pitch

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De l’anglais[1].

Singulier	Pluriel
pitch	pitchs
\pitʃ\

pitch \pitʃ\ masculin

(Géologie) Angle mesuré entre la direction d’un plan (de stratification par exemple) et une droite (linéation) de ce plan.
(Imagerie médicale) Facteur d’avancement de la table dans un scanner.
Résumé très court d’un scénario, destiné à convaincre en quelques mots de l’intérêt d’une histoire ; argument, accroche.

Du anglo-saxon piċ ou du latin pix.

pitch \pɪtʃ\ transitif

Lancer.
- He pitched the horseshoe.
(Baseball) Lancer, jeter une balle.
- (transitif) The hurler pitched a curveball.
- (intransitif) He pitched high and inside.
(Baseball) Jouer le rôle de lanceur.
- Bob pitches today.
(Familier) Lancer (un produit), promouvoir.
- He pitched the idea for months with no takers.
Monter (une tente par exemple).
- Pitch the tent over there.
(Marine) (Intransitif) Tanguer.
- (intransitif) The ship pitched in the heavy seas.
(Musique) Poser, placer (sa voix), donner la note.
- To pitch is to produce a note of a given pitch.

Singulier	Pluriel
pitch \ˈpɪtʃ\	pitches \ˈpɪtʃ.ɪz\

pitch

Sève, résine.
- Pitch is a sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
- It is hard to get this pitch off of my hand.
Poix, brai.
- Pitch is a dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after distilling crude oil and tar.
- They put pitch on the mast to protect it. The barrel was sealed with pitch.
- It was pitch black because there was no moon.
(Baseball) Lancer, action de jeter.
Terrain (de cricket, soccer, rugby, camping, etc.).
Pas, écartement.
Inclinaison, angle, pente.
(Marine) (Aéronautique) Tangage.
- The motion of an airplane can be described in terms of roll, pitch, and yaw.
(Musique) Ton, diapason, personne qui donne le ton.
- In an a cappella group, the pitch is the singer responsible for singing a note for the other members to tune themselves by.
- Bob, our pitch, let out a clear middle “C” and our conductor gave the signal to start.
Hauteur de la voix, d’un son.
- She has a very high-pitched voice.
(Familier) Boniment, baratin.
- sales pitch

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