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transitive verbit's throwing it down — (coll.) es gießt [wie aus Eimern] (ugs.)
* * *vt▪ to \throw down down ⇆ sth1. (throw from above) etw herunterwerfen2. (deposit forcefully) etw hinwerfenthey threw a stone down the shaft sie warfen einen Stein in den Schachtto \throw down down one's arms sich akk ergebento \throw down down one's weapons die Waffen strecken [o wegwerfen4.▶ to \throw down down the gauntlet to sb jdm den Fehdehandschuh hinwerfen* * *vt sep1) (from a roof, the stairs etc) herunterwerfenthrow down your guns! —
to throw oneself down on the floor — sich zu Boden werfen, sich auf den Boden fallen lassen
2) (fig)* * *throw down v/t1. (o.s. sich) niederwerfen: → academic.ru/30597/gauntlet">gauntlet1 22. umstürzen3. CHEM fällen* * *transitive verbthrow down [on the ground] — auf den Boden werfen
it's throwing it down — (coll.) es gießt [wie aus Eimern] (ugs.)
* * *v.hinwerfen v.
См. также в других словарях:
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