curve ball in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for curve ball in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.curve [Am kərv, Brit kəːv] N

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 Am

agarrar a alguien desprevenido

to throw sb a curve Am

coger a alguien desprevenido esp Spain

2. curve (contour):

curve

curva f

3. curve (on graph):

curve

curva f

the Laffer curve

la curva Laffer

II.curve [Am kərv, Brit kəːv] 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 Mex

the path curves down to the sea

el sendero tuerce y baja hacia el mar

I.ball¹ [Am bɔl, Brit bɔːl] N

1.1. ball C:

ball (in baseball, golf)

pelota f

ball (in baseball, golf)

bola f

ball (in basketball, football)

pelota f esp LatAm

ball (in basketball, football)

balón m esp Spain

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 inf

andar con cuatro ojos inf

to be on the ball inf

ser muy espabilado

to carry the ball Am

llevar la batuta or la voz cantante

to drop or fumble the ball lit (in US football) 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 Am (baseball):

ball

béisbol m

2.2. ball U (game):

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

jugar a la pelota (con alguien)

he wouldn't play ballwith the police inf

no quiso colaborar or cooperar con la policía

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

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 Am

toda la historia inf

he bought it, the whole ballof wax

se tragó toda la historia inf

3.2. ball C or U:

ball HISTORY, MIL

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 sl <balls, pl > (testicles):

ball

huevos mpl vulg sl

ball

pelotas fpl vulg sl

ball

cojones mpl vulg sl

ball

tanates mpl Mex vulg 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 vulg sl

to have balls

tenerlos bien puestos or tenerlas bien puestas inf

to have sb by the balls

tener a alguien bien agarrado

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

ball

pendejadas fpl

ball

huevadas fpl And Ven

ball

gilipolleces fpl Spain

ball

boludeces fpl Col RioPl vulg sl

balls to them!

¡que se vayan a la mierda! vulg sl

II.ball¹ [Am bɔl, Brit bɔːl] VB trans

1. ball string/wool:

ball

ovillar

2. ball (have sex with) Am:

ball sl

echarse un polvo con sl

ball sl

tirarse vulg sl

III.ball¹ [Am bɔl, Brit bɔːl] VB intr Am sl

ball

echarse un polvo sl

ball

joder vulg sl

ball

tirar vulg sl

ball² [Am bɔl, Brit bɔːl] N (dance)

ball

baile m

to have a ball inf

divertirse de lo lindo or como loco inf

what a ball!

¡qué divertido!

curve ball in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for curve ball in the English»Spanish Dictionary

curve ball N

User Entry

curve ball SPORTS

bola curva f

to throw sb a curve ball Am inf fig

tomar a alguien por sorpresa

Translations for curve ball in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.curve [kɜ:v, Am kɜ:rv] N

curve

curva f

epidemic [or epidemiological] curve

curva epidemiológica

epi curve inf

curva de la epidemia

II.curve [kɜ:v, Am kɜ:rv] 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, Am kɜ:rv] VB trans

curve

curvar

ball [bɔ:l] N

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

Phrases:

to have a ball

divertirse

to get the ball rolling

poner las cosas en marcha

ball N

User Entry

ball (testicle) vulg

huevo m vulg

the balls vulg

los huevos, las pelotas vulg

ball N

User Entry

to have a ball (to have fun) inf coll

pasárselo pipa

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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