I flung a few things into a suitcase

fling [flɪŋ] (pt & pp flung [flʌŋ])

1 transitive verb

lancer, jeter;

∎ don't just fling it, aim when you throw ne le lance pas n'importe où, vise d'abord;

∎ to fling one's arms around sb's neck jeter ses bras autour du cou de qn;

∎ fling it in the dustbin jette-le à la poubelle;

∎ he flung himself into an armchair il s'est jeté dans un fauteuil;

∎ to fling oneself into a task se lancer dans une tâche;

∎ I flung a few things into a suitcase j'ai fourré quelques affaires dans une valise;

∎ you shouldn't just fling yourself into these jobs/relationships tu ne devrais pas te lancer sans réfléchir dans ce type de travail/relation;

∎ to fling sb into jail jeter qn en prison;

∎ don't just fling yourself at him ne te jette pas dans ses bras;

∎ he flung himself off the top of the cliff il s'est jeté du haut de la falaise;

∎ with his coat casually flung over his shoulders avec son manteau négligemment jeté sur ses épaules;

∎ she flung the windows wide open elle ouvrit les fenêtres en grand;

∎ familiar just fling in a bit of wine to give it taste ajoute juste un peu de vin pour donner du goût^□ ;

∎ she was flinging insults left right and centre elle lançait des insultes de toutes parts;

∎ figurative to fling sth in sb's face envoyer qch à la figure de qn

2 noun

(a) familiar (attempt, try)

∎ to give sth a fling, to have a fling at sth essayer qch^□ ;

∎ to have a fling at doing sth essayer de faire qch^□ ;

∎ he had given French a fling a few years before il avait essayé de se mettre au français quelques années auparavant;

∎ let's give it a fling essayons un coup

(b) familiar (wild behaviour)

∎ youth must have its fling il faut que jeunesse se passe;

∎ to have a final fling s'éclater une dernière fois

(c) familiar (affair)

∎ to have a fling with sb avoir une aventure avec qn;

∎ the two of them are having a fling ils ont une aventure;

∎ it's nothing serious, it's just a fling ce n'est rien de sérieux, juste une aventure

(d) (dance) = danse traditionnelle écossaise

➲ fling about separable transitive verb

(objects) lancer;

∎ the luggage got flung about a bit during the flight les bagages ont été un peu secoués pendant le vol;

∎ he flung his arms about wildly (fighting) il se démenait violemment; (gesticulating) il gesticulait violemment;

∎ figurative to fling one's money about mener grand train

➲ fling away separable transitive verb

(discard) jeter (de côté);

∎ that's just flinging your money away c'est jeter ton argent par les fenêtres

➲ fling back separable transitive verb

(ball) renvoyer; (curtains) ouvrir brusquement; (sheets, blanket) rejeter;

∎ she flung back her head elle a rejeté sa tête en arrière

➲ fling down separable transitive verb

(object) jeter par terre;

∎ don't just fling the books down anywhere ne jette pas les livres n'importe où;

∎ to fling down a challenge lancer ou jeter un défi;

∎ fling down my keys, will you? lance-moi mes clés, s'il te plaît

➲ fling off separable transitive verb

(a) (coat, dress etc) jeter

(b) (attacker) repousser violemment

(c) (casual remarks) dire avec désinvolture; (poems, article) écrire d'un trait

➲ fling out separable transitive verb

(a) (throw out) jeter dehors; (get rid of → unwanted object) jeter, balancer; (→ bill, legislation, case) rejeter;

∎ familiar to fling sb out flanquer qn à la porte;

∎ she flung him out of the house elle l'a flanqué à la porte, elle l'a viré de chez elle

(b) (extend)

∎ to fling out one's arm étendre le bras d'un grand geste;

∎ he flung out a fist and knocked his assailant out il mit son assaillant K-O d'un coup de poing;

∎ he flung out a foot and turned the ball into the net il tendit le pied et dévia la balle vers le filet

➲ fling up separable transitive verb

(throw → in air) jeter en l'air; (→ to someone in higher position) lancer, envoyer;

∎ he flung up his hands in horror horrifié, il leva les bras au ciel

fling

A n

1 ○ ( spree) bon temps m ; to have a fling se payer du bon temps ; to have a last ou final fling faire la fête avant de se ranger ;

2 ○ ( affair) ( sexual) aventure f ; ( intellectual) flirt ○ m ; to have a brief fling with Marxism flirter brièvement avec le marxisme.

B vtr (prét, pp flung) ( throw) lancer [ball, grenade, stone] (onto sur ; into dans) ; lancer [insult, accusation] (at à) ; to fling a scarf around one's shoulders jeter une écharpe sur ses épaules ; to fling a few things into a suitcase jeter quelques affaires dans une valise ; to fling sb to the ground [person] jeter qn à terre ; [blast] projeter qn à terre ; to fling sb against sth [blast, person] projeter qn contre qch ; I flung my arms around her neck je me suis jeté à son cou ; to fling sb into prison jeter qn en prison.

