the substance of his talk

the substance — la sustancia, lo esencial

in substance — en lo esencial

a sticky substance — una sustancia pegajosa

line the fabric to give it more substance — ponle un forro a la tela para darle más cuerpo

the substance of his talk — la esencia de su charla

I agree with the substance of his proposals — estoy de acuerdo en lo esencial de sus propuestas

the dispute was about style not substance — la discusión fue sobre forma, no sobre fondo

what he is saying in substance is that... — en esencia, lo que está diciendo es que...

the Court agreed in substance with this argument — el tribunal estuvo de acuerdo con este argumento en lo esencial

a man/woman of substance — (=wealthy person) un hombre/una mujer de fortuna

the substance — la sustancia, lo esencial

in substance — en lo esencial

tension had risen to an unbearable pitch — la tensión había aumentado hasta hacerse insoportable

to have perfect pitch — tener* oído absoluto

he had a very effective sales pitch — tenía buena labia para vender

she doesn't know at what level to pitch her talk — no sabe qué nivel darle a la charla

they pitched their opening offer at 3% — situaron su oferta inicial en un 3%

her instrument was pitched lower — su instrumento tenía un tono más bajo

to pitch FOR something — pelear por algo

excitement is at a high pitch — la emoción está al rojo vivo

it must be pitched at the right level for the audience — el tono ha de ajustarse al público

today he pitched the plan to business leaders — hoy presentó el plan ante los dirigentes de negocios

the aircraft pitched into the sea — el avión se precipitó en el mar

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

there was a peaceful pitch invasion after Juventus's eighth goal — después del octavo gol de la Juventus hubo una pacífica invasión de campo

it was pitch black outside — afuera estaba oscuro como boca de lobo

his face was pitch black with coal dust — tenía la cara toda tiznada de polvo de carbón

tension had risen to an unbearable pitch — la tensión había aumentado hasta hacerse insoportable

to have perfect pitch — tener* oído absoluto

he had a very effective sales pitch — tenía buena labia para vender

she doesn't know at what level to pitch her talk — no sabe qué nivel darle a la charla

they pitched their opening offer at 3% — situaron su oferta inicial en un 3%

her instrument was pitched lower — su instrumento tenía un tono más bajo

to pitch FOR something — pelear por algo

pitch camp — ein/das Lager aufschlagen

pitch a programme at a particular level — ein Programm auf ein bestimmtes Niveau abstimmen

our expectations were pitched too high — unsere Erwartungen waren zu hoch gesteckt

pitched battle — offene [Feld]schlacht

pitch forward — vornüberstürzen

as black as pitch — pechschwarz

as black as pitch — pechschwarz

to make a pitch for sth — etw anpreisen

he gave us his pitch about the need to change our policy — er hielt uns (wieder einmal) einen Vortrag über die Notwendigkeit, unsere Politik zu ändern

their speaking voices are similar in pitch — ihre Stimmlagen sind ähnlich

the roofs have a steep pitch — die Dächer sind sehr steil

the floor was sloping at a precarious pitch — der Boden neigte sich gefährlich

the tension/their frustration had reached such a pitch that... — die Spannung/ihre Frustration hatte einen derartigen Grad erreicht, dass...

matters had reached such a pitch that... — die Sache hatte sich derart zugespitzt, dass...

at its highest pitch —

he was pitched from or off his horse — er wurde vom Pferd geworfen

he was pitched through the windscreen — er wurde durch die Windschutzscheibe geschleudert

as soon as he got the job he was pitched into a departmental battle — kaum hatte er die Stelle, wurde er schon in einen Abteilungskrieg verwickelt

she pitched her voice higher — sie sprach mit einer höheren Stimme

to pitch one's aspirations too high — seine Erwartungen or Hoffnungen zu hoch stecken

the prices of these cars are pitched extremely competitively — diese Autos haben sehr attraktive Preise

she pitched the plan to business leaders —

that's pitching it rather strong — das ist ein bisschen übertrieben

he pitched the first two innings — er spielte or machte in den ersten beiden Runden den Werfer

to pitch forward — vornüberfallen

he pitched off his horse —

the ship pitched and rolled — das Schiff stampfte und rollte

reach such a pitch that... — sich so zuspitzen, dass...

pitch camp — ein/das Lager aufschlagen

the horse pitched its rider over its head — das Pferd warf den Reiter vornüber

pitch somebody out of something — jemanden aus etwas hinauswerfen

pitch a programme at a particular level — ein Programm auf ein bestimmtes Niveau abstimmen

our expectations were pitched too high — unsere Erwartungen waren zu hoch gesteckt

pitched battle — offene [Feld]schlacht

pitch forward — vornüberstürzen

as black as pitch — pechschwarz

to become arrogant/distant — volverse* arrogante/distante

to become famous — hacerse* famoso

to become accustomed to something — acostumbrarse a algo

she soon became bored/tired — pronto se aburrió/se cansó

eating out has become so expensive — comer fuera se ha puesto carísimo

the heat became unbearable — el calor se hizo insoportable

to become a lawyer — hacerse* abogado

he was later to become manager — más tarde llegaría a ser gerente

they became friends — se hicieron amigos

she's becoming a nuisance — se está poniendo muy fastidiosa

when she became President — cuando asumió la presidencia

to become famous — hacerse famoso

to become sad — ponerse triste

to become ill — ponerse enfermo, enfermar

to become angry — enfadarse

to become red — ponerse rojo, enrojecerse

we became very worried — empezamos a inquietarnos muchísimo

he became blind — (se) quedó ciego

this is becoming difficult — esto se está poniendo difícil

to become accustomed to sth — acostumbrarse a algo

it became known that... — se supo que..., llegó a saberse que...

when he becomes 21 — cuando cumpla los 21 años

the gas becomes liquid — el gas se convierte en líquido

to become a doctor — hacerse médico

to become professor — llegar a ser catedrático

he became king in 1911 — subió al trono en 1911

later this lady became his wife — esta dama llegó a ser su esposa más tarde

to become a father — convertirse en padre

what has become of him? — ¿qué ha sido de él?

what will become of me? — ¿qué será de mí?

whatever can have become of that book? — ¿dónde estará ese libro?

that thought does not become you — ese pensamiento es indigno de ti