curve ball no Dicionário de Espanhol-Inglês da Oxford

Traduções para curve ball no dicionário inglês»Espanhol

I.curve [americ kərv, Brit kəːv] SUBST

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 americ

agarrar a alguien desprevenido

to throw sb a curve americ

coger a alguien desprevenido esp Esp

2. curve (contour):

curve

curva f

3. curve (on graph):

curve

curva f

the Laffer curve

la curva Laffer

II.curve [americ kərv, Brit kəːv] VERBO 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 Méx

the path curves down to the sea

el sendero tuerce y baja hacia el mar

I.ball¹ [americ bɔl, Brit bɔːl] SUBST

1.1. ball C:

ball (in baseball, golf)

pelota f

ball (in baseball, golf)

bola f

ball (in basketball, football)

pelota f esp lat-amer

ball (in basketball, football)

balón m esp Esp

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 coloq

andar con cuatro ojos coloq

to be on the ball coloq

ser muy espabilado

to carry the ball americ

llevar la batuta or la voz cantante

to drop or fumble the ball literal (in US football) americ

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 americ (baseball):

ball

béisbol m

2.2. ball U (game):

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

jugar a la pelota (con alguien)

he wouldn't play ballwith the police coloq

no quiso colaborar or cooperar con la policía

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

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 americ

toda la historia coloq

he bought it, the whole ballof wax

se tragó toda la historia coloq

3.2. ball C or U:

ball HIST, MILITAR

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 vulg <balls, pl > (testicles):

ball

huevos mpl vulg

ball

pelotas fpl vulg

ball

cojones mpl vulg

ball

tanates mpl Méx vulg

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 vulg

to have balls

tenerlos bien puestos or tenerlas bien puestas coloq

to have sb by the balls

tener a alguien bien agarrado

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

ball

pendejadas fpl

ball

huevadas fpl And Ven

ball

gilipolleces fpl Esp

ball

boludeces fpl Col RioPr vulg

balls to them!

¡que se vayan a la mierda! vulg

II.ball¹ [americ bɔl, Brit bɔːl] VERBO trans

1. ball string/wool:

ball

ovillar

2. ball (have sex with) americ:

ball calão

echarse un polvo con calão

ball calão

tirarse vulg

III.ball¹ [americ bɔl, Brit bɔːl] VERBO intr americ calão

ball

echarse un polvo calão

ball

joder vulg

ball

tirar vulg

ball² [americ bɔl, Brit bɔːl] SUBST (dance)

ball

baile m

to have a ball coloq

divertirse de lo lindo or como loco coloq

what a ball!

¡qué divertido!

curve ball no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para curve ball no dicionário inglês»Espanhol

curve ball SUBST

Entrada criada por um utilizador

curve ball DESP

bola curva f

to throw sb a curve ball americ coloq fig

tomar a alguien por sorpresa

Traduções para curve ball no dicionário inglês»Espanhol

I.curve [kɜ:v, americ kɜ:rv] SUBST

curve

curva f

epidemic [or epidemiological] curve

curva epidemiológica

epi curve coloq

curva de la epidemia

II.curve [kɜ:v, americ kɜ:rv] VERBO 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, americ kɜ:rv] VERBO trans

curve

curvar

ball [bɔ:l] SUBST

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

Expressões:

to have a ball

divertirse

to get the ball rolling

poner las cosas en marcha

ball SUBST

Entrada criada por um utilizador

ball (testicle) vulg

huevo m vulg

the balls vulg

los huevos, las pelotas vulg

ball SUBST

Entrada criada por um utilizador

to have a ball (to have fun) coloq coloc

pasárselo pipa

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inglês

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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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