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/tɑs/ /tɒs/ /tɔs/

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noun

Lanzamiento

A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.

Examples :

"The child's careless toss of the ball broke the window. "

El lanzamiento descuidado de la pelota por el niño rompió la ventana.

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noun

Lanzamiento de moneda

The coin toss before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play.

Examples :

"The coin toss decided which team got the first bat in the school cricket match. "

El lanzamiento de moneda decidió qué equipo batearía primero en el partido de cricket escolar.

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noun

Un movimiento altivo de la cabeza

A haughty throwing up of the head.

Examples :

"Her toss of her head was clear; she didn't want to help with the dishes. "

Su movimiento altivo de la cabeza fue claro; no quería ayudar con los platos.

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noun

Importancia, interés

(British slang) A jot, in the phrase 'give a toss'.

Examples :

"My brother doesn't give a toss about his homework; he just wants to play games. "

A mi hermano no le importa un comino su tarea; solo quiere jugar.

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noun

Agitación, conmoción

(British slang) A state of agitation; commotion.

Examples :

"The meeting was in a toss of confusion; everyone was arguing and nobody could agree. "

La reunión fue un caos de confusión; todos discutían y nadie podía ponerse de acuerdo.

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noun

Medida de espadines

A measure of sprats.

Examples :

"The fishmonger sold sprats by the toss. "

El pescadero vendió espadines por la medida.

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verb

Lanzar, arrojar

To throw with an initial upward direction.

Examples :

"Toss it over here!"

¡Tíralo para acá!

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verb

Lanzar, arrojar

To lift with a sudden or violent motion.

Examples :

"to toss the head"

lanzar la cabeza

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verb

Agitar, inquietar

To agitate; to make restless.

Examples :

"The bad news about the project's delay really tossed her into a state of anxiety. "

Las malas noticias sobre el retraso del proyecto realmente la sumieron en un estado de ansiedad.

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verb

Acosar, atormentar

To subject to trials; to harass.

Examples :

"The difficult math problems tossed the students with numerous hours of struggle. "

Los difíciles problemas de matemáticas atormentaron a los estudiantes con numerosas horas de lucha.

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verb

Lanzar, echar a suertes

To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention.

Examples :

"To decide who goes first in the game, the kids tossed a coin. "

Para decidir quién va primero en el juego, los niños echaron a suertes una moneda.

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verb

Descartar, tirar

To discard: to toss out

Examples :

"The children tossed their old toys into the donation box. "

Los niños tiraron sus viejos juguetes en la caja de donación.

"After the party, they tossed the empty boxes into the recycling bin. "

Después de la fiesta, tiraron las cajas vacías al contenedor de reciclaje.

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verb

Mezclar, revolver

To stir or mix (a salad).

Examples :

"to toss a salad; a tossed salad."

Mezclar una ensalada; una ensalada mezclada.

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verb

Masturbarse

(British slang) To masturbate

Examples :

"He tossed before going to bed to relax. "

Se masturbó antes de acostarse para relajarse.

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verb

Registrar

To search (a room or a cell), sometimes leaving visible disorder, as for valuables or evidence of a crime.

Examples :

""Someone tossed just his living room and bedroom." / "They probably found what they were looking for.""

Alguien registró solo su sala de estar y dormitorio." / "Probablemente encontraron lo que buscaban.

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verb

Revolcarse, lanzar, agitarse

To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion.

Examples :

"tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep"

Revolcándome en la cama, incapaz de dormir.

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verb

Ser zarandeado, ser sacudido

To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean, or as a ship in heavy seas.

Examples :

"The sailboat was tossed about by the strong waves. "

El velero era zarandeado por las fuertes olas.

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verb

Lanzar, arrojar, voltear

To keep in play; to tumble over.

Examples :

"to spend four years in tossing the rules of grammar"

pasar cuatro años cuestionando las reglas de la gramática

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verb

Levantar los remos

To peak (the oars), to lift them from the rowlocks and hold them perpendicularly, the handle resting on the bottom of the boat.

Examples :

"The rower tossed the oars, holding them upright in the boat. "

El remero levantó los remos, sosteniéndolos en posición vertical en el bote.

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verb

Bebérselo de un trago

(British slang) To drink in large draughts; to gulp.

Examples :

"He tossed down his glass of water in one gulp, eager to get back to studying. "

Se bebió el vaso de agua de un trago, ansioso por volver a estudiar.

drink essential