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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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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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(of a (certain) musical pitch: a high-pitched / low-pitched voice.) de registre (aigu, grave...) -
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[tju:n] 1. noun(musical notes put together in a particular (melodic and pleasing) order; a melody: He played a tune on the violin.) air2. verb1) (to adjust (a musical instrument, or its strings etc) to the correct pitch: The orchestra tuned their instruments.) accorder2) (to adjust a radio so that it receives a particular station: The radio was tuned to a German station.) régler (sur)3) (to adjust (an engine etc) so that it runs well.) mettre au point•- tuneful- tunefully - tunefulness - tuneless - tunelessly - tunelessness - tuner - change one's tune - in tune - out of tune - tune in - tune up -
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tune, USA n2 Mus ( accurate pitch) to be in/out of tune Mus être accordé/désaccordé (with avec) ; fig être/ne pas être en accord (with avec) ; to sing in/out of tune chanter juste/faux ; an out-of-tunepiano/violin un piano/violon désaccordé ;3 ○ ( amount) to the tune of pour un montant de ; to be in debt/have costs to the tune of £50,000 avoir des dettes/des frais pour un montant de 50 000 livres.B vtr accorder [musical instrument] (to à) ; régler [car engine, radio, TV, signal] (to sur) ; stay tuned! restez à l'écoute!to call the tune mener la danse ; to change one's tune, to sing a different tune changer d'avis ; to dance to sb's tune se plier aux exigences de qn.■ tune in mettre la radio ; to tune in to se mettre à l'écoute de [programme] ; régler sur [channel] ;▶ tune [sth] in régler (to sur).■ tune out ○ US:▶ tune out décrocher ○ ;▶ tune [sb] out ne pas écouter.■ tune up [musician] s'accorder ;▶ tune up [sth], tune [sth] up accorder [musical instrument] ; régler [engine]. -
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tune [tju:n]1. nouna. ( = melody) air m• to call the tune ( = give orders) commanderb. to be in tune [instrument] être accordé• to be out of tune [instrument] être désaccordé• to be in/out of tune with... être en accord/désaccord avec...► tune inse mettre à l'écoute (to de)• to be tuned in to sth ( = aware of) être à l'écoute de qch[musician] accorder son instrument* * *[tjuːn], US [tuːn] 1.1) Music air m2) Music ( accurate pitch)to be in/out of tune — lit, fig être/ne pas être en accord
to sing in/out of tune — chanter juste/faux
3) (colloq) ( amount)2.transitive verb accorder [musical instrument]; régler [engine, radio, TV]Phrasal Verbs:- tune in- tune up••to change one's tune —
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1) ((of a musical instrument) having been adjusted so as to give the correct pitches: Is the violin in tune with the piano?) accordé2) ((of a person's singing voice) at the same pitch as that of other voices or instruments: Someone in the choir isn't (singing) in tune.) juste -
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['næ ərəl] 1. adjective1) (of or produced by nature, not made by men: Coal, oil etc are natural resources; Wild animals are happier in their natural state than in a zoo.) naturel2) (born in a person: natural beauty; He had a natural ability for music.) naturel, inné3) ((of manner) simple, without pretence: a nice, natural smile.) naturel4) (normal; as one would expect: It's quite natural for a boy of his age to be interested in girls.) naturel, normal5) (of a musical note, not sharp or flat: G natural is lower in pitch than G sharp.) naturel2. noun1) (a person who is naturally good at something.) un, une (...) né/-ée2) (in music (a sign () indicating) a note which is not to be played sharp or flat.) bécarre, note naturelle•- naturally - natural gas - natural history - natural resources -
9 trombone
[trom'bəun](a type of brass musical wind instrument, on which the pitch of notes is altered by sliding a tube in and out: He plays the trombone; He played a tune on his trombone.) trombone
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