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(a battle between armies that have been prepared and arranged for fighting beforehand: They fought a pitched battle.) batalha campal* * *pitched bat.tle[pitʃt b'ætəl] n 1 Mil batalha intensa. 2 discussão longa e intensa. -
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(a battle between armies that have been prepared and arranged for fighting beforehand: They fought a pitched battle.) batalha campal -
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I 1. [pi ] verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) armar2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) atirar3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) (fazer) cair de cabeça4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) balouçar5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) entoar2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) campo2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) tom3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) intensidade4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) ponto5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) lançamento6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) balouço•- - pitched- pitcher
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- pitchfork II [pi ] noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) piche- pitch-dark* * *pitch1[pitʃ] n 1 piche, breu. 2 resina de pinheiro. • vt pichar.————————pitch2[pitʃ] n 1 arremesso, lance, lançamento. 2 Naut, Aeron arfagem. 3 lote de mercadorias expostas à venda. 4 banca de mascate. 5 pico, cume. 6 acme, clímax, culminância. 7 grau, degrau, nível. 8 declividade, inclinação. 9 campo de críquete. 10 Aeron inclinação longitudinal. 11 passo de engrenagem. 12 Naut passo de hélice. 13 diapasão, agudeza de som. 14 rede de espera. 15 Mus altura do som. 16 propaganda, discurso de vendas. • vt+vi 1 montar, armar, erigir. 2 assentar, acampar. 3 fincar, cravar (postes ou estacas). 4 arremessar, lançar, atirar. 5 Sport lançar a bola ao batedor (beisebol). 6 pavimentar com cascalho. 7 expor à venda. 8 sl contar, relatar. 9 plantar. 10 decair, declivar. 11 colocar em nível determinado. 12 Naut arfar, jogar. 13 entoar, afinar instrumentos ou voz. 14 empilhar (feno). at the highest pitch fig no auge, na altura. at the pitch of his voice no tom mais alto de sua voz. circular pitch Tech passo circunferencial. high pitched emotions emoções exaltadas. high pitched roof telhado muito íngreme. to pitch and pay pagar à vista. to pitch at anchor Naut arfar sobre as amarras. to pitch a yarn contar uma história. to pitch in a) começar a trabalhar intensamente. b) comer vorazmente. c) ajudar com, cooperar. to pitch into a) atacar, assaltar. b) repreender energicamente. to pitch on (ou upon) decidir-se por, escolher. to play at pitch and toss jogar cara ou coroa. to the highest pitch extremamente. -
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I 1. [pi ] verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) armar2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) atirar3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) cair de cabeça4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) arfar5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) entoar2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) campo2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) entoação, diapasão3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) grau de intensidade4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) ponto5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) arremesso6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) arfagem•- - pitched- pitcher - pitched battle - pitchfork II [pi ] noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) piche, breu- pitch-dark
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