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toss

/tɑs/ /tɒs/ /tɔs/

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noun

Lancer, jet

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. "

Le lancer négligent de la balle par l'enfant a cassé la fenêtre.

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noun

Pile ou face

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. "

Le pile ou face a décidé quelle équipe a frappé en premier au match de cricket scolaire.

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noun

Un mouvement de tête hautain

A haughty throwing up of the head.

Examples :

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

Son mouvement de tête hautain était clair ; elle ne voulait pas aider à faire la vaisselle.

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noun

Un brin, un sou

(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. "

Mon frère n'en a rien à faire de ses devoirs ; il veut juste jouer.

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noun

Agitation, tumulte

(British slang) A state of agitation; commotion.

Examples :

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

La réunion était dans une agitation confuse ; tout le monde se disputait et personne ne pouvait être d'accord.

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noun

Mesure de sprats

A measure of sprats.

Examples :

"The fishmonger sold sprats by the toss. "

Le poissonnier vendait des sprats à la mesure.

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verb

Lancer

To throw with an initial upward direction.

Examples :

"Toss it over here!"

Lance-le par ici !

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verb

Lancer, jeter

To lift with a sudden or violent motion.

Examples :

"to toss the head"

lancer la tête

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verb

Agiter, rendre inquiet

To agitate; to make restless.

Examples :

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

Les mauvaises nouvelles concernant le retard du projet l'ont vraiment plongée dans un état d'anxiété.

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verb

Tourmenter, harceler

To subject to trials; to harass.

Examples :

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

Les problèmes de maths difficiles ont tourmenté les élèves pendant de nombreuses heures de lutte.

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verb

Lancer, jeter une pièce

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

Examples :

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

Pour décider qui commence dans le jeu, les enfants ont lancé une pièce.

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verb

Jeter, se débarrasser de

To discard: to toss out

Examples :

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

Les enfants ont jeté leurs vieux jouets dans la boîte de dons.

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

Après la fête, ils ont jeté les boîtes vides dans la poubelle de recyclage.

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verb

Mélanger, remuer

To stir or mix (a salad).

Examples :

"to toss a salad; a tossed salad."

Mélanger une salade ; une salade mélangée.

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verb

Se masturber

(British slang) To masturbate

Examples :

"He tossed before going to bed to relax. "

Il s'est masturbé avant d'aller se coucher pour se détendre.

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verb

Fouiller

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.""

Quelqu'un a fouillé juste son salon et sa chambre." / "Ils ont probablement trouvé ce qu'ils cherchaient.

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verb

Secouer, lancer, être agité

To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion.

Examples :

"tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep"

Me retournant sans cesse dans mon lit, incapable de dormir.

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verb

Être ballotté, être secoué

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. "

Le voilier était ballotté par les fortes vagues.

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verb

Lancer, jeter, renverser

To keep in play; to tumble over.

Examples :

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

passer quatre ans à remettre en question les règles de grammaire

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verb

Mettre les avirons en l'air

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. "

Le rameur a mis les avirons en l'air, les tenant droits dans le bateau.

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verb

Boire cul sec

(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. "

Il a bu son verre d'eau cul sec, impatient de se remettre à étudier.

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