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pitched

/pɪtʃt/

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verb

Poisser, enduire de poix

To cover or smear with pitch.

Examples :

"The sailors pitched the hull of the wooden boat to protect it from the seawater. "

Les marins ont poissé la coque du bateau en bois pour la protéger de l'eau de mer.

material substance

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verb

Assombrir, noircir

To darken; to blacken; to obscure.

Examples :

"The thick smoke from the burning building pitched the sky to an eerie twilight. "

L'épaisse fumée du bâtiment en feu a assombri le ciel en un crépuscule étrange.

appearance nature

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verb

Lancer, jeter

Examples :

"He pitched the horseshoe."

Il a lancé le fer à cheval.

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Lancer

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

Examples :

"The pitcher pitched the ball right over the plate for a strike. "

Le lanceur a lancé la balle juste au-dessus de la plaque pour un strike.

sport game action

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verb

Lancer

To play baseball in the position of pitcher.

Examples :

"Bob pitches today."

Bob lance aujourd'hui.

sport position game

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verb

Jeter, se débarrasser de

To throw away; discard.

Examples :

"He pitched the candy wrapper."

Il a jeté l'emballage de bonbon.

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Promouvoir, vanter

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.

business communication job commerce

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Présenter, formuler

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 ?

communication style language media business

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verb

Monter, dresser

To assemble or erect (a tent).

Examples :

"Pitch the tent over there."

Montez la tente là-bas.

environment place structure

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Planter, dresser

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

Examples :

"We pitched our tent near the lake before it got dark. "

Nous avons planté notre tente près du lac avant qu'il ne fasse nuit.

environment place action

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verb

Tanguer, faire des embardées

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

Examples :

"During the storm, the small fishing boat pitched violently, making it difficult for the crew to stay on their feet. "

Pendant la tempête, le petit bateau de pêche tanguait violemment, ce qui rendait difficile pour l'équipage de tenir debout.

nautical vehicle

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verb

Faire un lob

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 faire un lob 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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S'accumuler, s'entasser

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

Examples :

"After the blizzard, snow had pitched high against the side of the house, almost reaching the windows. "

Après le blizzard, la neige s'était accumulée contre le côté de la maison, atteignant presque les fenêtres.

weather nature environment

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verb

Atterrir, se poser

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

Examples :

"The butterfly, tired from its long journey, pitched gently on the bright red flower. "

Le papillon, fatigué de son long voyage, s'est posé doucement sur la fleur rouge vif.

nature animal bird

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verb

Se fixer sur

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

Examples :

"After trying different universities, she pitched on State University as her final choice for studying engineering. "

Après avoir essayé différentes universités, elle s'est fixée sur l'Université d'État comme son dernier choix pour étudier l'ingénierie.

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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.

direction action position

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verb

Revêtir de pierres

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

Examples :

"The workers pitched the riverbank with large stones to prevent erosion. "

Les ouvriers ont revêtu la berge de la rivière de grosses pierres pour prévenir l'érosion.

architecture building technical

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Fixer, établir

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

Examples :

"The company pitched the price of the new software at $50 per user. "

L'entreprise a fixé le prix du nouveau logiciel à 50 dollars par utilisateur.

business economy finance

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Jeter, se défausser

(of a card) To discard for some gain.

Examples :

"In the card game, she pitched a low-value card to get a chance to draw a better one. "

Au jeu de cartes, elle a jeté une carte de faible valeur pour avoir une chance d'en piocher une meilleure.

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verb

Produire une note

To produce a note of a given pitch.

Examples :

"The singer pitched her voice perfectly for the high note. "

La chanteuse a produit sa voix parfaitement pour la note aiguë.

music sound phonetics

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verb

Définir, fixer

To fix or set the tone of.

Examples :

"The teacher pitched her voice lower to calm the excited students. "

La professeure a baissé la voix pour calmer les élèves excités.

music sound communication

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adjective

Incliné, en pente

Having a slope.

Examples :

"a pitched roof"

un toit en pente

appearance architecture

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adjective

Avec une gamme tonale spécifiée

Having a specified tonal range.

Examples :

"a high-pitched scream."

Un cri aigu.

sound music phonetics language

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adjective

Livré, mené

Fought from predetermined positions at a specified time and place.

Examples :

"a pitched battle"

Bataille livrée

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adjective

Goudronné

Covered in pitch.

Examples :

"The old wooden boat, pitched and blackened, lay abandoned on the shore. "

Le vieux bateau en bois, goudronné et noirci, gisait abandonné sur le rivage.

material substance