pitch in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pitch in the English»French Dictionary

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

fever pitch N

to bring sb to fever pitch music, orator: crowd

déchaîner

our excitement had reached fever pitch

notre excitation était à son comble

concert pitch N MUS

concert pitch

diapason m

pitch dark ADJ

pitch dark

tout noir

sales pitch N

sales pitch

baratin m publicitaire inf

I.pitch into VB [Brit pɪtʃ -, Am pɪtʃ -] (pitch into [sth])

pitch into (attack) lit, fig:

pitch into attacker, opponent, speaker

attaquer

pitch into work, meal

attaquer

II.pitch into VB [Brit pɪtʃ -, Am pɪtʃ -] (pitch [sb] into) (land in new situation)

pitch into situation

propulser [qn] dans

the circumstances which pitched him into the political arena

les circonstances qui l'ont propulsé dans l'arène politique

the new director was pitched straight into an industrial dispute

le nouveau directeur s'est retrouvé au beau milieu d'un conflit social

pitch in VB [Brit pɪtʃ -, Am pɪtʃ -] inf

1. pitch in (on job):

pitch in (set to work)

s'atteler à la tâche

pitch in (join in)

y mettre du sien inf

pitch in (help)

mettre la main à la pâte inf

pitch in (help)

donner un coup de main inf

everyone pitched in with contributions

tout le monde a apporté sa contribution

2. pitch in (start to eat):

pitch in inf

attaquer inf

pitch over VB [Brit pɪtʃ -, Am pɪtʃ -]

pitch over

culbuter

I.pitch out VB [Brit pɪtʃ -, Am pɪtʃ -] inf (pitch out [sb/sth], pitch [sb/sth] out)

pitch out troublemaker

éjecter (from de)

pitch out object

se débarrasser de

pitch darkness N

pitch darkness

nuit f noire

pitch in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pitch in the English»French Dictionary

I.pitch¹ [pɪtʃ] N

1. pitch sports (baseball):

pitch

lancer m

inside pitch

balle lancée trop près du batteur

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

pitch

tonalité f

perfect pitch

oreille f absolue

3. pitch (persuasive talk):

sales pitch

baratin m

4. pitch (slope in roofs):

pitch

inclinaison f

Phrases:

to be at fever pitch

être très excité

II.pitch¹ [pɪtʃ] VB trans

1. pitch (hurl):

pitch

lancer

2. pitch (in baseball):

pitch

lancer

3. pitch (put up):

pitch

dresser

to pitch camp

établir un camp

4. pitch (try to promote):

to pitch sth to sb/sth

promouvoir qc à qn/qc

5. pitch (aim):

to pitch sth at consumers, market

s'adresser à

to pitch sth at audience

adapter qc pour

6. pitch MUS:

pitch note

donner

to pitch the voice high/low

hausser/baisser le ton de la voix

III.pitch¹ [pɪtʃ] VB intr

1. pitch (in baseball):

pitch

lancer

2. pitch (suddenly thrust):

pitch

tomber

to pitch forward

tomber en avant

3. pitch (slope):

pitch

être en pente

pitch² [pɪtʃ] N (bitumen)

pitch

brai m

pitch-black ADJ, pitch-dark ADJ

pitch-black dark:

pitch-black

noir(e) comme dans un four

pitch into VB trans inf

to pitch into sb

agresser qn

pitch in VB intr inf

pitch in

s'y mettre

sales pitch N

1. sales pitch ECON:

sales pitch

arguments mpl de vente

2. sales pitch fig:

sales pitch

boniments mpl

Translations for pitch in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

poix

pitch

diapason

pitch pipe

diapason

standard pitch

tanguer

to pitch

vendre sa salade à qn inf

to give sb a sales pitch

pitch Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for pitch in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

décalage des pales

blade pitch

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Each contact has a 1.27mm pitch with regular pin array, to mate with a 604-pin processor package.

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When encountering settling with power, pilots are taught to apply forward cyclic to fly out of the condition or lowering collective pitch.

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The pitch has artificial turf and the dimensions 105by68m yd.

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Flat pitch and poor bowling from both sides - chance for batters to make merry!

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As a batter, he hit a double to lead off the bottom of the third, then was lifted for a pitch runner to thunderous applause.

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In this floating position, players could move the bridge-mounted tremolo arm up or down to modulate the pitch of the notes being played.

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Algorithms and signal processing software similar to what is used in the processing of heave, pitch, roll buoys.

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Like a good door-to-door salesman, there was a kernel of truth to his pitch, but he amplified and embellished the facts to sell his product.

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Music for the standard oboe is written in concert pitch (i.e., it is not a transposing instrument), and the instrument has a soprano range.

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I will call evidence that it was pitch black to fire door 10 for sometime.

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