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forward ['fɔ:wəd]∎ the seat is too far forward le siège est trop avancé ou en avant∎ the project is no further forward le projet n'a pas avancé;∎ forward planning planification f à long terme2 adverb∎ to move forward avancer;∎ keep going straight forward continuez tout droit;∎ he reached forward il a tendu le bras en avant;∎ figurative three witnesses came forward trois témoins se sont présentés;∎ Military forward, march! en avant, marche!;∎ clocks go forward one hour at midnight il faut avancer les pendules d'une heure à minuit∎ from this moment forward à partir de maintenant;∎ from this day forward désormais, dorénavant∎ to carry the balance forward reporter le solde à nouveau;∎ (carried) forward report m∎ to forward sth to sb faire parvenir qch à qn;∎ we'll forward your report to the relevant department nous transmettrons votre rapport au service correspondant;∎ I've arranged to have my mail forwarded j'ai fait le nécessaire pour qu'on fasse suivre mon courrier;∎ please forward (on envelope) faire suivre SVP, prière de faire suivre(b) (advance, promote) avancer, favoriser4 nounavant m►► Finance forward account compte m à terme;Finance forward buying achat m à terme;Finance forward contract contrat m à terme;Commerce forward delivery livraison f à terme;Finance forward exchange market marché m des changes à terme;Finance forward exchange transaction opération f de change à terme;Cars forward gears marches fpl avant;Economics forward integration intégration f en aval, intégration f descendante;Sport forward line ligne f des avants;Sport forward pass (in rugby) passe f en avant;Finance forward rate cours m à terme, taux m pour les opérations à terme;Finance Forward Rate Agreement accord m de taux à terme;Gymnastics forward roll cabriole f, culbute f;Commerce forward sale vente f à terme;Computing forward search recherche f avant; -
2 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 -
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A n1 Sport terrain m ; football/rugby pitch terrain de foot(ball)/rugby ; on the pitch sur le terrain ;2 ( sound level) gen (of note, voice) also Phon hauteur f ; Mus ton m ; to give the pitch Mus donner le ton ; the pitch is too high/low Mus c'est trop haut/bas ; absolute pitch, perfect pitch oreille f absolue ;3 ( degree) degré m ; ( highest point) comble m ; excitement was at its (highest) pitch ou 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 ( sales talk or argument) gen, Comm boniment m ; sales pitch boniment de vente ; to make ou give US a pitch for sth se prononcer pour [idea, proposal] ; faire des avances à [man, woman] ;6 GB (for street trader, entertainer) emplacement m ;10 ( in mountaineering) longueur f (de corde).B vtr1 ( throw) jeter, balancer ○ [object] (into dans) ; Sport lancer ; to pitch hay Agric 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 (aim, adjust) adapter [campaign, publicity, speech] (at à) ; ( set) fixer [price] ; 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 ○ y aller trop fort avec qch ○ ;3 Mus [singer] trouver [note] ; [player] donner [note] ; 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 ;5 to pitch sb a story ○ sortir ○ une histoire à qn ; to pitch sb an excuse ○ débiter ○ une excuse à qn.C vi3 US ( in baseball) lancer (la balle) ;4 GB Sport [ball] rebondir.■ pitch in ○1 ( on job) ( set to work) s'atteler à la tâche ; ( join in) y mettre du sien ○ ; ( help) mettre la main à la pâte ○, donner un coup de main ○ ; everyone pitched in with contributions tout le monde a apporté sa contribution ;2 ○ ( start to eat) attaquer ○.■ pitch into:▶ pitch into [sth] ( attack) lit, fig attaquer [attacker, opponent, speaker] ; attaquer [work, meal] ;▶ pitch [sb] into ( land in new situation) propulser [qn] dans [situation] ; 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 out ○:▶ pitch out [sb/sth], pitch [sb/sth] out éjecter [troublemaker] (from de), se débarrasser de [object].■ pitch over culbuter. -
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I 1. [pi ] verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) dresser2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) lancer3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) tomber4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) tanguer5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) donner le ton2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) terrain2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) hauteur3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) degré4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) place5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) lancer6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) tangage•- - pitched- pitcher - pitched battle - pitchfork II [pi ] noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) bitume- pitch-dark
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