| Principal Translations |
| pitch n | (sound: tone) | tono nm |
| | The pitch of a siren is usually sharp. |
| | El tono de una sirena es normalmente muy agudo. |
| pitch n | (sports field) | campo nm |
| | | cancha nf |
| | Soccer is played on a grass pitch. |
| | El fútbol se juega en un campo de hierba. |
| | El fútbol se juega en una cancha de pasto. |
| pitch [sth]⇒ vtr | (baseball: throw) | lanzar⇒ vtr |
| | To pitch a ball in baseball is to throw it at the batter. |
| | Lanzar una bola en béisbol es tirársela al bateador. |
| pitch [sth] vtr | (throw) | lanzar⇒ vtr |
| | Devon pitched the ball right over the plate. |
| | Devon lanzó la pelota justo sobre el montículo. |
| pitch⇒ vi | (baseball: throw the ball) | lanzar⇒ vtr |
| | Luke used to pitch, but he's switched to first base recently. |
| | Luke solía lanzar, pero lo han cambiado recientemente a la primera base. |
| pitch for [sth] vi + prep | informal (try to get) | pujar por vtr + prep |
| | The agency pitched for the client's business. |
| | La agencia pujó por el negocio de su cliente. |
| pitch [sth]⇒ vtr | (erect: a tent) | montar⇒ vtr |
| | The campers decided to pitch their tent near the stream. |
| | Los excursionistas decidieron montar la tienda cerca del arroyo. |
| pitch n | (heave) | cabeceo nm |
| | The ship's sudden pitch knocked Leo off his feet. |
| | Un repentino cabeceo del barco le hizo caer. |
| pitch n | informal (sales speech) | discurso de venta nm + loc adj |
| | | discurso promocional nm + adj mf |
| | We listened to the salesman's pitch, but didn't buy anything. |
| | Escuchamos el discurso de venta del representante, pero no compramos nada. |
| pitch n | (tar) | alquitrán nm |
| | We need another load of pitch to finish this road. |
| | Necesitamos otra carga de alquitrán para terminar este camino. |
| Additional Translations |
| pitch n | (baseball: throw) | lanzamiento nm |
| | In baseball, a batter can face up to three pitches in each innings. |
| | En el béisbol un bateador puede ejecutar hasta tres lanzamientos en cada entrada. |
| pitch n | (slope) | pendiente nf |
| | That roof has a very steep pitch, don't you think? |
| | Ese tejado tiene una pendiente muy inclinada, ¿no crees? |
| pitch n | (propeller: angle) (técnica) | ángulo de ataque nm + loc adj |
| | The angles a propeller's blades present to the water or the air is their pitch. |
| | El ángulo que presentan las palas de una hélice contra el agua o el aire es el ángulo de ataque. |
| pitch n | (resin) | resina de Borgoña loc nom f |
| | | pez blanca loc nom f |
| | Burgundy pitch is the resin of certain pine trees. |
| | La resina de Borgoña es una resina producida por cierto tipo de pinos. |
| | La pez blanca es una resina producida por cierto tipo de pinos. |
| pitch n | (aeronautics: angle) | inclinación nf |
| | | ángulo nm |
| | The aircraft was flying at a dangerous pitch. |
| | La aeronave estaba volando con una inclinación peligrosa. |
| pitch n | (typeface: spacing) | distancia nf |
| | Select a font with a larger pitch. |
| | Selecciona una fuente con mayor distancia. |
| pitch n | (section of a climb) | punto nm |
| | Belays are needed on this particularly steep pitch. |
| pitch⇒ vi | (ship: tilt, tip) (náutica) | cabecear⇒ vi |
| | A large wave caused the boat to pitch. |
| | Una gran ola hizo que el barco cabeceara. |
| pitch [sth]⇒ vtr | (sound: adjust) | modular⇒ vtr |
| | The lower you pitch your voice, the more serious you sound. |
| | Cuanto más bajo modules la voz, más seria sonará. |
| pitch [sth] vtr | slang (attempt to sell) | presentar⇒ vtr |
| | | dirigir⇒ vtr |
| | Manufacturers usually pitch their product at specific markets. |
| | Normalmente los fabricantes presentan sus productos en un mercado específico. |
| | Los fabricantes dirigen sus productos a un mercado específico. |
| pitch [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (toss, throw) | tirar⇒ vtr |
| | | arrojar⇒ vtr |
| | The gale pitched him off his feet. |
| | El vendaval le tiró. |
| | El vendaval le arrojó. |
| pitch [sth]⇒ vtr | (attempt to get accepted) | presentar⇒ vtr |
| | Jess pitched her idea at the weekly staff meeting and her boss loved it. |
| | Jess presentó su idea en la reunión semanal de personal y al jefe le encantó. |
Locuciones verbales
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| pitch in vi phrasal | informal, figurative (participate, join in) | colaborar⇒ vi |
| | | contribuir⇒ vi |
| | | echar una mano loc verb |
| | Everyone pitched in to help prepare the meal. |
| | Todos colaboraron para preparar la cena. |
| pitch in [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal, figurative (contribute) | poner⇒ vtr |
| | | aportar⇒ vtr |
| | If we each pitch in $5, we'll have enough money. |
| | Si cada uno pone $5, tendremos suficiente dinero. |
| pitch into [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (attack verbally) | insultar⇒ vtr |
| | | agredir⇒, atacar⇒ vtr |
| | | meterse con vprnl + prep |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | Vince pitched into Ed, accusing him of lying. |
| | Vince insultó a Ed, acusándolo de mentir. |
| pitch on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (decide on, choose) | inclinarse por v prnl + prep |
