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A n1 Sport terrain m ; football/rugby pitch terrain de foot(ball)/rugby ; on the pitch sur le terrain ;2 ( sound level) gen (of note, voice) also Phon hauteur f ; Mus ton m ; to give the pitch Mus donner le ton ; the pitch is too high/low Mus c'est trop haut/bas ; absolute pitch, perfect pitch oreille f absolue ;3 ( degree) degré m ; ( highest point) comble m ; excitement was at its (highest) pitch ou was at full pitch l'excitation était à son comble ; a pitch of frustration had been reached on avait atteint le comble de la frustration ; the situation has reached such a pitch that la situation en est à un tel point que ;4 ( sales talk or argument) gen, Comm boniment m ; sales pitch boniment de vente ; to make ou give US a pitch for sth se prononcer pour [idea, proposal] ; faire des avances à [man, woman] ;6 GB (for street trader, entertainer) emplacement m ;10 ( in mountaineering) longueur f (de corde).B vtr1 ( throw) jeter, balancer ○ [object] (into dans) ; Sport lancer ; to pitch hay Agric jeter du foin avec une fourche ; the horse pitched her off le cheval l'a désarçonnée ; the carriage turned over and she was pitched out le wagon s'est renversé et elle a été éjectée ; the passengers were pitched forward les passagers ont été projetés vers l'avant ;2 (aim, adjust) adapter [campaign, publicity, speech] (at à) ; ( set) fixer [price] ; newspaper/programme pitched at young people journal/émission qui vise un public jeune ; the exam was pitched at a high level l'examen a été ajusté à un haut niveau ; to pitch one's ambitions too high placer ses ambitions trop haut ; to pitch sth a bit strong ○ y aller trop fort avec qch ○ ;3 Mus [singer] trouver [note] ; [player] donner [note] ; to pitch one's voice higher/lower hausser/baisser le ton de la voix ; the song is pitched too high for me cette chanson est trop haute pour moi ;5 to pitch sb a story ○ sortir ○ une histoire à qn ; to pitch sb an excuse ○ débiter ○ une excuse à qn.C vi3 US ( in baseball) lancer (la balle) ;4 GB Sport [ball] rebondir.■ pitch in ○1 ( on job) ( set to work) s'atteler à la tâche ; ( join in) y mettre du sien ○ ; ( help) mettre la main à la pâte ○, donner un coup de main ○ ; everyone pitched in with contributions tout le monde a apporté sa contribution ;2 ○ ( start to eat) attaquer ○.■ pitch into:▶ pitch into [sth] ( attack) lit, fig attaquer [attacker, opponent, speaker] ; attaquer [work, meal] ;▶ pitch [sb] into ( land in new situation) propulser [qn] dans [situation] ; the circumstances which pitched him into the political arena les circonstances qui l'ont propulsé dans l'arène politique ; the new director was pitched straight into an industrial dispute le nouveau directeur s'est retrouvé au beau milieu d'un conflit social.■ pitch out ○:▶ pitch out [sb/sth], pitch [sb/sth] out éjecter [troublemaker] (from de), se débarrasser de [object].■ pitch over culbuter.
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Pitch — Pitch, v. t. [OE. picchen; akin to E. pick, pike.] 1. To throw, generally with a definite aim or purpose; to cast; to hurl; to toss; as, to pitch quoits; to pitch hay; to pitch a ball. [1913 Webster] 2. To thrust or plant in the ground, as stakes … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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pitch|er — pitch|er1 «PIHCH uhr», noun. 1. a container with a lip on one side and a handle on the other. Pitchers are used for holding and pouring out water, milk, and other liquids. »The water in the pitcher was frozen. SYNONYM(S): ewer, jug. 2. the amount … Useful english dictionary
pitch|fork — «PIHCH FRK», noun, verb. –n. a large fork with a long wooden handle, used in lifting and throwing hay or straw; hayfork. A pitchfork has from two to six long, slightly curved steel prongs or tines. –v.t. 1. to lift and throw with or as if with a… … Useful english dictionary
To pitch into — Pitch Pitch, v. t. [OE. picchen; akin to E. pick, pike.] 1. To throw, generally with a definite aim or purpose; to cast; to hurl; to toss; as, to pitch quoits; to pitch hay; to pitch a ball. [1913 Webster] 2. To thrust or plant in the ground, as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Pitched battle — Pitch Pitch, v. t. [OE. picchen; akin to E. pick, pike.] 1. To throw, generally with a definite aim or purpose; to cast; to hurl; to toss; as, to pitch quoits; to pitch hay; to pitch a ball. [1913 Webster] 2. To thrust or plant in the ground, as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pitchfork — pitch|fork1 [ pıtʃ,fɔrk ] noun count a tool like a large fork, used on farms for lifting and carrying HAY pitchfork pitch|fork 2 [ pıtʃ,fɔrk ] verb transitive pitchfork someone into/onto something to put someone into a new and unpleasant… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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