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1 pitch
pitch [pɪt∫]1. noun• football/cricket pitch terrain m de football/de cricketb. ( = degree) he had worked himself up to such a pitch of indignation that... il était parvenu à un tel degré d'indignation que...• tension has reached such a high pitch that... la tension est telle que...e. ( = argument) to make a pitch for sth plaider pour qchg. ( = tar) poix fa. ( = throw) [+ ball, object] lancer• the incident pitched him into the political arena cet incident l'a propulsé dans l'arène politiqueb. [+ musical note] donner• the speech must be pitched at the right level for the audience le ton du discours doit être adapté au publicc. ( = set up) to pitch a tent dresser une tenteb. [ship] tanguer4. compounds• it's pitch-black outside il fait noir comme dans un four dehors ► pitch blackness noun noir m complet• it's pitch-dark il fait noir comme dans un four ► pitch invasion noun (British Sport) invasion f du terrain( = try and get) chercher à obtenir* * *[pɪtʃ] 1.1) Sport terrain m2) ( sound level) gen (of note, voice) hauteur f; Music ton mabsolute pitch —
perfect pitch — oreille f absolue
3) ( degree) degré m; ( highest point) comble m4) ( sales talk) gen, Commerce boniment m5) Construction, Nautical ( tar) brai m6) ( for street trader) emplacement m2.transitive verbto be pitched forward — [person] être projeté vers l'avant
3) Music [singer] trouver [note]; [player] donner [note]to pitch one's voice higher/lower — hausser/baisser le ton de la voix
4) ( erect) planter [tent]3.1) ( be thrown) [rider, passenger] être projetéto pitch and roll ou toss — Nautical tanguer
2) US ( in baseball) lancer (la balle)•Phrasal Verbs:- pitch in -
2 pitch in
v + adv (colloq)a) ( join in) arrimar el hombro, dar* una manob) ( start eating) atacar* (fam), entrarle (Méx fam)VI + ADV1) (=start to eat) empezar a comerpitch in! — ¡venga, a comer!
2) (=start work)we all pitched in together — todos nos pusimos manos a la obra, todos nos pusimos a trabajar juntos
3) (=cooperate) echar una mano, arrimar el hombrowe all pitched in to help — todos echamos una mano, todos arrimamos el hombro
the company has pitched in with a pledge of £50,000 — la compañía ha contribuido con un donativo de 50,000 libras
* * *v + adv (colloq)a) ( join in) arrimar el hombro, dar* una manob) ( start eating) atacar* (fam), entrarle (Méx fam) -
3 pitch in
phr.v. inf. 1. учествува, помага (with sth со нешто): They all pitched in to help him Сите дадоа по нешто за да му помогнат2. (исто и pitch into) се вмешува во, зема учество во (работа/тепачка/расправија): Two players started to fight and the others pitched in Двајца играчи почнаа да се тепаат, a потоа и другите се вмешаа -
4 pitch in
intransitive verbpitch in [and or to help] — zupacken (ugs.) [und helfen]; mit anpacken
* * *◆ pitch ineveryone \pitch ined in with comments jeder machte seine Bemerkungen* * *1. vt sephineinwerfen or -schleudern2. vi (inf)einspringenso we all pitched in together — also packten wir alle mit an
* * *intransitive verbpitch in [and or to help] — zupacken (ugs.) [und helfen]; mit anpacken
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5 pitch in
phrvi infml1)Come on, you guys! Pitch in! — Ну, ребята, навались!
