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I [pɪtʃ]1) sport campo m. (sportivo)2) mus. tono m., tonalità f.; (of note, voice) tono m., altezza f.3) (degree) grado m.; (highest point) colmo m.4) (sales talk) parlantina f.5) ing. mar. pece f. nera6) BE (for street trader) posteggio m.7) ing. (of roof) inclinazione f., pendenza f.II 1. [pɪtʃ] 2.1) (be thrown) [rider, passenger] cadere2) mar.3) AE (in baseball) servire•- pitch in* * *I 1. [pi ] verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.)2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.)3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.)4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.)5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.)2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.)2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.)3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.)4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.)5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.)6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.)•- - pitched- pitcher
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- pitchfork II [pi ] noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.)- pitch-dark* * *I [pɪtʃ] n(tar) pece fII [pɪtʃ]1. n1) esp Brit Sport campo2) (angle, slope: of roof) inclinazione f3) Naut Aer beccheggio4) (of note, voice, instrument) intonazione f, altezza, (fig: degree) grado, puntoat its (highest) pitch — al massimo, al colmo
his anger reached such a pitch that... — la sua furia raggiunse un punto tale che...
5) fam, (also: sales pitch) discorsetto imbonitore6) Mountaineering tiro di corda7) (throw) lancio2. vt1) (throw: ball, object) lanciare, (hay) sollevare col forconehe was pitched off his horse — fu sbalzato da cavallo or disarcionato
2) (Mus: song) intonare, (note) dareto pitch it too strong fam — esagerare, calcare troppo la mano
3) (set up: tent) piantare3. vi1) (fall) cascare, cadere2) Naut, (Aer) beccheggiare•- pitch in* * *pitch (1) /pɪtʃ/n. [u]● pitch-black, nero come la pece □ (stor.) pitch-cap, copricapo impeciato ( strumento di tortura) □ pitch dark, buio pesto □ pitch darkness, completa oscurità □ (bot., USA; spec. Pinus rigida) pitch pine, pitch pine, pino rosso.♦ pitch (2) /pɪtʃ/n.2 [u] (naut., aeron.) beccheggio6 (fig.) culmine, apice, punto massimo; colmo: the pitch of merriment, il colmo (o il massimo) dell'allegria7 (fig.) grado; punto: The party was at the highest pitch of excitement, la festa era giunta al punto più alto (o al culmine) dell'eccitazione9 (comm.) quantità di merce esposta in vendita12 ( sport: baseball, cricket, calcio, hockey) campo (di gioco); ( anche) fattore campo: off the pitch, fuori dal campo di gioco; non in campo; pitch invasion, invasione di campo; pitch-side, bordo campo13 (fig., fam.) discorsetto; imbonimento; tirata imbonitoria: (comm.) sales pitch, la tirata imbonitoria del venditore; to have a good sales pitch, sapere vendere la propria merce15 [u] (fam.) abbordaggio; approccio amoroso● (mecc.) pitch circle, circonferenza primitiva ( di una ruota dentata) □ (mecc.) pitch cone, cono primitivo □ (mus.) pitch-pipe, strumento a fiato per accordare; corista □ to fly a high pitch, ( di falco, ecc.) volare fino al punto più alto ( prima di gettarsi sulla preda); (fig.) mirare in alto, fare progetti ambiziosi (o voli di fantasia) □ ( USA) to make a pitch for sb., cercare di abbordare q.; provarci con q.; tentare un approccio amoroso con q. □ ( USA) to make a pitch for st., spezzare una lancia in favore di qc. □ (fig.) to queer sb. 's pitch, guastare i piani a q.; rompere le uova nel paniere a q. (fig.).(to) pitch (1) /pɪtʃ/v. t.impeciare.