Nouns | |||||||
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| curveball [fig.] | die Stolperfalle pl.: die Stolperfallen | ||||||
| curveball [fig.] | unerwartete Wendung | ||||||
| curveball [SPORT.] | Ball, der bogenförmig vom Werfer zum Schlagmann geworfen wird [Baseball] | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| to throw so. a curve ball (or: curveball) [coll.] | jmdn. aus dem Konzept bringen | brachte, gebracht | | ||||||
| to throw so. a curve ball (or: curveball) [coll.] | jmdn. überraschen | überraschte, überrascht | | ||||||
| to throw so. a curve ball (or: curveball) [coll.] | jmdn. überrumpeln | überrumpelte, überrumpelt | | ||||||
| to throw so. a curve ball (or: curveball) [coll.] | jmdn. verwirren | verwirrte, verwirrt | | ||||||
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| curveball | Last post 22 Mar 12, 06:20 | |
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