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'‹entl1) ((of people) behaving, talking etc in a mild, kindly, pleasant way: a gentle old lady; The doctor was very gentle.) amable, dulce2) (not strong or rough: a gentle breeze.) suave; ligero3) ((of hills) rising gradually: a gentle slope.) suave; gradual•- gently- gentleness
gentle adj suave / dulcetr['ʤentəl]1 (person) bondadoso,-a, dulce, tierno,-a2 (breeze, movement, touch, etc) suave3 (hint) discreto,-a4 (noble) noble■ of gentle birth de buena familia, de buena cuna, bien nacido,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe gentle sex dated el sexo débil1) noble: bien nacido, noble2) docile: dócil, manso3) kindly: bondadoso, amable4) mild: suave, apaciblea gentle breeze: una brisa suave5) soft: suave (dícese de un sonido), ligero (dícese del tacto)6) moderate: moderado, graduala gentle slope: una cuesta gradualadj.• amoroso, -a adj.• apacible adj.• benigno, -a adj.• blando, -a adj.• dulce adj.• dócil adj.• ligero, -a adj.• manso, -a adj.• moderado, -a adj.• pacato, -a adj.• pausado, -a adj.• quedo, -a adj.• sosegado, -a adj.• suave adj.'dʒentḷ1)b) ( of voice)in a gentle voice — en un tono suave or dulce
c) <dog/horse> manso2) < murmur> suave; <heat/breeze> suave, ligero; < exercise> moderado; < slope> poco empinado; < curve> ( in road) suave; ( of graph) pequeño; < reminder> discreto, diplomático['dʒentl]ADJ (compar gentler) (superl gentlest)1) (=kind, good-natured) [person] de carácter dulce; [manner, voice] dulce, delicado; [eyes, smile] dulce, tierno; [hint, reminder, rebuke] discreto; [animal] manso, dócil•
to be gentle with sb/sth — (=careful) tener cuidado con algn/algobe gentle with him, he's had a terrible shock — ten consideración con él, ha sufrido un golpe muy duro
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to poke gentle fun at sb — burlarse sin malicia de algn, burlarse cariñosamente de algn•
the policy of gentle persuasion had failed — la política de la sutil persuasión había fracasadotry a little gentle persuasion, he might say yes — intenta persuadirlo un poco, puede que diga que sí
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the gentle or gentler sex — † el bello sexo2) (=mild) [shampoo, soap, detergent] suave•
it is gentle on the skin — no irrita la piel3) (=light) [touch, pressure, push, breeze] suave, ligero•
there was a gentle tap at the door — se oyeron unos golpecitos a la puerta4) (=moderate) [exercise] moderado5) (=not steep) [slope] suave, poco pronunciado; [curve] no muy cerrado6) † (=noble)* * *['dʒentḷ]1)b) ( of voice)in a gentle voice — en un tono suave or dulce
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1. pi verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) plantar, armar, montar2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) tirar, lanzar, arrojar3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) caer(se)4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) cabecear5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) entonar
2. 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.) tono; diapasón (música)3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) grado, punto, extremo4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) puesto5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) lanzamiento6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) cabezada•- - pitched- pitcher
- pitched battle
- pitchfork
II pi noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) brea- pitch-dark