| | The couple eventually pitched on a date for their wedding. |
Compound Forms:
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| bring [sth/sb] to fever pitch v expr | informal (make frenzied) | volver loco a loc verb |
| | | poner frenético a loc verb |
| | The crowd were brought to fever pitch when the band walked onto the stage. |
| | La banda saliendo al escenario volvió loca a la multitud. |
| | (ES. coloquial) | poner en el disparador a loc verb |
| concert pitch n | (music instrument tuning) | afinación nf |
| concert pitch n | figurative (readiness) | entusiasmo nm |
| elevator pitch n | informal, US (short sales talk) (charla breve) | discurso de presentación nm + loc adj |
| | When she delivers her elevator pitch to investors, Sheri hands them her business card. |
| fever pitch n | (much excitement) (figurado) | fiebre nf |
football pitch (UK),
soccer pitch (US) n | (ground where soccer is played) | cancha nf |
| | | campo nm |
| | | campo de juego nm + loc adj |
| | The football pitch was waterlogged so the match had to be postponed. |
| | The ship is as long as four football pitches. |
| | La cancha de fútbol estaba inundada, así que tuvimos que posponer el partido. |
| high pitch n | (music: high-scale frequency) | sonido de alta frecuencia nm + loc adj |
| | A dog whistle sounds at such a high pitch, that humans can't hear it -- but dogs can. |
| | El silbido de un perro es un sonido de tan alta frecuencia que los humanos no pueden oír, pero los perros sí. |
| | (acústica) | agudo nm |
| | El silbido de un perro es de un agudo que los humanos no pueden oír, pero los perros sí. |
| high pitch n | figurative (great intensity) | estridencia nf |
| | The excitement reached a high pitch when the home team scored a goal. |
| low pitch n | (music: deep or bass frequency) (música) | tesitura baja nf + adj |
| | | registro bajo nm + adj |
| | | tono bajo nm + adj |
| | Tony sang the song in a low pitch. |
| perfect pitch n | (ability to identify a musical note) | oído absoluto loc nom m |
| | My brother had perfect pitch as a child but as an adult, it went down or up by a third. |
| | Antonio tiene oído natural, vos hacés cualquier sonido y él te sabe decir qué nota es. |
| pitch and putt n | (golf on miniature course) (voz inglesa) | pitch and putt loc nom m |
| | Dan and I played a game of pitch and putt. |
| | Dan y yo jugamos un partido de pitch and putt. |
| pitch-and-putt adj | (relating to golf on miniature course) (voz inglesa) | del pitch and putt loc adj |
the pitch black,
the pitch dark n | (total darkness) | oscuridad total nf + adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| | He walks this road every night, in the pitch dark! |
pitch black,
pitch-black,
pitch dark,
pitch-dark adj | (totally dark) | negro como boca de lobo loc adj |
| | There was no moon and the night was pitch black. |
| | No había luna y la noche era negra como boca de lobo. |
| | | negro como el carbón loc adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Tenía la tez negra como el carbón. |
| | | oscuro como boca de lobo loc adj |
| | Se ha ido la luna y está oscuro como boca de lobo. |
pitch circle,
pitch line n | (machinery) | círculo primitivo loc nom m |
| pitch forward vi + adv | (lurch or tip towards the front) | salir despedido hacia delante, salir lanzado hacia delante loc verb |
| | The passengers all pitched forward when the bus braked very suddenly. |
| pitch line n | (mechanical engineering) | pendiente nf |
| pitch pipe n | often plural (instrument) | diapasón nm |
| | You can use pitch pipes to tune a guitar. |
| pitchfork n | (fork for lifting hay) | horca nf |
| | | horqueta, horquilla nf |
| | The farmer used a pitchfork to lift the haystacks. |
| | El granjero usaba una horca para levantar los montones de paja. |
| queer the pitch v expr | UK, informal, figurative (spoil chances) (coloquial, figurado) | embarrar la cancha expr |
| | Jeremy was hoping for a promotion, but when one of his colleagues told lies about him to the boss, it really queered the pitch for him. |
| rugby pitch n | (playing field marked out for rugby) | campo de rugby grupo nom |
| | A standard rugby pitch is larger than a standard football pitch. |
| | (AR) | cancha de rugby nf + loc adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Todavía me emociono cuando piso la cancha de rugby. |
| sales pitch n | (promotional talk) | discurso de venta nm + loc adj |
| | | discurso promocional nm + adj mf |
| | He gave such a convincing sales pitch that I bought the car without hesitating. |
| | Me dio un discurso de venta tan convincente que compré el auto sin dudarlo. |
throw a fit,
also US: pitch a fit v expr | figurative, slang (get angry) | cabrearse⇒ v prnl |
| | (AR, CL, coloquial) | calentarse⇒ v prnl |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Cuando escuchó las palabras del jefe, se calentó y salió dando un portazo. |
throw a fit,
also US: pitch a fit v expr | figurative, slang (child: have a tantrum) | encapricharse⇒ v prnl |
| | | hacer un berrinche loc verb |
| | The child throws a fit when he doesn't like his food. |
| wild pitch n | (baseball) | lanzamiento desviado loc nom m |