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[ˌpɪtʃt'bætl]Mil (also) fig battaglia campale -
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♦ battle /ˈbætl/n.1 battaglia; combattimento; scontro: the Battle of Waterloo, la battaglia di Waterloo; to die in battle, morire in battaglia (o in combattimento); to do (o to join) battle ( with), dare battaglia (a); to give battle (to), dare battaglia (a); to fight a battle, combattere una battaglia; a decisive battle, una battaglia decisiva2 (fig.) battaglia; lotta; scontro; conflitto: battle for power, lotta per il potere; a running battle, ripetuti scontri● (naut.) battle cruiser, incrociatore da battaglia □ battle cry, grido di guerra; (fig.) motto, slogan □ (mil.) battle dress, uniforme da campo □ battle fatigue, nevrosi da combattimento □ battle of attrition, battaglia di logoramento □ (stor.) the Battle of Britain, la Battaglia d'Inghilterra □ battle plane, aereo da combattimento □ (fig.) battle royal, lotta accanita; disputa accesa □ battle stations, posti di combattimento □ It's half the battle, è la cosa più importante □ in battle array, in ordine di battaglia □ a losing battle, una causa persa (in partenza) □ pitched battle, battaglia campale.(to) battle /ˈbætl/v. i.combattere; lottare; battagliare: to battle against an illness, lottare contro una malattia; to battle against the wind, lottare contro il vento; to battle for st., lottare per qc.; to battle on, continuare a lottare; tener duro; non mollare● to battle it out, essere impegnato in uno scontro ( fino alla sua conclusione); disputarsi qc. -
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pitched (1) /pɪtʃt/a.impeciato.pitched (2) /pɪtʃt/a.● pitched battle, (stor.) battaglia campale; (fig.) lotta all'ultimo sangue; scontro violento; lite feroce. -
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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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I ['siːsɔː]nome altalena f. (anche fig.)II ['siːsɔː]2) fig. [price, rate] oscillare; [ fight] avere fasi alterne* * *['si:so:] 1. noun(a long flat piece of wood, metal etc, balanced on a central support so that one end of it goes up as the other goes down: The boy fell off the seesaw in the park.) altalena2. verb(to move up and down like a seesaw: The boat seesawed on the crest of the wave.) (muoversi con moto alterno)* * *seesaw /ˈsi:sɔ:/n.2 (fig.) movimento su e giù (o di va e vieni); fasi alterne: the seesaw of a pitched battle, le fasi alterne d'una battaglia campale● (mecc.) seesaw motion, moto alternativo; va e vieni.(to) seesaw /ˈsi:sɔ:/v. i.1 fare l'altalena; giocare all'altalena2 (fig.) vacillare; titubare; esitare* * *I ['siːsɔː]nome altalena f. (anche fig.)II ['siːsɔː]2) fig. [price, rate] oscillare; [ fight] avere fasi alterne
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