pitching

lanzamiento

Acción de lanzar algo, especialmente una pelota hacia el jugador que intenta golpearla.

En inglés sencillo: The act of throwing something, especially a ball towards a player who tries to hit it.

• His pitching helped the team win.
• We practised pitching with a tennis ball.
• The coach praised her accurate pitching.

Sinónimos: throwing

Expresiones frecuentes: accurate pitching, baseball pitching, wild pitching

empedrado

Superficie irregular de un camino, hecha con bloques de piedra colocados a la altura y pendiente necesarias.

En inglés sencillo: A rough road surface made by laying stone blocks at the required height and slope.

• The old street still has stone pitching.
• Workers repaired the pitching near the bridge.
• Heavy carts had loosened several blocks in the pitching.

Sinónimos: stone paving

Expresiones frecuentes: stone pitching, rough pitching

revestimiento de piedra

Capa de piedras que cubre una ribera o pendiente para protegerla de la corriente del agua.

En inglés sencillo: A layer of stones covering a riverbank or slope to protect it from moving water.

• Stone pitching protects the riverbank.
• The current washed away part of the pitching.
• Engineers inspected the pitching below the dam.

Sinónimos: stone facing

Expresiones frecuentes: stone pitching, bank pitching