(to) pitch (2) /pɪtʃ/A v. t.1 piantare; fissare; rizzare: to pitch a tent, piantare una tenda; to pitch a camp, fissare il campo; accamparsi3 (mus.) accordare; intonare ( uno strumento, ecc.); impostare ( la voce): to pitch a melody in a higher key, intonare una melodia in chiave più altaB v. i.2 cadere; stramazzare: to pitch on one's head, cadere a capofitto; to pitch out of the window, cadere dalla finestra3 (naut., aeron.) beccheggiare4 (aeron.) impennarsi; picchiare6 ( del tetto, ecc.) avere una (certa) pendenza (o inclinazione): The roof of the barn pitches sharply, il tetto del granaio ha una forte pendenza● ( cricket) to pitch a good length, fare un bel lancio lungo □ to pitch hay, caricare fieno ( gettandolo coi forconi sui carri) □ (fig.) to pitch one's tent, piantar le tende, stabilirsi ( in un luogo) □ to be pitched off one's horse, essere disarcionato.* * *I [pɪtʃ]1) sport campo m. (sportivo)2) mus. tono m., tonalità f.; (of note, voice) tono m., altezza f.3) (degree) grado m.; (highest point) colmo m.4) (sales talk) parlantina f.5) ing. mar. pece f. nera6) BE (for street trader) posteggio m.7) ing. (of roof) inclinazione f., pendenza f.II 1. [pɪtʃ] 2.1) (be thrown) [rider, passenger] cadere2) mar.3) AE (in baseball) servire•- pitch in -
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[dʒæk]* * *[‹æk]1) (an instrument for lifting up a motor car or other heavy weight: You should always keep a jack in the car in case you need to change a wheel.) cric2) (the playing-card between the ten and queen, sometimes called the knave: The jack, queen and king are the three face cards.) jack, fante•- jack up* * *jack (1) /dʒæk/n.1 (mecc.) cric; martinetto; martinello: car jack, cric per automobile; hydraulic jack, martinetto idraulico2 ( carte da gioco) fante; jack: the jack of hearts, il jack di cuori; I've only a jack ( left) in my hand, mi è rimasto soltanto un jack in mano6 (al pl.) gioco infantile simile al gioco dei cinque sassi; (al sing.) pezzo di gioco dei jacks ( si usano pezzetti di metallo o plastica a sei punte e una pallina)16 (zool.) qualsiasi pesce della famiglia Carangidae17 (zool.) ► jackfish18 (ind. tess.) banco a fusi● Jack and Jill, ragazzo e ragazza ( dai personaggi di una poesiola infantile) □ (fam. USA) Jack-and-Jill party, festa in onore di una coppia di futuri sposi □ (archit.) jack arch, arco piatto □ ( slang) Jack ashore, marinaio in franchigia (spec. chiassoso, ubriaco, ecc.) □ Jack Frost, il gelo ( personificato) □ jack hare, leprotto □ jack-in-the-box, scatola a sorpresa □ (fam.) Jack the Lad, damerino; galletto □ (GB) jack in office, burocrate borioso □ (antiq.) Jack Ketch, il boia □ ( USA) jack light, lampada per pescare; lampara □ (naut.) jack ladder, scala a tarozzi; biscaglina □ jack of all trades, factotum; uomo tuttofare □ jack of all trades and master of none, uno che fa un po' di tutto senza saper fare bene niente □ jack-o'-lantern, lanterna di Halloween (fatta con una zucca scavata e con fori a mo' di occhi, naso e bocca); (antiq.) fuoco fatuo □ (bot.) jack pine, Pinus banksiana ( del Nord America) □ jack plane, pialla per lavori di sgrossatura; sbozzino □ (elettr.) jack plug, (spina a) jack □ (zool.) jack rabbit ( Lepus americanus), lepre del Nord America □ (edil.) jack rafter, corrente; travetto per la struttura del tetto □ (stor.) Jack the Ripper, Jack lo Squartatore □ jack socket ► sopra, def. 3 □ jack staff, asta della bandiera di bompresso □ (fam. GB, antiq.) Jack Tar, marinaio □ jack towel, bandinella; asciugamano girevole su un rullo □ (edil.) jack truss, capriata secondaria □ (fam. USA) jack-up, aumento □ (tecn.) jack-up (rig), piattaforma autosollevante □ before you can say Jack Robinson, in un batter d'occhio; in men che non si dica □ (fam.) every man jack ( of them), tutti quanti □ ( slang GB) on one's jack, da solo; senza aiuto.jack (2) /dʒæk/n.(bot., Artocarpus integrifolia) artocarpo; albero del pane.jack (3) /dʒæk/n.(stor.) cotta d'arme.jack (4) /dʒæk/a.(Austral., NZ) stanco; stufo.(to) jack /dʒæk/v. t.1 ► jack up* * *[dʒæk]
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