C v refl to fling oneself se jeter (across en travers de ; into dans ; onto sur ; over par dessus ; under sous) ; to fling oneself off sth sauter de [bridge, cliff] ; he flung himself at her feet il s'est jeté à ses pieds.

to fling oneself at sb's head se jeter à la tête de qn ; youth must have its fling il faut que jeunesse se passe.

■ fling about, fling around:

▶ fling [sth] around gaspiller [money].

■ fling away:

▶ fling [sth] away jeter qch.

■ fling back:

▶ fling [sth] back, fling back [sth] renvoyer [ball, keys] ; rejeter [qch] en arrière [hair, head] ; ouvrir [qch] brusquement [door].

■ fling down:

▶ fling [sth] down, fling down [sth] jeter [qch] par terre [coat, newspaper].

■ fling on:

▶ fling on [sth] enfiler [qch] rapidement [dress, coat].

■ fling open:

▶ fling [sth] open, fling open [sth] ouvrir [qch] brusquement [door] ; ouvrir [qch] tout grand [window].

■ fling out:

▶ fling [sb] out mettre [qn] à la porte [lover, troublemaker].

1. v/i botany shoot, sprout

2. v/t throw

buttare via throw away

fig waste

buttare giù knock down

lettera scribble down

boccone gulp down

colloq buttare la pasta put the pasta on

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buttare v.tr.

1 ( gettare, lanciare) to throw*, to cast*, to fling*: buttami la palla, per favore, throw me the ball, please; i pescatori buttarono le reti, the fishermen cast their nets; il giocatore buttò i dadi, the player cast the dice; l'ancora fu buttata in acqua, the anchor was thrown into the water; fu arrestato e buttato in prigione, he was arrested and thrown into prison; buttare a terra qlcu., to knock s.o. to the ground; non buttare niente in terra!, don't throw (o drop) anything on to the floor; l'ha buttato per sbaglio dalla finestra, he threw it out of the window by mistake; gli buttò le braccia al collo, she flung her arms round his neck; aprì la valigia e vi buttò dentro un paio di vestiti, he opened his suitcase and threw some clothes in (o inside); l'ubriaco fu buttato fuori, the drunken man was thrown out; buttò le braccia in avanti, he flung his arms forwards; buttò indietro la testa, she threw her head back; buttò indietro le coperte e si alzò; he flung his bedclothes back and got up; buttalo via!, throw it away!; buttamelo giù, su, per favore, throw it down, up to me, please // mi ha buttato in faccia la verità, he flung the truth in my face // buttò un occhio al sedile prima di sedersi, he gave a look round before sitting down // buttare giù, ( abbattere) to knock down; ( ingoiare) to swallow; ( abbozzare) to rough out; to scribble: hanno buttato giù la chiesetta in piazza, they've knocked down (o demolished) the small church in the square; (fin.) buttare giù il mercato, to bang the market; butta giù questa medicina, da bravo, be a good little boy and swallow this medicine!; non sono riuscito a buttare giù neanche un boccone, I wasn't able to swallow a single mouthful; ti ho buttato giù uno schizzo dell'appartamento, I've sketched out a rough plan of the flat for you; pensavo di poter buttar giù il tema in fretta, I thought I could get the essay done out of the way; buttami giù due righe come pro-memoria, jot down (o scribble) a few lines for me as a reminder; la malattia l'ha buttata giù molto, her illness has really left her very weak // ha buttato là una frase per ferirmi, he dropped a hint just to hurt me; buttò là un'idea che ci sembrò meravigliosa, he casually suggested an idea we thought was wonderful // ha buttato all'aria tutta la casa per cercare gli occhiali che credeva d'aver perso, she turned the house upside down looking for her glasses she thought she had lost; ha buttato all'aria tutti i miei piani, he upset all my plans; furono costretti a buttare all'aria i loro progetti, they had to scrap their plans // buttare la pasta, il riso, to start cooking the pasta, the rice

2 ( sprecare) to waste, to throw* away: buttar ( via) il denaro, il tempo, to waste money, time; non mi piace buttare i soldi dalla finestra, I don't approve of wasting (o squandering) money

3 ( emettere) to send* out; (perdere, spec. di recipienti) to leak: il camino buttava fumo, the chimney was sending out smoke; il vaso buttava acqua da tutte le parti, the pot was leaking all over the place // la ferita buttava sangue, the wound was bleeding

4 ( di piante) to put* out: le rose incominciano a buttare le gemme, the roses are beginning to put out buds

◆ v. intr.

1 ( volgere, tendere) to become*: il tempo butta al bello, the weather is becoming nice (o is clearing) // butta male!, things look pretty grim!

2 ( di piante) to put* out (buds, flowers etc.); ( gemme) to bud; ( germogli) to sprout.

