a fling of the dice

to have a fling — spassarsela, fare baldoria

to fling a scarf around one's shoulders — gettarsi una sciarpa sulle spalle

to fling sb. to the ground — gettare qcn. per terra

I flung my arms around her neck — le gettai le braccia al collo

to fling sb. into prison — sbattere qcn. in prigione

to have a last fling — fare un'ultima follia

to have one's fling — godersela

he flung the dictionary onto the floor — ha gettato il dizionario sul pavimento

to fling one's arms round sb — gettare le braccia al collo di qn

the door was flung open — la porta fu spalancata

to fling o.s. into a chair — buttarsi su una poltrona

to fling o.s. into a job — gettarsi a capofitto in un lavoro

to fling on one's clothes — vestirsi in fretta e furia

to have a fling — spassarsela, fare baldoria

to fling a scarf around one's shoulders — gettarsi una sciarpa sulle spalle

to fling sb. to the ground — gettare qcn. per terra

I flung my arms around her neck — le gettai le braccia al collo

to fling sb. into prison — sbattere qcn. in prigione

ha buttato il cappotto sul letto — he threw his coat onto the bed

buttare fuori qn — to throw sb out

buttare qc addosso a qn — to throw sth at sb

buttare qc a qn — to throw sth to sb

buttare qc per terra — to throw sth on the ground

hai già buttato la pasta? — have you put the pasta in?

buttarsi il cappotto sulle spalle — to throw one's coat round one's shoulders

era rotto e l'ho buttato via — it was broken and I threw it away

non è un tipo da buttar via — he's not bad looking

buttare giù — (scritto) to jot down, scribble down, (cibo, boccone) to gulp down, (edificio) to pull down, knock down, (governo) to bring down

buttare giù un muro — to knock down a wall

buttare giù due righe — to scribble a couple of lines

(fraseologia) buttare la colpa addosso a qn — to lay the blame on sb

buttare i soldi dalla finestra — to throw money down the drain

ho buttato là una frase — I mentioned it in passing

gli ha buttato in faccia tutto il suo disprezzo — she told him to his face how much she despised him

mi ha buttato in faccia tutta la verità — he flung the truth at me

(fam : apparire) la faccenda butta male — things are looking bad

buttarsi in acqua — to jump into the water

buttarsi dalla finestra — to jump out of the window

buttarsi nelle braccia di qn — to throw o.s. into sb's arms

buttarsi in ginocchio — to throw o.s. down on one's knees

buttarsi (anima e corpo) in qc — to throw o.s. (wholeheartedly) into sth

buttare qcs. per terra, in aria — to throw sth. to the ground, up into the air

buttare (giù) qcs. dalla finestra — to throw sth. out of the window

buttare una coperta sul letto — to throw a blanket over the bed

buttare qcn. giù dal letto — to get sb. out of bed

-rsi (giù) dalla finestra, sotto un treno — to throw oneself out of the window, in front of a train

buttati! — go for it! just do it!

non ti buttare giù — don't do yourself down

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 a mare qcs. — to throw sth. out the window

