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pitch [pɪtʃ]∎ figurative she found herself pitched into the political arena elle se trouva propulsée dans l'arène politique;∎ he pitched a great game last night (in baseball) il a très bien joué hier soir∎ I can't pitch my voice any higher je n'arrive pas à chanter dans un ton ou un registre plus aigu;∎ the music was pitched too high/low for her le ton était trop haut/bas pour elle∎ we must pitch the price at the right level il faut fixer le prix au bon niveau;∎ our prices are pitched too high nos prix sont trop élevés;∎ he pitched his speech at the level of the man in the street son discours était à la portée de l'homme de la rue, il avait rendu son discours accessible à l'homme de la rue;∎ stories pitched at older children histoires écrites pour des enfants plus âgés(d) (set up → camp) établir;∎ let's pitch camp here établissons notre camp ou dressons nos tentes ici;∎ to pitch wickets (in cricket) planter ou dresser les guichets(a) (fall over) tomber;∎ he pitched into the water il est tombé dans l'eau;∎ to pitch headlong tomber la tête la première;∎ the passengers pitched forwards/backwards les passagers ont été projetés en avant/en arrière(b) (bounce → ball) pitcher(d) (in baseball → player) lancer, être lanceur;∎ American familiar figurative to be in there pitching y mettre du sien□(e) (slope → roof) être incliné;∎ the roof pitches sharply le toit est fortement incliné(g) (in golf → player) pitcher;∎ she pitched to within three feet of the hole elle a pitché à moins d'un mètre du trou3 noun∎ the pitch of his voice grew higher and higher sa voix devint de plus en plus aiguë;∎ to give the orchestra the pitch donner le ton à l'orchestre;∎ to rise in pitch monter de ton∎ a high pitch of excitement was reached l'excitation était presque à son comble;∎ how did their relationship reach such a pitch? comment leurs relations ont-elles pu se détériorer à ce point?;∎ the suspense was at its highest pitch le suspense était à son comble∎ rugby pitch terrain m de rugby(d) (act of throwing) lancer m, lancement m;∎ the ball went full pitch through the window la balle passa à travers la vitre sans rebondir∎ the salesman's pitch le boniment du vendeur(g) (slope → of roof) pente f, inclinaison f; (→ of staircase) pente f, rampant m; Technology (→ of plane) inclinaison f, basile f(h) (movement → of boat, aircraft) tangage m;∎ angle of pitch angle m de tangage(i) Technology (of rivets, holes) espacement m, écartement m; (of screw, cogwheel, rotor) pas m; Typography (of characters) pas m(m) (in climbing) longueur f∎ to make a pitch for sth jeter son dévolu sur qch□ ;∎ he made a pitch at her il lui a fait du plat, il a essayé de la draguer►► pitch angle angle m de tangage;pitch circle cercle m primitif; (of wheel) ligne f d'engrènement;pitch mark (in golf) pitch m;pitch pine pitchpin m;Music pitch pipe diapason m (sifflet)(start work) s'attaquer au travail; (lend a hand) donner un coup de main;∎ everybody is expected to pitch in on attend de chacun qu'il mette la main à la pâte(attack) s'en prendre à;∎ to pitch into a task se mettre à une tâche;∎ they pitched into the meal ils ont attaqué le repaschoisir, opter pour
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