pitched battle dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de pitched battle dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

pitched battle SUBST litt, fig

pitched battle

bataille f rangée

Traductions de pitched battle dans le dictionnaire français»anglais

bataille rangée litt, fig

pitched battle

Traductions de pitched battle dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.pitch [GB pɪtʃ, Am pɪtʃ] SUBST

1. pitch SPORT:

pitch

terrain m

football/rugby pitch

terrain de foot(ball)/rugby

on the pitch

sur le terrain

2. pitch (sound level) also PHON :

pitch (gen) (of note, voice)

hauteur f

pitch MUS

ton m

to give the pitch MUS

donner le ton

the pitch is too high/low MUS

c'est trop haut/bas

3. pitch:

pitch (degree)

degré m

pitch (highest point)

comble m

excitement was at its (highest) pitch or was at full pitch

l'excitation était à son comble

a pitch of frustration had been reached

on avait atteint le comble de la frustration

the situation has reached such a pitch that …

la situation en est à un tel point que …

4. pitch (sales talk or argument) (gen) COMM:

pitch

boniment m

to make or give Am a pitch for sth idea, proposal

se prononcer pour

to make or give Am a pitch for sth man, woman

faire des avances à

5. pitch (tar):

pitch BÂTI, MAR

brai m

6. pitch GB (for street trader, entertainer):

pitch

emplacement m

7. pitch MAR (movement of boat):

pitch

tangage m

8. pitch SPORT (bounce):

pitch

lancement m

9. pitch BÂTI (of roof):

pitch

pente f

10. pitch (in mountaineering):

pitch

longueur f (de corde)

II.pitch [GB pɪtʃ, Am pɪtʃ] VERBE trans

1. pitch (throw) object:

pitch

jeter, balancer fam (into dans)

pitch SPORT

lancer

to pitch hay AGR

jeter du foin avec une fourche

the horse pitched her off

le cheval l'a désarçonnée

the carriage turned over and she was pitched out

le wagon s'est renversé et elle a été éjectée

the passengers were pitched forward

les passagers ont été projetés vers l'avant

2. pitch:

pitch (aim, adjust) campaign, publicity, speech

adapter (at à)

pitch (set) price

fixer

newspaper/programme pitched at young people

journal/émission qui vise un public jeune

the exam was pitched at a high level

l'examen a été ajusté à un haut niveau

to pitch one's ambitions too high

placer ses ambitions trop haut

to pitch sth a bit strong fam

y aller trop fort avec qc fam

3. pitch MUS:

pitch singer: note

trouver

pitch player: note

donner

to pitch one's voice higher/lower

hausser/baisser le ton de la voix

the song is pitched too high for me

cette chanson est trop haute pour moi

4. pitch (erect):

pitch tent

planter

to pitch camp

établir un camp

Idiomes/Tournures:

to pitch sb a story fam

sortir une histoire à qn fam

to pitch sb an excuse fam

débiter une excuse à qn fam

III.pitch [GB pɪtʃ, Am pɪtʃ] VERBE intr

1. pitch (gen) (be thrown):

pitch rider, passenger, cyclist:

être projeté

2. pitch MAR:

pitch boat:

tanguer

to pitch and roll or toss

tanguer

3. pitch Am (in baseball):

pitch

lancer (la balle)

4. pitch GB SPORT:

pitch ball:

rebondir

I.battle [GB ˈbat(ə)l, Am ˈbædl] SUBST

1. battle MILIT:

battle

bataille f (for pour, against contre, between entre)

to die in battle

mourir au combat

to fight a battle

combattre

to win/lose a battle

gagner/perdre une bataille

the Battle of Waterloo

la bataille de Waterloo

to go into battle

engager le combat

to join battle

s'engager dans la bataille

to do battle with sb

se battre avec qn

the field of battle

le champ de bataille

the field of battle épith formation, stations, zone

de combat

2. battle fig:

battle

lutte f (for pour, against contre, over à propos de)

