pitch Meaning | BeDict

noun

Résine

A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.

Examples :

"It is hard to get this pitch off my hand."

Il est difficile d'enlever cette résine de ma main.

noun

Goudron, brai

A dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after distilling crude oil and tar.

Examples :

"It was pitch black because there was no moon."

Il faisait noir comme du goudron parce qu'il n'y avait pas de lune.

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noun

Pierre de poix

Pitchstone.

Examples :

"The geologist examined the smooth, glassy pitchstone. "

Le géologue a examiné la pierre de poix lisse et vitreuse.

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verb

Enduire de poix

To cover or smear with pitch.

Examples :

"The carpenter pitched the wooden planks with a thick layer of tar to protect them from the rain. "

Le charpentier a enduit les planches de bois d'une épaisse couche de goudron pour les protéger de la pluie.

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verb

Assombrir, noircir, obscurcir

To darken; to blacken; to obscure.

Examples :

"The smoke from the fire pitched the sky, making it hard to see the stars. "

La fumée de l'incendie a assombri le ciel, rendant difficile la vision des étoiles.

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noun

Lancer

A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand.

Examples :

"a good pitch in quoits"

Un bon lancer aux palets.

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Lancer d'une balle de baseball

The act of pitching a baseball.

Examples :

"The pitch was low and inside."

Le lancer était bas et à l'intérieur.

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noun

Terrain

The field on which cricket, soccer, rugby or field hockey is played. (In cricket, the pitch is in the centre of the field; see cricket pitch.) Not used in America, where "field" is the preferred word.

Examples :

"The teams met on the pitch."

Les équipes se sont rencontrées sur le terrain.

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noun

Proposition commerciale, démarche

An effort to sell or promote something.

Examples :

"He gave me a sales pitch."

Il m'a fait une proposition commerciale.

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noun

Pas

The distance between evenly spaced objects, e.g. the teeth of a saw or gear, the turns of a screw thread, the centres of holes, or letters in a monospace font.

Examples :

"A helical scan with a pitch of zero is equivalent to constant z-axis scanning."

Un balayage hélicoïdal avec un pas de zéro équivaut à un balayage constant de l'axe z.

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noun

Inclinaison, angle

The angle at which an object sits.

Examples :

"the pitch of the roof or haystack"

L'inclinaison du toit ou de la meule de foin.

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noun

Niveau, sommet

A level or degree, or (by extension), a peak or highest degree.

Examples :

"The pitch of the mountain climber's voice rose to a high pitch as he reached the summit. "

La voix de l'alpiniste a atteint un niveau élevé lorsqu'il a atteint le sommet.

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noun

Tangage

The rotation angle about the transverse axis.

Examples :

"The airplane's pitch during takeoff was quite steep. "

Le tangage de l'avion pendant le décollage était assez prononcé.

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noun

L'endroit où un artiste de rue se produit

The place where a busker performs.

Examples :

"The busker set up his instruments on the street pitch. "

L'artiste de rue a installé ses instruments sur son lieu de représentation.

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noun

Emplacement, stand

An area in a market (or similar) allocated to a particular trader.

Examples :

"The farmer's pitch at the Saturday market was always crowded. "

L'emplacement du fermier au marché du samedi était toujours bondé.

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noun

Emplacement

An area on a campsite intended for occupation by a single tent, caravan or similar.

Examples :

"The campsite had a designated pitch for each camper's tent. "

Le camping avait un emplacement désigné pour la tente de chaque campeur.

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Sommet, apogée

A point or peak; the extreme point of elevation or depression.

Examples :

"The roof's highest pitch is right above the chimney. "

Le point culminant du toit se trouve juste au-dessus de la cheminée.

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noun

Importance, enjeu

Prominence; importance.

Examples :

"The project's pitch in the presentation was its most important part. "

L'importance du projet dans la présentation était sa partie la plus importante.

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noun

Section, longueur

A section of a climb or rock face; specifically, the climbing distance between belays or stances.

Examples :

"The climber took a rest after ascending the difficult pitch. "

L'alpiniste s'est reposé après avoir gravi la section difficile.

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noun

Puits vertical, passage vertical

A vertical cave passage, only negotiable by using rope or ladders.

Examples :

"The entrance pitch requires 30 metres of rope."

Le puits d'entrée nécessite 30 mètres de corde.

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noun

Taille

A person's or animal's height.