throw something at somebody — etwas nach jemandem werfen

throw a punch/punches — zuschlagen

throw a left/right — eine Linke/Rechte schlagen

be thrown upon one's own resources — selbst für sich aufkommen müssen

throw something into disarray — etwas durcheinander bringen

throw [the/a dice] — würfeln

have another throw — werfen Sie noch einmal

at 10 dollars a throw — zu 10 Dollar das Stück

to throw the dice — würfeln

to throw a six — eine Sechs würfeln

to throw sth to sb — jdm etw zuwerfen

throw me those keys — werfen Sie mir die Schlüssel herüber

to throw a ball 20 metres — einen Ball 20 Meter weit werfen

to throw sth across the room —

to throw sb across the ring — jdn durch den Ring schleudern

to throw oneself into the job — sich in die Arbeit stürzen

to throw one's voice — seine Stimme zum Tragen bringen

to throw money at sth — etw mit Geld überhäufen

to be thrown from the saddle — aus dem Sattel geworfen werden

to throw a coat over sb — jdm einen Mantel überwerfen

to throw a glance at sb/sth — einen Blick auf jdn/etw werfen

to throw an angry look at sb/sth — jdm/einer Sache einen wütenden Blick zuwerfen

to throw light — Licht geben

to throw sb off the scent or trail — jdn von der Spur abbringen

to throw the blame on sb — jdm die Schuld zuschieben or in die Schuhe schieben

to throw doubt on sth —

(snake) to throw its skin — sich häuten

throw something to somebody — jemandem etwas zuwerfen

throw something at somebody — etwas nach jemandem werfen

throw a punch/punches — zuschlagen

throw a left/right — eine Linke/Rechte schlagen

throw oneself on one's knees/to the floor/into a chair — sich auf die Knie/zu Boden/in einen Sessel werfen

be thrown upon one's own resources — selbst für sich aufkommen müssen

throw something into disarray — etwas durcheinander bringen

throw [the/a dice] — würfeln

to cast a stone — бросить камень

to cast ashore — выбрасывать на берег

to cast anchor — бросать якорь

to cast a net — закидывать сеть

to cast lots — бросать жребий

Pieces of wood are cast up all along this coast. — Весь берег покрыт выброшенными из моря деревянными обломками.

A body was cast up last night. — Вчера вечером на берег выбросило труп.

to cast an eye / a glance / a look — бросить взгляд

The girl cast her eyes down modestly. — Девушка скромно опустила глаза.

He shrugged his shoulders, shook his head, cast up his eyes, but said nothing. — Он пожал плечами, покачал головой, поднял глаза, но ничего не сказал.

to cast a shadow on smth. — отбрасывать тень на что-л.

to cast light (up)on smth. — проливать свет на что-л.; вносить ясность

to cast doubt on their integrity — подвергать сомнению их честность

The snake cast off its old skin. — Змея сбросила старую кожу.

He cast up his accounts. — Он прикинул свои расходы.

to cast a horoscope — составлять гороскоп

to cast a play — распределять роли в пьесе

to cast actors for parts — назначать актёров на определённые роли

to cast parts to actors — распределять роли между актёрами

to cast steel — разливать сталь

to cast machine parts — отливать детали машин

Don't cast off the boat till everyone is on board. — Не отчаливайте, пока все не поднимутся на борт.

Cast off all ropes! — Отдать концы!

to cast in one's lot with smb. / smth. — связать судьбу с кем-л. / чем-л.

to cast oneself on someone's mercy — рассчитывать на чьё-л. снисхождение

to cast the blame on smb. — взваливать вину на кого-л.

to cast a spell upon smb. — очаровать, околдовать кого-л.

to cast smth. in smb.'s teeth — бранить кого-л. за что-л.; бросать кому-л. упрёк в чём-л.

the last cast — последний шанс

It was the last cast of the dice for the old party of the aristocracy. — Это был последний шанс для старой партии аристократов.

to make a long cast ahead — делать прогноз на отдалённое будущее

all-star cast — звёздный состав исполнителей

supporting cast — второй состав

to head a cast — играть главную роль

to select a cast — назначить состав исполнителей

Volk proposed making a plaster cast of Lincoln's face, which he would then use to make his bust portrait. — Фольк предложил снять гипсовый слепок с лица президента Линкольна, чтобы затем на его основе сделать бюст.

a yellowish cast — желтоватый оттенок

a mind of philosophic cast — философский склад ума

a melancholy cast of mind — меланхолический склад ума

a strongly individual cast of character — в высший степени оригинальный характер

cast of features — черты лица

the delicate cast of features — тонкие черты лица

His countenance assumed a deeper cast of dejection. — На его лице появился оттенок ещё большего уныния.

to stake / set / put on a cast — рискнуть

rzuć broń! — drop it!

