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[tɔs] 1. vtobject rzucać (rzucić perf); salad mieszać (wymieszać perf); pancake przewracać (przewrócić perf) (w locie); one's head odrzucać (odrzucić perf) do tyłu2. nto toss a coin — rzucać (rzucić perf) monetę
to toss up for sth — grać (zagrać perf) o coś w orła i reszkę
to toss and turn — ( in bed) przewracać się (z boku na bok), rzucać się
* * *[tos] 1. verb1) (to throw into or through the air: She tossed the ball up into the air.) rzucać2) ((often with about) to throw oneself restlessly from side to side: She tossed about all night, unable to sleep.) rzucać się3) ((of a ship) to be thrown about: The boat tossed wildly in the rough sea.) być rzucanym, kołysać się4) (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.) rzucać2. noun(an act of tossing.) rzut monetą- toss up- win/lose the toss -
2 toss up
(to toss a coin to decide a matter: We tossed up (to decide) whether to go to the play or the ballet.) ciągnąć losy, grać w orła i reszkę -
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.) wygrywać/przegrywać losowanie
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