Examples :

"The basketball player's impressive pitch made him a good candidate for the team. "

La taille impressionnante du joueur de basket-ball a fait de lui un bon candidat pour l'équipe.

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noun

Terrain, aire de lancer

That point of the ground on which the ball pitches or lights when bowled.

Examples :

"The bowler aimed for the center pitch, hoping to get a good strike. "

Le lanceur visait le centre du terrain, espérant obtenir un bon coup.

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noun

Chute, plongeon

A descent; a fall; a thrusting down.

Examples :

"The steep pitch of the roof caused the rain to fall quickly. "

La forte pente du toit a fait tomber la pluie rapidement.

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Pente, inclinaison

The point where a declivity begins; hence, the declivity itself; a descending slope; the degree or rate of descent or slope; slant.

Examples :

"a steep pitch in the road"

Une forte pente sur la route.

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noun

Concession minière, parcelle

The limit of ground set to a miner who receives a share of the ore taken out.

Examples :

"The miner received a generous pitch of land for his share of the gold extracted. "

Le mineur a reçu une généreuse concession de terrain pour sa part de l'or extrait.

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verb

Lancer, jeter

To throw.

Examples :

"He pitched the horseshoe."

Il a lancé le fer à cheval.

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verb

Lancer

To throw (the ball) toward a batter at home plate.

Examples :

"The pitcher pitched the ball hard toward the batter. "

Le lanceur a lancé la balle fort vers le frappeur.

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verb

Lancer, pitcher

To play baseball in the position of pitcher.

Examples :

"Bob pitches today."

Bob lance aujourd'hui.

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verb

Jeter, se débarrasser de

To throw away; discard.

Examples :

"He pitched the candy wrapper."

Il a jeté l'emballage du bonbon.

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verb

Promouvoir, vanter, essayer de vendre

To promote, advertise, or attempt to sell.

Examples :

"He pitched the idea for months with no takers."

Il a promu l'idée pendant des mois sans trouver preneur.

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verb

Présenter, proposer

To deliver in a certain tone or style, or with a certain audience in mind.

Examples :

"At which level should I pitch my presentation?"

À quel niveau dois-je présenter ma présentation ?

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verb

Monter, dresser

To assemble or erect (a tent).

Examples :

"Pitch the tent over there."

Montez la tente là-bas.

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verb

Planter une tente, camper

To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp.

Examples :

"The campers pitched their tent near the lake. "

Les campeurs ont planté leur tente près du lac.

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verb

Tanguer, faire tanguer

To move so that the front of an aircraft or boat goes alternatively up and down.

Examples :

"The small sailboat pitched violently as the waves grew larger. "

Le petit voilier tanguait violemment à mesure que les vagues grossissaient.

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verb

Faire un lob, lober

To play a short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin.

Examples :

"The only way to get on the green from here is to pitch the ball over the bunker."

La seule façon d'atteindre le green d'ici est de lober la balle au-dessus du bunker.

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verb

Rebondir

To bounce on the playing surface.

Examples :

"The ball pitched well short of the batsman."

La balle a rebondi bien avant le batteur.

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verb

S'accumuler, tenir

(of snow) To settle and build up, without melting.

Examples :

"The snow began to pitch on the roof overnight, creating a thick layer of ice. "

La neige a commencé à s'accumuler sur le toit pendant la nuit, créant une épaisse couche de glace.

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verb

Atterrir, se poser

To alight; to settle; to come to rest from flight.

Examples :

"The tired bird pitched onto the branch, resting after its long journey. "

L'oiseau fatigué s'est posé sur la branche, se reposant après son long voyage.

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verb

Se fixer sur

(with on or upon) To fix one's choice.

Examples :

"After much thought, the student pitched upon the science project as her favorite topic. "

Après mûre réflexion, l'étudiante s'est fixée sur le projet scientifique comme sujet préféré.

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verb

Plonger, tomber

To plunge or fall; especially, to fall forward; to decline or slope.

Examples :

"The field pitches toward the east."

Le champ plonge vers l'est.

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verb

Empierrer

(of an embankment, roadway) To set, face, or pave with rubble or undressed stones.

Examples :

"The road crew pitched the embankment with large, irregular stones. "

L'équipe de construction routière a empierré le talus avec de grosses pierres irrégulières.

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verb

Fixer, établir

(of a price, value) To set or fix.

Examples :

"The store owner pitched the price of the jacket at $50. "

Le propriétaire du magasin a fixé le prix de la veste à 50 $.

