ballpark

approssimativo, indicativo

Vicino al valore corretto, ma non esatto.

In inglese semplice: Roughly correct, without being exact.

• Give me a ballpark figure.
• Our ballpark estimate was about five hundred pounds.
• These ballpark costs may change when we receive the final quotes.

Sinonimi: approximate, rough, estimated

Contrari: exact, precise

Espressioni comuni: ballpark figure, ballpark estimate, ballpark cost

stadio di baseball, campo da baseball

Un campo o stadio in cui si gioca a baseball.

In inglese semplice: A field or stadium where baseball is played.

• The ballpark was full.
• We bought tickets for the new ballpark.
• Fans cheered as the team entered the ballpark.

Sinonimi: baseball stadium, baseball field

Espressioni comuni: crowded ballpark, local ballpark, at the ballpark

ordine di grandezza, intervallo approssimativo

Un intervallo di numeri o possibilità che è vicino a quello corretto.

In inglese semplice: A range of numbers or possibilities that is roughly correct.

• Your estimate is in the ballpark.
• Their prices are in the same ballpark as ours.
• We need a figure somewhere in the right ballpark.

Come si usa: in the ballpark of something (The cost is in the ballpark of ten thousand dollars.)

Sinonimi: approximate range

Espressioni comuni: in the ballpark, same ballpark, right ballpark

stimare, calcolare approssimativamente

Calcolare all’incirca un numero o una quantità, soprattutto un costo.

In inglese semplice: To make a rough guess about a number or amount, especially a cost.

• Can you ballpark the cost?
• She ballparked the total at three hundred dollars.
• We need to ballpark our expenses before planning the trip.

Come si usa: ballpark something at an amount (We ballparked the repairs at two thousand dollars.)

Sinonimi: estimate, roughly calculate

Espressioni comuni: ballpark the cost, ballpark a figure, ballpark something