pitching

lancer

Action de lancer quelque chose, notamment une balle vers le joueur qui essaie de la frapper.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : throwing

Expressions courantes : accurate pitching, baseball pitching, wild pitching

pavage en pierre

Revêtement de route rugueux fait de blocs de pierre posés à la hauteur et à la pente voulues.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : stone paving

Expressions courantes : stone pitching, rough pitching

revêtement en pierre

Couche de pierres couvrant une berge ou une pente pour la protéger du courant.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : stone facing

Expressions courantes : stone pitching, bank pitching