curve ball nell'Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traduzioni di curve ball nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

I.curve [ingl am kərv, ingl brit kəːv] SOST

1. curve (bend):

curve

curva f

to be ahead of/behind the curve

estar a la vanguardia/a la retaguardia

to throw sb a curve ingl am

agarrar a alguien desprevenido

to throw sb a curve ingl am

coger a alguien desprevenido esp Spagna

2. curve (contour):

curve

curva f

3. curve (on graph):

curve

curva f

the Laffer curve

la curva Laffer

II.curve [ingl am kərv, ingl brit kəːv] VB vb intr

1. curve surface:

curve

estar curvado

curve

estar combado

it curves outward

está curvado hacia afuera

2. curve:

curve river:

describir una curva

curve ball:

describir una curva

curve ball:

curvear Mess

the path curves down to the sea

el sendero tuerce y baja hacia el mar

I.ball¹ [ingl am bɔl, ingl brit bɔːl] SOST

1.1. ball C:

ball (in baseball, golf)

pelota f

ball (in baseball, golf)

bola f

ball (in basketball, football)

pelota f esp AmLat

ball (in basketball, football)

balón m esp Spagna

ball (in billiards, croquet)

bola f

fast/low/easy ball

pelota or bola rápida/baja/fácil

the ballis in his/your court

le corresponde a él/te corresponde a ti dar el próximo paso

to be on the ball colloq

andar con cuatro ojos colloq

to be on the ball colloq

ser muy espabilado

to carry the ball ingl am

llevar la batuta or la voz cantante

to drop or fumble the ball lett (in US football) ingl am

fumblear

you know he won't drop or fumble the ball

ya sabes que no nos va a fallar

to set or start/keep the ballrolling

poner/mantener las cosas en marcha or en movimiento

1.2. ball C (delivery by pitcher):

ball

bola f

2.1. ball U ingl am (baseball):

ball

béisbol m

2.2. ball U (game):

to play ball(with sb) lett (play game)

jugar a la pelota (con alguien)

he wouldn't play ballwith the police colloq

no quiso colaborar or cooperar con la policía

we tried to persuade him but he wouldn't play ball colloq

intentamos convencerlo, pero no quiso saber de nada

3.1. ball C:

ball (round mass)

bola f

ball (of string, wool)

ovillo m

shape the dough/mixture into balls

formar bolas con la masa/mezcla

she was curled up in a ball

estaba hecha un ovillo

balland chain

grillos mpl y cadenas

balland chain

grilletes mpl y cadenas

the whole ballof wax ingl am

toda la historia colloq

he bought it, the whole ballof wax

se tragó toda la historia colloq

3.2. ball C or U:

ball STOR, MILIT

bala f

3.3. ball C ANAT:

the ballof the foot

la parte anterior de la planta del pie

the ballof the thumb

la base del pulgar

4.1. ball volg sl <balls, pl > (testicles):

ball

huevos mpl volg sl

ball

pelotas fpl volg sl

ball

cojones mpl volg sl

ball

tanates mpl Mess volg sl

to kick sb in the balls

darle a alguien una patada en los huevos (or las pelotas etc.)

to have balls

tener los cojones or los huevos bien puestos volg sl

to have balls

tenerlos bien puestos or tenerlas bien puestas colloq

to have sb by the balls

tener a alguien bien agarrado

4.2. ball volg sl <balls, pl > (nonsense):

ball

pendejadas fpl

ball

huevadas fpl Ande Ven

ball

gilipolleces fpl Spagna

ball

boludeces fpl Col RíoPl volg sl

balls to them!

¡que se vayan a la mierda! volg sl

II.ball¹ [ingl am bɔl, ingl brit bɔːl] VB vb trans

1. ball string/wool:

ball

ovillar

2. ball (have sex with) ingl am:

ball sl

echarse un polvo con sl

ball sl

tirarse volg sl

III.ball¹ [ingl am bɔl, ingl brit bɔːl] VB vb intr ingl am sl

ball

echarse un polvo sl

ball

joder volg sl

ball

tirar volg sl

ball² [ingl am bɔl, ingl brit bɔːl] SOST (dance)

ball

baile m

to have a ball colloq

divertirse de lo lindo or como loco colloq

what a ball!

¡qué divertido!

curve ball nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di curve ball nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

curve ball SOST

Contributo di un utente

curve ball SPORT

bola curva f

to throw sb a curve ball ingl am colloq fig

tomar a alguien por sorpresa

Traduzioni di curve ball nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

I.curve [kɜ:v, ingl am kɜ:rv] SOST

curve

curva f

epidemic [or epidemiological] curve

curva epidemiológica

epi curve colloq

curva de la epidemia

II.curve [kɜ:v, ingl am kɜ:rv] VB vb intr

curve

estar curvado

curve path, road

hacer una curva

to curve round to the left path

torcer a mano izquierda

III.curve [kɜ:v, ingl am kɜ:rv] VB vb trans

curve

curvar

ball [bɔ:l] SOST

1. ball:

ball for golf, tennis

pelota f

ball for football, basketball

balón m

ball for football, basketball

pelota f

to play ball

jugar a la pelota

to play ball fig

cooperar

2. ball (round form):

ball

bola f

3. ball (dance):

ball

baile m

locuzioni:

to have a ball

divertirse

to get the ball rolling

poner las cosas en marcha

ball SOST

Contributo di un utente

ball (testicle) volg

huevo m volg

the balls volg

los huevos, las pelotas volg

ball SOST

Contributo di un utente

to have a ball (to have fun) colloq coll

pasárselo pipa

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

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But that wasn't before a harrowing curve ball was thrown her way.

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However, again, the film starts to throw a curve ball.

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It's a big curve ball for all of us.

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It was such a curve ball, and it really brought something new to the conversation.

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Success and failure would not depend on his ability to hit a curve ball.

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When a prospect throws you a curve ball, how you react -- or respond -- matters.

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Although they've had months to perfect their presentation, the competition adds a curve ball.

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But then the universe hurled a wicked curve ball my way.

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As a celebration of winter sports in the community, organizers aren't surprised the season has thrown them a curve ball.

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Similarly, there are many kinds of pitches thrown, including the fastball, curve ball, slider, and knuckleball.

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