If everyone pitches in we'll soon have the job finished — Если дружно возьмемся, то мы быстро закончим эту работу
2)As soon as the food was put on the table all the children pitched in without waiting to be invited — Как только на столе появилась еда, дети с аппетитом набросились на нее, не дожидаясь особого приглашения
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6 librar
v.1 to engage in (entablar) (pelea, lucha).2 to draw (commerce).3 to be off work (no trabajar). (peninsular Spanish)4 to free, to save, to emancipate, to liberate.Ellos libran a Ricardo They free Richard.Ellos libran la calle They free the street.5 to strike up, to fight.Ellos libran una batalla They strike up a battle.6 to have the day off.Ellos libran They have the day off.* * *1 to save (de, from)2 (batalla) to fight, wage3 (letra) to issue1 familiar (tener libre) to be off, not to work■ libro todos los lunes I've got Mondays off, I'm off on Mondays1 to escape (de, from)\¡Dios me (nos etc) libre! Heaven forbid!, God forbid!librarse de una buena familiar to have a close shave* * *verb1) to deliver2) wage3) issue•* * *1. VT1) (=liberar)librar a algn de — [+ preocupación, responsabilidad] to free sb from o of; [+ peligro] to save sb from
¡Dios me libre! — Heaven forbid!
¡líbreme Dios de maldecir a nadie! — heaven forbid that I should curse anyone!
2) [+ batalla] to fight3) (Com) to draw; [+ cheque] to make out4) [+ sentencia] to pass; [+ decreto] to issue5) frm [+ secreto] to reveal6) † [+ esperanza, confianza] to place (en en)2. VI1) [en el trabajo]libro a las tres — I'm free at three, I finish work at three
2) † (=parir) to give birth3) †3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( liberar)librar a alguien de algo — de peligro to save somebody from something; de obligación to free somebody from something
líbranos del mal — (Relig) deliver us from evil
esto me libra de toda responsabilidad — this absolves me o frees me from all responsibility
2) <batalla/combate> to fight3) <letra/cheque> to draw, issue; < sentencia> to pass2.librarse v pronlibrarse de algo — de tarea/obligación to get out of something
librarse de + inf — to get out of -ing
* * *= free, disencumber, rid.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio rid.Ex. Habitualized actions, they further suggest, become embedded in human behavior and free the individual from the burden of repetitive decision-making.Ex. The novel disencumbers us of the baggage that we usually bring to the scene of human suffering.Ex. This function can be used to rid access-point files of unused entries.----* ¡Dios nos libre! = God forbid.* ¡Dios nos libre! = heaven forbid.* librar de la necesidad de = relieve of + the necessity of, relieve of + the need to.* librar de la responsabilidad de = relieve of + the burden of.* librar de responsabilidad = relieve of + responsibility.* librar de un apremio = relieve of + pressure.* librar fondos = allocate + funds.* librarse de = disentangle + Reflexivo + from, extricate + Reflexivo + from, rid of, be free from, break + loose from, duck out of.* librar una batalla = wage + battle.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( liberar)librar a alguien de algo — de peligro to save somebody from something; de obligación to free somebody from something
líbranos del mal — (Relig) deliver us from evil
esto me libra de toda responsabilidad — this absolves me o frees me from all responsibility
2) <batalla/combate> to fight3) <letra/cheque> to draw, issue; < sentencia> to pass2.librarse v pronlibrarse de algo — de tarea/obligación to get out of something
librarse de + inf — to get out of -ing
* * *= free, disencumber, rid.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio rid.Ex: Habitualized actions, they further suggest, become embedded in human behavior and free the individual from the burden of repetitive decision-making.