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verb

Jeter, se défausser

(of a card) To discard for some gain.

Examples :

"To get a better seat at the movie, Sarah pitched her old ticket stub. "

Pour obtenir une meilleure place au cinéma, Sarah a jeté son ancien billet.

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noun

Hauteur

The perceived frequency of a sound or note.

Examples :

"The pitch of middle "C" is familiar to many musicians."

La hauteur du do moyen est familière à de nombreux musiciens.

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noun

Le donneur de ton

In an a cappella group, the singer responsible for singing a note for the other members to tune themselves by.

Examples :

"Bob, our pitch, let out a clear middle "C" and our conductor gave the signal to start."

Bob, notre donneur de ton, a émis un "do" moyen clair et notre chef d'orchestre a donné le signal de départ.

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verb

Produire une note, donner la hauteur

To produce a note of a given pitch.

Examples :

"The musician carefully pitched a high note on his trumpet. "

Le musicien a soigneusement produit une note aiguë sur sa trompette.

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verb

Définir, fixer

To fix or set the tone of.

Examples :

"The teacher pitched the tone for the class discussion by reminding everyone to listen respectfully to each other's opinions. "

Le professeur a défini le ton de la discussion en classe en rappelant à chacun d'écouter respectueusement les opinions des autres.

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Meanings

Résine

Examples :

"It is hard to get this pitch off my hand."

Il est difficile d'enlever cette résine de ma main.

Goudron, brai

Examples :

"It was pitch black because there was no moon."

Il faisait noir comme du goudron parce qu'il n'y avait pas de lune.

Pierre de poix

Examples :

"The geologist examined the smooth, glassy pitchstone. "

Le géologue a examiné la pierre de poix lisse et vitreuse.

Enduire de poix

Examples :

"The carpenter pitched the wooden planks with a thick layer of tar to protect them from the rain. "

Le charpentier a enduit les planches de bois d'une épaisse couche de goudron pour les protéger de la pluie.

Assombrir, noircir, obscurcir

Examples :

"The smoke from the fire pitched the sky, making it hard to see the stars. "

La fumée de l'incendie a assombri le ciel, rendant difficile la vision des étoiles.

Lancer

Examples :

"a good pitch in quoits"

Un bon lancer aux palets.

Lancer d'une balle de baseball

Examples :

"The pitch was low and inside."

Le lancer était bas et à l'intérieur.

Terrain

Examples :

"The teams met on the pitch."

Les équipes se sont rencontrées sur le terrain.

Proposition commerciale, démarche

Examples :

"He gave me a sales pitch."

Il m'a fait une proposition commerciale.

Pas

Examples :

"A helical scan with a pitch of zero is equivalent to constant z-axis scanning."

Un balayage hélicoïdal avec un pas de zéro équivaut à un balayage constant de l'axe z.

Inclinaison, angle

Examples :

"the pitch of the roof or haystack"

L'inclinaison du toit ou de la meule de foin.

Niveau, sommet

Examples :

"The pitch of the mountain climber's voice rose to a high pitch as he reached the summit. "

La voix de l'alpiniste a atteint un niveau élevé lorsqu'il a atteint le sommet.

Tangage

Examples :

"The airplane's pitch during takeoff was quite steep. "

Le tangage de l'avion pendant le décollage était assez prononcé.

L'endroit où un artiste de rue se produit

Examples :

"The busker set up his instruments on the street pitch. "

L'artiste de rue a installé ses instruments sur son lieu de représentation.

Emplacement, stand

Examples :

"The farmer's pitch at the Saturday market was always crowded. "

L'emplacement du fermier au marché du samedi était toujours bondé.

Emplacement

Examples :

"The campsite had a designated pitch for each camper's tent. "

Le camping avait un emplacement désigné pour la tente de chaque campeur.

Sommet, apogée

Examples :

"The roof's highest pitch is right above the chimney. "

Le point culminant du toit se trouve juste au-dessus de la cheminée.

Importance, enjeu

Examples :

"The project's pitch in the presentation was its most important part. "

L'importance du projet dans la présentation était sa partie la plus importante.

Section, longueur

Examples :

"The climber took a rest after ascending the difficult pitch. "

L'alpiniste s'est reposé après avoir gravi la section difficile.

Puits vertical, passage vertical

Examples :

"The entrance pitch requires 30 metres of rope."