Curveball Meaning in English

word

US

ˈkɜːrvˌbɔl

KURV-bawl

UK

ˈkɜːvbɔːl

KURV-bawl

Definición

A curveball is a type of pitch in baseball that moves in a curve. Figuratively, it means a surprising or unexpected challenge or event.

Uso & Matices

'Curveball' can refer to an actual baseball pitch or, more often, to something unexpected in life ('life threw me a curveball'). Common in informal and conversational English. Usually used for surprises that require quick adaptation, and not for positive surprises.

• Spanish: bola curva - sorpresa (figurado)
• Portuguese (BR): bola curva - surpresa inesperada (figurado)
• Portuguese (PT): bola curva - surpresa inesperada (figurado)
• Chinese (Simplified): 曲球 - 突如其来的意外（比喻）
• Chinese (Traditional): 曲球 - 突如其來的意外（比喻）
• Hindi: कर्वबॉल (क्रिकेट में गेंद) - अप्रत्याशित चुनौती (रूपक)
• Arabic: كرة منحنية - مفاجأة غير متوقعة (مجازي)
• Bengali: কার্ভবল - অপ্রত্যাশিত সমস্যা
• Russian: кёрлбол - неожиданный поворот
• Japanese: カーブボール - 思いがけない難題
• Vietnamese: cú ném cong - thử thách bất ngờ
• Korean: 커브볼 - 예상치 못한 문제
• Turkish: kavisli top - beklenmedik sorun
• Urdu: کرو بال - غیر متوقع مشکل
• Indonesian: lemparan bola lengkung - masalah tak terduga

Oraciones de Ejemplo

The pitcher threw a curveball.

basic

Life sometimes throws you a curveball.

basic

Her question was a real curveball.

basic

Just when everything was going well, work threw me a curveball.

natural

I thought the test would be easy, but it had a few curveballs.

natural

He handled that curveball like a pro.

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