pitch1 n1. campo / terreno de juego2. tonothe violin has a higher pitch than the double bass el violín tiene un tono más agudo que el contrabajopitch2 vb montartr[pɪʧ]3 (degree, level) grado, punto, extremo■ their argument reached such a pitch that I had to intervene su discusión llegó a tal extremo que tuve que intervenir5 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL (movement) cabezada6 (slope of roof) pendiente nombre femenino1 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (note, sound) entonar3 (throw) tirar, arrojar; (in baseball) lanzar, pichear1 (fall) caerse2 (ship, plane) cabecear3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in baseball) lanzar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be at fever pitch estar al rojo vivo————————tr[pɪʧ]1 (tar) brea, pez nombre femeninopitch ['pɪʧ] vt1) set up: montar, armar (una tienda)2) throw: lanzar, arrojar3) adjust, set: dar el tono de (un discurso, un instrumento musical)pitch vi2) lurch: cabecear (dícese de un barco o un avión), dar bandazospitch n1) lurching: cabezada f, cabeceo m (de un barco o un avión)2) slope: (grado de) inclinación f, pendiente f3) : tono m (en música)perfect pitch: oído absoluto4) throw: lanzamiento m5) degree: grado m, nivel m, punto mthe excitement reached a high pitch: la excitación llegó a un punto culminante7) tar: pez f, brea fn.• alquitrán s.m.• betún s.m.• brea s.f.• cabezada s.f.• diapasón s.m.• empega s.f.• grado de inclinación s.m.• lanzamiento s.m.• pega s.f.• pendiente s.m.• pez s.f.• tono s.m. (Ships)v.• encabritarse v.v.• amorrar v.• echar v.• lanzar v.pɪtʃ
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1)a) (level, degree) (no pl) punto m, extremo m, grado mb) u c ( Mus) tono mto have perfect pitch — tener* oído absoluto
2) c ( in baseball) lanzamiento m4) ca) (position, site) (BrE) lugar m, sitio m; (in market, fair) puesto mb) ( sales pitch)5) u ( substance) brea f
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1) ( set up) \<\<tent\>\> armar, montar; \<\<camp\>\> montar, hacer*2) ( sport) \<\<ball\>\> lanzar*, pichear3)a) (aim, set, address)they pitched their opening offer at 3% — situaron su oferta inicial en un 3%
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vi1)a) ( fall) (+ adv compl) caerse*he pitched forward onto his face — se fue or cayó de bruces
b) ( lurch) \<\<ship/plane\>\> cabecear2) ( Sport)a) ( in baseball) lanzar*, pichearb) (in golf, cricket) \<\<ball\>\> caer*, dar*3) (campaign, fight) (AmE)to be in there pitching — (colloq) estar* en la brecha or al pie del cañón
•Phrasal Verbs:- pitch in
I [pɪtʃ]1. N1) (esp Brit) (Ftbl, Cricket, Hockey) (=area of play) campo m, cancha f (LAm)2) (Baseball) (=throw) lanzamiento m, tiro m4) (esp Brit) [of market trader] puesto m ; [of homeless person] sitio m5) (=height, degree) extremo m, punto mfever 2.matters reached such a pitch that... — las cosas llegaron a tal extremo or a tal punto que...
6) * (=sales talk) rollo * m•
she stood up and made her pitch — se levantó y soltó su rollosale 2.he made a pitch for the women's vote — procuró hacerse con or acaparar los votos de las mujeres
8) (Naut) cabezada f2. VT1) (=throw) [+ ball] lanzar; [+ person] arrojar•
he was pitched off his horse — salió disparado del caballo•
the impact pitched her over the handlebars — el impacto la arrojó por encima del manillar2) (Mus) [+ note] dar; [+ instrument] graduar el tono de3) (=present)today he pitched the plan to business leaders — hoy presentó el plan ante los dirigentes de negocios
you're pitching it a bit high! or strong! — ¡estás recargando las tintas!
