pitch

terrain

Surface où l’on joue au football, au rugby ou à d’autres sports.

En anglais simple : The area of ground where football, rugby, or some other sports are played.

• The players ran onto the pitch.
• Rain left the football pitch muddy.
• Is there a rugby pitch near here?

Synonymes : field, playing field

Expressions courantes : football pitch, rugby pitch, on the pitch

hauteur

Caractère aigu ou grave d’un son.

En anglais simple : How high or low a sound is.

• Her voice rose in pitch.
• The two notes have different pitches.
• Can you lower the pitch of that sound?

Expressions courantes : high pitch, low pitch, change pitch

argumentaire de vente, présentation

Courte présentation destinée à convaincre quelqu’un d’acheter quelque chose ou d’accepter une idée.

En anglais simple : A short talk intended to make someone buy something or accept an idea.

• His sales pitch was very convincing.
• She prepared a pitch for potential investors.
• We heard three pitches for the new campaign.

Synonymes : sales talk, presentation

Expressions courantes : sales pitch, elevator pitch, make a pitch

lancer

Au baseball, lancer de balle vers le joueur qui essaie de la frapper avec sa batte.

En anglais simple : A throw of the ball towards the player who is trying to hit it in baseball.

• The first pitch was too high.
• She hit his next pitch.
• He threw twenty pitches in that inning.

Synonymes : throw

Expressions courantes : throw a pitch, fast pitch, first pitch

intensité

Degré de force d’une émotion ou d’une activité, surtout lorsqu’il devient très élevé.

En anglais simple : The strength of an emotion or activity, especially when it becomes very strong.

• Excitement reached fever pitch before the final.
• Her anger rose to a frightening pitch.
• The debate reached a pitch of unusual intensity.

Comment l'utiliser : reach fever pitch (The crowd’s excitement reached fever pitch.)

Synonymes : intensity, height

Expressions courantes : fever pitch, high pitch

oreille musicale

Capacité à chanter une note juste ou à reconnaître la note entendue.

En anglais simple : The ability to sing a note accurately or know which note you hear.

• She has perfect pitch.
• His poor pitch makes singing difficult.
• Musicians can develop their relative pitch through practice.

Expressions courantes : perfect pitch, absolute pitch, relative pitch

lancer

Jeter quelque chose, notamment une balle vers quelqu’un qui essaie de la frapper.

En anglais simple : To throw something, especially a ball towards someone trying to hit it.

• Pitch the ball to me.
• He pitched a stone into the pond.
• She pitches for the school baseball team.

Comment l'utiliser : pitch something to someone (She pitched the ball to her teammate.)

Synonymes : throw, toss

Expressions courantes : pitch a ball, pitch to someone, pitch a horseshoe

promouvoir, présenter

Présenter une idée ou un produit pour convaincre quelqu’un de l’accepter ou de l’acheter.

En anglais simple : To explain an idea or product in order to persuade someone to accept or buy it.

• She pitched her idea to the manager.
• We are pitching a new product today.
• They pitched several projects before finding an investor.

Comment l'utiliser : pitch something to someone (He pitched his plan to the directors.)

Synonymes : promote, sell

Expressions courantes : pitch an idea, pitch to someone, pitch a product