for absolute pitch in the English»French Dictionary

absolute pitch N MUS

absolute pitch

oreille f absolue

Translations for absolute pitch in the English»French Dictionary

I.absolute [Brit ˈabsəluːt, Am ˈæbsəˌlut, ˌæbsəˈlut] N

1. absolute:

the absolute

l'absolu m

2. absolute (rule, principle):

absolute

vérité f absolue

rigid absolutes

des vérités qui n'admettent aucune contradiction

II.absolute [Brit ˈabsəluːt, Am ˈæbsəˌlut, ˌæbsəˈlut] ADJ

1. absolute (complete):

absolute certainty, discretion, minimum, proof, right etc

absolu

absolute POL power, monarch

absolu

absolute beginner

vrai débutant

2. absolute (emphatic):

absolute chaos, disaster, idiot, scandal

véritable

3. absolute:

absolute PHYS, CHEM humidity, scale

maximum

absolute alcohol, temperature, zero

absolu

4. absolute LAW:

the decree was made absolute

le décret a été prononcé irrévocable

5. absolute LING:

absolute ablative, construction

absolu

6. absolute:

absolute PHILOS, MATH term, value etc

absolu

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

absolute pitch in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for absolute pitch in the English»French Dictionary

I.absolute [ˈæbsəlu:t] ADJ a. POL, MATH

absolute

absolu(e)

II.absolute [ˈæbsəlu:t] N PHILOS

absolute

absolu m

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

pitch² [pɪtʃ] N no pl (bitumen)

pitch

brai m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He discovered that he possessed absolute pitch when he was able to recognize the pitches of ordinary noises and mimic them on the harmonica.

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He found that students with innate rhythmic abilities were rare, just as those with perfect, or absolute pitch are.

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She is known for having absolute pitch as well as playing the washboard, which she started in 2009 after someone lent her one.

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Significantly fewer people demonstrate absolute pitch (or perfect pitch), the ability to identify pitches without comparison to another pitch.

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