4) (=set up) [+ tent] armar, montar•
to pitch camp — acampar, montar el campamento3. VI1) (=fall) [person] caer, caersehe pitched head-first over the wall — se cayó or cayó de cabeza por el muro
the ball pitched in front of him — la pelota cayó delante de él or vino a parar a sus pies
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to pitch forward, the passengers pitched forward as the coach stopped — los pasajeros salieron despedidos hacia adelante cuando se paró el autocarhe went down on his knees, then pitched forward — se cayó or cayó de rodillas y luego de bruces
2) (Naut, Aer) cabecear3) (Baseball) lanzar- be in there pitching4.CPDpitch inspection N — (Brit) (Sport) inspección f del terreno de juego
we have arranged a pitch inspection by a referee for 9am on Wednesday morning — hemos dispuesto que un árbitro inspeccione el terreno de juego el miércoles a las nueve de la mañana
pitch invasion N — (Brit) invasión f de campo
there was a peaceful pitch invasion after Juventus's eighth goal — después del octavo gol de la Juventus hubo una pacífica invasión de campo
pitch pipe N — (Mus) diapasón m
pitch shot N — (Golf) pitch m
- pitch in- pitch up
II [pɪtʃ]1.N (=tar) brea f, pez f2.CPDpitch blackness N — oscuridad f total
pitch pine N — (=wood) pino m de tea
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1)a) (level, degree) (no pl) punto m, extremo m, grado mb) u c ( Mus) tono mto have perfect pitch — tener* oído absoluto
2) c ( in baseball) lanzamiento m4) ca) (position, site) (BrE) lugar m, sitio m; (in market, fair) puesto mb) ( sales pitch)5) u ( substance) brea f
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1) ( set up) \<\<tent\>\> armar, montar; \<\<camp\>\> montar, hacer*2) ( sport) \<\<ball\>\> lanzar*, pichear3)a) (aim, set, address)they pitched their opening offer at 3% — situaron su oferta inicial en un 3%
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vi1)a) ( fall) (+ adv compl) caerse*he pitched forward onto his face — se fue or cayó de bruces
b) ( lurch) \<\<ship/plane\>\> cabecear2) ( Sport)a) ( in baseball) lanzar*, pichearb) (in golf, cricket) \<\<ball\>\> caer*, dar*3) (campaign, fight) (AmE)to be in there pitching — (colloq) estar* en la brecha or al pie del cañón
•Phrasal Verbs:- pitch in -
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1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) lengua2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) lengua3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) lengua4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) lengua, idiomatongue n lenguatr[tʌŋ]1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL lengua2 (language) lengua, idioma nombre masculino3 (of shoe) lengüeta4 (of bell) badajo5 (of land, flame) lengua\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcat got your tongue? / have you lost your tongue? ¿se te ha comido la lengua el gato?to get one's tongue round something poder pronunciar algoto hold one's tongue callarsetongue in cheek en broma, irónicamenteto put one's tongue out / stick one's tongue out sacar la lenguato set tongues wagging dar que hablarwith one's tongue hanging out con la lengua fueratongue twister trabalenguas m invtongue ['tʌŋ] n1) : lengua f2) language: lengua f, idioma mn.• diente s.m.• lengua s.f.• lengüeta (Mecánica) s.f.tʌŋ1) ca) ( Anat) lengua fto set tongues wagging — dar* que hablar
to bite one's tongue — (colloq) morderse* la lengua
to get one's tongue around something — (colloq) pronunciar algo
to have a cruel o sharp o wicked tongue — tener* lengua viperina or de víbora
to hold one's tongue — callarse, contenerse*
to say something (with) tongue in cheek — decir* algo medio burlándose or medio en broma
b) u c ( Culin) lengua f3) c ( language) lengua f, idioma m[tʌŋ]1. N1) (Anat, Culin) lengua fto put or stick one's tongue out (at sb) — sacar la lengua (a algn)
she has a quick/nasty tongue — (fig) tiene mucha labia/una lengua viperina
- with one's tongue in one's cheek- keep a civil tongue in one's headto get one's tongue around sth —
to find one's tongue —
so you've found your tongue? — ¿así que estás dispuesto por fin a hablar?
- give tongue- hold one's tonguehold your tongue! — ¡cállate la boca!
- loosen sb's tongueto lose one's tongue —
have you lost your tongue? — ¿te has tragado la lengua?
to trip or roll off the tongue —
the formula came tripping or rolling off his/her tongue — pronunció la fórmula con la mayor facilidad
2) [of shoe] lengüeta f ; [of bell] badajo m ; (fig) [of flame, land] lengua f3) (=language) lengua f, idioma min the German tongue — en alemán, en la lengua alemana
to speak in tongues — (Rel) hablar en lenguas desconocidas
2.CPDtongue twister N — trabalenguas m inv
* * *[tʌŋ]1) ca) ( Anat) lengua fto set tongues wagging — dar* que hablar
to bite one's tongue — (colloq) morderse* la lengua
to get one's tongue around something — (colloq) pronunciar algo
to have a cruel o sharp o wicked tongue — tener* lengua viperina or de víbora
to hold one's tongue — callarse, contenerse*
to say something (with) tongue in cheek — decir* algo medio burlándose or medio en broma
b) u c ( Culin) lengua f3) c ( language) lengua f, idioma m
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