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[tos] 1. verb1) (to throw into or through the air: She tossed the ball up into the air.) vyhodit2) ((often with about) to throw oneself restlessly from side to side: She tossed about all night, unable to sleep.) převracet se3) ((of a ship) to be thrown about: The boat tossed wildly in the rough sea.) zmítat se4) (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.) hodit si (mincí)2. noun(an act of tossing.) hod- toss up- win/lose the toss* * *• vyhodit• pohodit• přehazovat• odhodit• hodit• hod• mrštit -
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(to toss a coin to decide a matter: We tossed up (to decide) whether to go to the play or the ballet.) hodit si (mincí) -
3 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.) vyhrát/prohrát při házení mincí
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