French to English Dictionary (Dictionnaire Français-Anglais)

Pitch-correction

An electronic audio processor or software algorithm that detects vocal or instrumental performance and adjusts off-key notes to the nearest correct pitch.

Pitch-perfect

Demonstrating flawless accuracy, appropriateness, or exactness in tone, style, or musical pitch.

Piton

A metal spike or peg with an eye for securing a rope, driven into rock or ice in climbing.

Pivotal Position

A critical or central role in a particular situation or context.

Placebo

A substance with no therapeutic effect, often used as a control in testing new drugs.

Plagiarism

The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

Plaintiff

A person who brings a case against another in a court of law.

Plaintiff's Counsel

A lawyer representing a plaintiff in a legal proceeding.

Plantarcrista

A ridge or crest located on the plantar surface of the foot.

Plastron

The ventral or lower part of the shell of a turtle or tortoise.

Plat-du-jour

A featured food dish prepared specially for a particular day in a restaurant; a daily special.

Platitude

A remark or statement that is dull, trite, or obvious.