verb🔗SharePoisser, enduire de poixTo cover or smear with pitch."The workers were pitching the seams of the boat to make it waterproof. "Les ouvriers poissaient les coutures du bateau pour le rendre étanche.materialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAssombrir, noircirTo darken; to blacken; to obscure."The thick smoke from the burning building was pitching the sky, making it hard to see. "L'épaisse fumée du bâtiment en feu assombrissait le ciel, rendant la visibilité difficile.appearancecolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLancerTo throw."He pitched the horseshoe."Il a lancé le fer à cheval.sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLancerTo throw (the ball) toward a batter at home plate."The baseball player is pitching the ball to the batter. "Le joueur de baseball lance la balle au frappeur.sportgameactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLancer, pitcherTo play baseball in the position of pitcher."Bob pitches today."Bob lance aujourd'hui.sportpositiongameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareJeter, se débarrasser deTo throw away; discard."He pitched the candy wrapper."Il a jeté l'emballage de bonbon.actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePromouvoir, faire la promotion de, tenter de vendreTo promote, advertise, or attempt to sell."He pitched the idea for months with no takers."Il a fait la promotion de l'idée pendant des mois sans trouver preneur.businesscommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareProposer, présenterTo deliver in a certain tone or style, or with a certain audience in mind."At which level should I pitch my presentation?"À quel niveau dois-je présenter ma présentation ?communicationbusinessmediastyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMonter, dresserTo assemble or erect (a tent)."Pitch the tent over there."Montez la tente là -bas.buildingactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePlanter, camperTo fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp."After hiking all day, we started pitching our tent before it got dark. "Après avoir marché toute la journée, nous avons commencé à planter notre tente avant qu'il ne fasse nuit.environmentplaceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTanguerTo move so that the front of an aircraft or boat goes alternatively up and down."The small boat was pitching wildly in the rough waves, making it hard to hold on. "Le petit bateau tanguait sauvagement dans les vagues agitées, rendant difficile de se tenir.nauticalsailingvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire un lobTo play a short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin."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.sportgameactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRebondirTo bounce on the playing surface."The ball pitched well short of the batsman."La balle a rebondi bien avant le batteur.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'accumuler, s'entasser(of snow) To settle and build up, without melting."The snow kept pitching against the window all day, creating a thick, white layer. "La neige s'est accumulée contre la fenêtre toute la journée, créant une épaisse couche blanche.weathernatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAtterrir, se poserTo alight; to settle; to come to rest from flight."The pigeon, tired from its long flight, was finally pitching on the rooftop. "Le pigeon, fatigué de son long vol, atterrissait finalement sur le toit.animalbirdnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe fixer sur(with on or upon) To fix one's choice."After carefully considering all the options, she is pitching on studying abroad next year. "Après avoir soigneusement examiné toutes les options, elle se fixe sur des études à l'étranger l'année prochaine.attitudeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePlonger, tomberTo plunge or fall; especially, to fall forward; to decline or slope."The field pitches toward the east."Le champ plonge vers l'est.actionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRevêtir (un talus, une chaussée) de pierres(of an embankment, roadway) To set, face, or pave with rubble or undressed stones."The road crew is pitching the riverbank with large stones to prevent erosion during the rainy season. "L'équipe routière revêt la berge de la rivière de grosses pierres pour prévenir l'érosion pendant la saison des pluies.architecturematerialbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFixer, établir(of a price, value) To set or fix."The store is pitching the price of apples at $2 per pound this week. "Le magasin fixe le prix des pommes à 2 dollars la livre cette semaine.businesseconomyfinancevalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareJeter, se défausser(of a card) To discard for some gain."In the card game, she was pitching a low-value card to get a chance to draw a better one from the deck. "Au jeu de cartes, elle se défaussait d'une carte de faible valeur pour avoir la chance de piocher une meilleure carte du paquet.gamebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareProduire une note, émettreTo produce a note of a given pitch."The choir was pitching a high C during their warm-up. "La chorale émettait un do aigu pendant son échauffement.musicsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDéfinir, fixerTo fix or set the tone of."The teacher is pitching her voice lower to calm the excited students before the test. "La professeure baisse le ton de sa voix pour calmer les élèves excités avant le test.communicationmediabusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLancer, jetThe act of throwing or casting."wild pitching in baseball"Lancer sauvage au baseballactionsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePavé, empierrementThe rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone."The pitching in the old market street made it difficult to push a shopping cart. "Le pavé de l'ancienne rue du marché rendait difficile la poussée d'un chariot.architecturematerialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRevêtement, enrochementA facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents."The riverbank's pitching protected the soil from being washed away during the flood. "Le revêtement de la berge a protégé le sol de l'érosion pendant l'inondation.architectureenvironmentmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