◘ buttarsi v.rifl. to throw* oneself, to fling* oneself: si buttò ( giù) dalla finestra, he threw himself out of the window; si buttò esausto sul letto, he flung himself onto the bed exhausted; si buttò su una poltrona, he threw himself (o collapsed) into an armchair; si buttò ai miei piedi, he threw himself at my feet // si è buttato sotto il treno, he threw himself under the train; si buttò ( con impeto) contro l'avversario, he flung himself at his opponent // buttare col paracadute, to parachute // buttare nel lavoro, to throw oneself into a job; buttare nella politica, to plunge into politics; buttare anima e corpo in qlco., to throw oneself heart and soul into sthg.; non ha fatto niente tutto l'anno, ma alla fine si è buttato nello studio anima e corpo, he did nothing for the whole year but finally he really got stuck into his studies // io mi butto!, I'll have a go at it! // si butterebbe nel fuoco per sua figlia, he'd do absolutely anything for his daughter // buttare giù, ( deprimersi) to let oneself go.

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1. vt

1) (gettare) to throw

2) (anche: buttare via) (nella spazzatura) to throw away, discard, (sprecare: soldi, tempo) to waste

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2. vi

(aus avere)

3. vr (buttarsi)

(saltare) to jump

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verbo transitivo

1) (lanciare) to throw*

2) (sbarazzarsi)

3) (sprecare) to throw* away [occasione, soldi]

4) (far cadere)

5) (stendere)

6) (emettere) to spew, to eject [lava, fumo]

7) buttare giù (rovesciare) to cast* down, to knock off, to knock down [vaso, sedia]; (abbattere) to throw* down, to pull down [ edificio]; to knock down [ albero]; [ vento] to blow* down [ albero]; (sfondare) to smash down [ porta]; (ingoiare) to swallow [ cibo]; (avvilire) to bring* down, to get* down [ persona]; (debilitare) [ malattia] to weaken [ persona]; (abbozzare) to dash off, to throw* off, to toss off, to write* down [ appunti]; (giocare) to throw* down [ carta]

8) buttare fuori to throw* out [importuno, studente]; to throw* out, to kick out [ dipendente]

9) buttare indietro to fling* back [testa, capelli]

10) buttare là, buttare lì to throw* out [frase, idea]

verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) (germogliare) to bud, to come* up, to sprout

verbo pronominale buttarsi

1) (gettarsi) to throw* oneself

2) fig.

3) (osare) to go* for it, to give* it a go

4) (indossare)

5) (sfociare)

6) buttarsi giù (avvilirsi) to get* dejected

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buttare

/but'tare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 (lanciare) to throw*; buttare qcs. per terra, in aria to throw sth. to the ground, up into the air

 2 (sbarazzarsi) buttare (via) to throw away o out [cose vecchie, rifiuti]; non è da buttar via! fig. it's not to be sneezed at!

 3 (sprecare) to throw* away [occasione, soldi]

 4 (far cadere) buttare (giù) qcs. dalla finestra to throw sth. out of the window

 5 (stendere) buttare una coperta sul letto to throw a blanket over the bed

 6 (emettere) to spew, to eject [lava, fumo]

 7 buttare giù (rovesciare) to cast* down, to knock off, to knock down [vaso, sedia]; (abbattere) to throw* down, to pull down [ edificio]; to knock down [ albero]; [ vento] to blow* down [ albero]; (sfondare) to smash down [ porta]; (ingoiare) to swallow [ cibo]; (avvilire) to bring* down, to get* down [ persona]; (debilitare) [ malattia] to weaken [ persona]; (abbozzare) to dash off, to throw* off, to toss off, to write* down [ appunti]; (giocare) to throw* down [ carta]; buttare qcn. giù dal letto to get sb. out of bed

 8 buttare fuori to throw* out [importuno, studente]; to throw* out, to kick out [ dipendente]; buttare fuori di casa to put out [ inquilino]; to turn out into the street [ coniuge]

 9 buttare indietro to fling* back [testa, capelli]

 10 buttare là, buttare lì to throw* out [frase, idea]

II verbo intransitivo

 (aus. avere) (germogliare) to bud, to come* up, to sprout

III buttarsi verbo pronominale

 1 (gettarsi) to throw* oneself; - rsi sul letto to throw oneself onto o to fall into bed; -rsi (giù) dalla finestra, sotto un treno to throw oneself out of the window, in front of a train; - rsi in acqua to throw oneself o jump into the water; (per fare un bagno) to go for a dip

 2 fig. - rsi su to fall on, to pitch into [ cibo]; - rsi in to throw oneself o pitch into [ lavoro]

 3 (osare) to go* for it, to give* it a go; buttati! go for it! just do it!

 4 (indossare) - rsi una sciarpa sulle spalle to fling o sling a scarf around one's shoulders

 5 (sfociare) il Po si butta nell'Adriatico the River Po flows into o joins the Adriatic Sea

 6 buttarsi giù (avvilirsi) to get* dejected; non ti buttare giù don't do yourself down

IDIOMS

buttare la pasta to put the pasta (into the boiling water); buttare qcs. in faccia a qcn. to throw sth. into sb.'s teeth, to cast sth. up at sb.; buttare all'aria to mess up [fogli, stanza, progetto]; buttare a mare qcs. to throw sth. out the window; buttare un occhio su to cast a glance o look at; buttare o -rsi alle spalle to leave behind, to turn one's back on [preoccupazioni, passato]; buttare al vento to dish, to bungle [ piani]; to chuck, to fritter away [ denaro].