curve ball en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de curve ball en el diccionario inglés»español

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

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 Esp.

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] V. 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 [ingl. am. bɔl, ingl. brit. bɔːl] SUST.

1.1. ball C:

ball (in baseball, golf)

pelota f

ball (in baseball, golf)

bola f

ball (in basketball, football)

pelota f esp 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 ingl. am.

llevar la batuta or la voz cantante

to drop or fumble the ball literal (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) 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 ingl. am.

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., 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 vulg. argot <balls, pl > (testicles):

ball

huevos mpl vulg. argot

ball

pelotas fpl vulg. argot

ball

cojones mpl vulg. argot

ball

tanates mpl Méx. vulg. argot

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. argot

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. argot <balls, pl > (nonsense):

ball

pendejadas fpl

ball

huevadas fpl And. Ven.

ball

gilipolleces fpl Esp.

ball

boludeces fpl Col. Río Pl. vulg. argot

balls to them!

¡que se vayan a la mierda! vulg. argot

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

1. ball string/wool:

ball

ovillar

2. ball (have sex with) ingl. am.:

ball argot

echarse un polvo con argot

ball argot

tirarse vulg. argot

III.ball¹ [ingl. am. bɔl, ingl. brit. bɔːl] V. intr. ingl. am. argot

ball

echarse un polvo argot

ball

joder vulg. argot

ball

tirar vulg. argot

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

ball

baile m

to have a ball coloq.

divertirse de lo lindo or como loco coloq.

what a ball!

¡qué divertido!

curve ball en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de curve ball en el diccionario inglés»español

curve ball SUST.

Entrada creada por un usuario

curve ball DEP.

bola curva f

to throw sb a curve ball ingl. am. coloq. fig

tomar a alguien por sorpresa

Traducciones de curve ball en el diccionario inglés»español

I.curve [kɜ:v, ingl. am. kɜ:rv] SUST.

curve

curva f

epidemic [or epidemiological] curve

curva epidemiológica

epi curve coloq.

curva de la epidemia

II.curve [kɜ:v, ingl. am. kɜ:rv] V. 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] V. trans.

curve

curvar

ball [bɔ:l] SUST.

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

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to have a ball

divertirse

to get the ball rolling

poner las cosas en marcha

ball SUST.

Entrada creada por un usuario

ball (testicle) vulg.

huevo m vulg.

the balls vulg.

los huevos, las pelotas vulg.

ball SUST.

Entrada creada por un usuario

to have a ball (to have fun) coloq. coloc.

pasárselo pipa

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

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

www.womansday.com.au

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

www.horror-movies.ca

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

www.nydailynews.com

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

www.straight.com

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

www.sbnation.com

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

smallbiztrends.com

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

www.dailyheraldtribune.com

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

www.huffingtonpost.ca

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

www.winnipegfreepress.com

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

en.wikipedia.org