ballpark
nomadjectifverbeattesté dans les dialogues
- États-Unis//ˈbɔl(ˌ)pɑɹk//
A field, stadium or park where ball, especially baseball, is played.
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- 1
A field, stadium or park where ball, especially baseball, is played.
- 2
figuréThe general vicinity; somewhere close; a broad approximation.
Let’s get in the ballpark, then worry about the fine details.
Some people say a lie is just a lie / But I say the cross is in the ballpark / Why deny the obvious, child?
But touching his wife's feet and sticking your tongue in the holiest of holies ain't the same fucking ballpark, it ain't the same league, it ain't even the same fucking sport.
Étymologie
From ball + park. Sense 2 related to ballpark figure.
adjectif
- 1
Approximate; close; on the right order of magnitude.
These are ballpark prices: you could give or take a little either way.
verbe
- 1
familierTo make a rough estimate of.
If you don’t have the exact expense total, just ballpark it.
Ballpark what you need in each category and average those amounts by 12 months.
Formes
- pluriel
- ballparks
- passé
- ballparked
- participe passé
- ballparked
- participe présent
- ballparking
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- ballparks
ballpark · A field, stadium or park where ball, especially baseball, is played.
ballroom · A large room used for dancing and banquets.balls · The testicles.Balls · A surname.