ballpark

approximatif, estimatif

Proche de la valeur juste, sans être exact.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : approximate, rough, estimated

Contraires : exact, precise

Expressions courantes : ballpark figure, ballpark estimate, ballpark cost

stade de baseball, terrain de baseball

Un terrain ou un stade où l’on joue au baseball.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : baseball stadium, baseball field

Expressions courantes : crowded ballpark, local ballpark, at the ballpark

ordre de grandeur, fourchette approximative

Un ensemble de valeurs ou de possibilités proche de ce qui est juste.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : in the ballpark of something (The cost is in the ballpark of ten thousand dollars.)

Synonymes : approximate range

Expressions courantes : in the ballpark, same ballpark, right ballpark

estimer, évaluer approximativement

Évaluer approximativement un nombre ou une quantité, surtout un coût.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : ballpark something at an amount (We ballparked the repairs at two thousand dollars.)

Synonymes : estimate, roughly calculate

Expressions courantes : ballpark the cost, ballpark a figure, ballpark something