political battle

lutte f politique

takeover battle POL

lutte f de succession

the battle is on for/to do

la lutte est engagée pour/pour faire

the battle to prevent Aids

la lutte pour la prévention du sida

it's a battle of wills between them

c'est à qui l'emportera entre eux

a battle of words

un échange acerbe

to fight one's own battles

se défendre tout seul

to fight sb's battles

se battre pour le compte de qn

II.battle [GB ˈbat(ə)l, Am ˈbædl] VERBE trans Am

battle

lutter contre

III.battle [GB ˈbat(ə)l, Am ˈbædl] VERBE intr MILIT

battle fig

combattre (with sb contre qn)

to battle for supremacy

se disputer

to battle for life, survival

lutter pour

to battle to do

lutter pour faire

to battle one's way through difficulties, opposition

vaincre [qc] de haute lutte

he battled his way to a victory

il a remporté la victoire de haute lutte

IV.battle [GB ˈbat(ə)l, Am ˈbædl]

that's half the battle

c'est déjà un grand pas de fait

to battle it out

lutter avec acharnement (for pour)

pitched battle dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de pitched battle dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

pitched battle SUBST

pitched battle

bataille f rangée

Traductions de pitched battle dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.pitch¹ [pɪtʃ] SUBST

1. pitch GB, Aus SPORT (playing field):

pitch

terrain m de jeu

football pitch

terrain m de foot

2. pitch GB (place for camping):

pitch

emplacement (m pour la tente)

3. pitch Am SPORT (baseball):

pitch

centre m du terrain

4. pitch MUS, LING (tone depth, height):

pitch

tonalité f

perfect pitch

oreille f absolue

5. pitch (sales talk):

pitch

baratin m

6. pitch GB:

pitch

stand m

7. pitch (slope in roofs):

pitch

pente f

Idiomes/Tournures:

to be at fever pitch

être très excité

II.pitch¹ [pɪtʃ] VERBE trans

1. pitch (throw):

pitch

faire tomber

2. pitch (force sb into situation):

to pitch sb/sth into sth

plonger qn/qc dans qc

3. pitch SPORT:

pitch

lancer

4. pitch (fix level of sound):

pitch note

donner

to pitch the voice high/low

hausser/baisser le ton

5. pitch (put up):

pitch tent

planter

to pitch camp

établir un camp

6. pitch (aim):

to pitch sth at consumers, market

s'adresser à

to pitch sth at audience

adapter qc pour

III.pitch¹ [pɪtʃ] VERBE intr

1. pitch (suddenly thrust):

pitch

tomber

to pitch forward

tomber en avant

2. pitch (slope):

pitch

être en pente

3. pitch SPORT:

pitch

lancer

pitch² [pɪtʃ] SUBST no plur (bitumen)

pitch

brai m

I.battle [ˈbætl, Am ˈbæt̬-] SUBST

battle (combat):

battle

bataille f

to be killed in battle

être mort au combat

to join battle

entrer dans le conflit

battle of wits/words

joute f verbale/oratoire

to do battle

s'opposer

battle against/for sth

lutte f contre/pour qc

to fight a battle for sth

se battre pour qc

Idiomes/Tournures:

to lose the battle but win the war

perdre une bataille mais pas la guerre

it's half the battle

c'est la moitié du travail

to fight a losing battle

livrer une bataille perdue d'avance

II.battle [ˈbætl, Am ˈbæt̬-] VERBE intr

1. battle (fight):

to battle over sth

se battre pour qc

2. battle fig:

to battle against/for sth

lutter contre/pour qc

III.battle [ˈbætl, Am ˈbæt̬-] VERBE trans

battle

combattre

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

The remaining four fought a pitched battle with some aborigines and then took to their small boat.

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They were under orders to avoid pitched battle and to focus on ambushes and raids.

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During the withdrawal, they were harassed again, but did not allow themselves to be drawn into a pitched battle.

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Some gunfire was exchanged, and there were some casualties, but there was no formal siege and no pitched battle.

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Burning enemy fields would force the choice of surrendering or fighting a pitched battle.

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The local governor was ordered to expel them and succeeded in dividing the tribe into two factions, which fought a pitched battle.

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Upon the two officers placing the three servicemen under arrest, a large crowd gathered round and a pitched battle began.

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In the pitched battle that followed it was said that there were proportional casualties on both sides.

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In a pitched battle scenario, the available evidence does not permit a clear picture of a tribune's role.

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This resulted in a pitched battle with the paramilitary forces that ended with the death of several "kar sevaks".

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