Ex: The novel disencumbers us of the baggage that we usually bring to the scene of human suffering.Ex: This function can be used to rid access-point files of unused entries.* ¡Dios nos libre! = God forbid.* ¡Dios nos libre! = heaven forbid.* librar de la necesidad de = relieve of + the necessity of, relieve of + the need to.* librar de la responsabilidad de = relieve of + the burden of.* librar de responsabilidad = relieve of + responsibility.* librar de un apremio = relieve of + pressure.* librar fondos = allocate + funds.* librarse de = disentangle + Reflexivo + from, extricate + Reflexivo + from, rid of, be free from, break + loose from, duck out of.* librar una batalla = wage + battle.* * *librar [A1 ]vtA (liberar) librar a algn DE algo ‹de un peligro› to save sb FROM sthlíbranos del mal ( Relig) deliver us from evil¡Dios nos libre! God o heaven forbid!esto me libra de toda responsabilidad this absolves me o frees me from all responsibilityB ‹batalla/combate› to fightC1 ‹letra/cheque› to draw, issueun cheque librado contra el Banco Salmir a check drawn on the Salmir Bank2 ‹sentencia› to pass■ librarvi( Esp): libro los martes I have Tuesdays off, Tuesday is my day off■ librarselibrarse DE algo:se libraron de un buen castigo they escaped a severe punishmentme libré del servicio militar I got out of doing military service ( colloq)no sé cómo librarme de él I don't know how to get rid of himde ésa no te libras there's no way around it, you can't get out of itlibrarse DE + INF:se libraron de milagro de morir asfixiados by some miracle they escaped being suffocatedse libró de tener que ayudarlo she got out of having to help himsi vas tú, me libro de tener que verla if you go, it'll save me having to see her* * *
librar ( conjugate librar) verbo transitivo
1 ( liberar) librar a algn de algo ‹ de peligro› to save sb from sth;
‹de obligación/responsabilidad› to free sb from sth;◊ ¡Dios nos libre! God forbid!
2 ‹batalla/combate› to fight
librarse verbo pronominal:
librarse de algo ‹de tarea/obligación› to get out of sth;
librarse de un castigo to escape punishment;
se libró de tener que ayudarlo she got out of having to help him;
se libraron de morir asfixiados they escaped being suffocated;
librarse de algn to get rid of sb
librar
I verbo transitivo
1 to free: me libró de un castigo, she let me off from a punishment
2 (una orden de pago) to draw
II vi (tener el día libre) libra los fines de semana, he has weekends off
' librar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
salvar
- batalla
English:
deliver
- draw
- fight
- rid
* * *♦ vt1.[de pagos, impuestos] to exempt sb from; [de algo indeseable] to rid sb of;librar a alguien de [eximir] to free sb from;¡líbreme Dios! God o Heaven forbid!2. [entablar] [pelea, lucha] to engage in;librar una batalla to fight a battle;los manifestantes libraron una batalla campal con la policía the demonstrators fought a pitched battle with the police♦ viEsp [no trabajar] to be off work;libro los lunes I get Mondays off* * *II v/i:libro los lunes I have Mondays off* * *librar vt1) libertar: to deliver, to set free2) : to wagelibrar batalla: to do battle3) : to issuelibrar una orden: to issue an order* * *librar vb (tener el día libre) to have the day off -
7 holgazanear
v.1 to laze about.2 to loaf around, to dawdle, to sit around, to bum around.Esos chicos cancanean en la sombra Those boys lounge about in the shade.* * *1 to laze around, loaf around, idle* * *verb* * *VI to laze around, loaf about* * *verbo intransitivo to idle, laze o loaf around* * *= goof off, loiter (about/around), loaf (about/around), laze (about/around), lounge (about/around), bum around.Ex. Some people believe that that most students students jsut goof off in college.Ex. A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.Ex. The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.Ex. In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.Ex. He spends all his time lounging around the house, driving his parents to despair.Ex. He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.* * *verbo intransitivo to idle, laze o loaf around* * *= goof off, loiter (about/around), loaf (about/around), laze (about/around), lounge (about/around), bum around.Ex: Some people believe that that most students students jsut goof off in college.
Ex: A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.Ex: The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.Ex: In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.Ex: He spends all his time lounging around the house, driving his parents to despair.Ex: He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.* * *holgazanear [A1 ]vito idle, laze o loaf around* * *
holgazanear ( conjugate holgazanear) verbo intransitivo
to idle, laze o loaf around
holgazanear verbo intransitivo to laze o loaf around: ¡deja ya de holgazanear y échame una mano!, that's enough loafing around, help me out!
' holgazanear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vagabundear
- flojear
English:
laze
- lie about
- lie around
- loiter
- lounge around
- idle
- loaf
* * *holgazanear vito laze about* * *v/i laze around* * *holgazanear viharaganear: to laze around, to loaf
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