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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWheelhouse
/ˈwiːl.haʊs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person's area of expertise, special skill, or comfort zone.
"Complex data analysis is right in his wheelhouse." - 2
In baseball, the area where a pitched ball is most easily and powerfully hit by a batter.
"The pitcher made a mistake, throwing a fastball right into the hitter's wheelhouse."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originally originating in the mid-19th century as a nautical term referring to the enclosed structure on a ship where the steering wheel is located and the captain operates the vessel. By the mid-20th century, particularly in American English and baseball terminology, it evolved metaphorically to describe a batter's sweet spot or, more broadly, an area of expertise, comfort, or specialty.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wheelhouse" is said worldwide
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domaine de compétence
Transliteration: domɛn də kɔ̃pɑ̃s
"La programmation est tout à fait dans son domaine de compétence."
Spezialgebiet
Transliteration: ʃpɛtsi̯aːlɡəˌbiːt
"Finanzanalysen gehören absolut zu seinem Spezialgebiet."
specialità
Transliteration: spetʃaliˈta
"Questo tipo di progetto è proprio la sua specialità."
especialidad
Transliteration: es.pe.sja.liˈdad
"Resolver problemas técnicos complejos está en su especialidad."
especialidade
Transliteration: es.pe.si.a.liˈda.dʒi
"O marketing digital está totalmente na alçada dele."
विशेषज्ञता का क्षेत्र
Transliteration: visheshagyata ka kshetra
"यह कार्य उनकी विशेषज्ञता के क्षेत्र में आता है।"
拿手好戏
Transliteration: ná shǒu hǎo xì
"这个项目完全在他的拿手好戏之内。"
전문 분야
Transliteration: jeonmun bun-ya
"그것은 정확히 그의 전문 분야이다."
得意分野
Transliteration: tokui fen'ya
"データサイエンスは彼の得意分野だ。"
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