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1 win/lose the toss
(to guess rightly or wrongly which side of the coin will fall uppermost: He won the toss so he started the game.) laimēt/zaudēt, metot monētu -
2 toss
[tos] 1. verb1) (to throw into or through the air: She tossed the ball up into the air.) mest/sviest augšup2) ((often with about) to throw oneself restlessly from side to side: She tossed about all night, unable to sleep.) mētāties; svaidīties3) ((of a ship) to be thrown about: The boat tossed wildly in the rough sea.) tikt svaidītam4) (to throw (a coin) into the air and decide a matter according to (a correct guess about) which side falls uppermost: They tossed a coin to decide which of them should go first.) (lozējot) mest monētu2. noun(an act of tossing.) lozēšana (metot monētu); mešana- toss up- win/lose the toss* * *mešana, sviešana; lozēšana; grūdiens; izmešana no segliem; sviest, mest; mētāt, svaidīt; svaidīties, mētāties; izmest no segliem; pacelt uz ragiem; lozēt; viegli samaisīt; skalot
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