rzucać kotwicę — to drop anchor

rzucać monetą — to toss a coin

rzucać podejrzenie na kogoś — to cast suspicion on sb

rzucać oskarżenia — to make accusations

tiró un papel por la ventanilla — he threw a piece of paper out of the window

tírame la pelota — throw me the ball

les tiraban piedras a los soldados — they were throwing stones at the soldiers

me tiró un beso — she blew me a kiss

van a tirar la casa — they are going to demolish {o} pull down the house

la moto la tiró al suelo — the motorbike knocked her over

el viento ha tirado la valla — the wind has knocked the fence down

¡abre, o tiro la puerta abajo! — open up, or I'll break the door down!

tropezó y tiró la bandeja — she tripped and dropped the tray

han tirado muchas bombas en la capital — many bombs have been dropped on the capital

no tires las sobras, que se las voy a dar al perro — don't throw away the leftovers, I'll give them to the dog

tira las sobras a la basura — throw the leftovers in the bin

no tires el aceite por el sumidero — don't tip {o} pour the oil down the drain

estos pantalones están para tirarlos — these trousers have had it, these trousers are about ready for the dustbin

no hay que tirar la comida — you shouldn't waste food

has tirado el dinero comprando eso — it was a waste of money buying that, you wasted your money buying that

el aparato tira el proyectil a 2.000m — the machine throws the projectile 2,000m

deja ya de tirar patadas — stop kicking

la mula le tiró una coz — the mule kicked him {o} gave him a kick

¡mamá, Carlos me ha tirado un mordisco! — Carlos has bitten me, Mum!

tirar brazo — to swim

• tirarla [de] — † (=dárselas de) to fancy oneself as, pose as

¡tira un poco más fuerte! — pull a bit harder!

tire de ese cabo — pull that end

¡no le tires de la trenza a tu hermana! — don't pull your sister's pigtail!

tirar de la cadena (del wáter) — to flush the toilet, pull the chain

tirar de la manga a algn — to tug at sb's sleeve

un burro tiraba de la carreta — a donkey was pulling the cart along, the cart was drawn by a donkey

los niños tiraban del trineo — the children were pulling the sledge along

no le tira el estudio — studying does not appeal to him, studying holds no attraction for him

la patria tira siempre — one's native land always exerts a powerful pull

este vestido tira un poco de aquí — this dress is a bit tight here

me tira de sisa — it's tight round my armpits

tiraron de cuchillos — they drew their knives

¡no tires! — don't shoot!

tirar con bala — to use live ammunition

los guardas tiraban a matar — the guards were shooting to kill

mi jefa es de las que tiran a matar — my boss is the sort of person who goes for the kill

¡tira! — shoot!

tiró fuera de la portería — he shot wide of the goal

tira tú ahora — it's your go now

podemos tirar con menos dinero — we can get by on less money

ir tirando — to get by, manage

-¿qué tal esa salud? -vamos tirando — "how's your health?" - "we're getting by"

el motor no tira — the engine isn't pulling

esta moto no tira — there's no life in this motorbike

tire usted adelante — go straight on

¡tira de una vez! — get on with it!, go on, then!

tirar a la derecha — to turn right

tirar por una calle — to turn down a street, go off along a street

esos zapatos tirarán todavía otro invierno — those shoes will last another winter yet

tiene el pelo rubio tirando a rojizo — he has reddish blond hair

es mediocre tirando a malo — it's middling to bad, it's mediocre verging on bad

tira más bien a cuidadoso — he's on the careful side

tira a su padre — he takes after his father

la pequeña tira para actriz — the little girl has ambitions of becoming an actress

tira para médico — he's attracted towards a career in medicine

nos queda gasolina para 20km a todo tirar — we have only enough petrol for 20kms at the most {o} at the outside

llegará el martes a todo tirar — he'll arrive on Tuesday at the latest

tiró la pelota al aire — he threw the ball up in the air

tírame las llaves — throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra — she threw a stone at me

le tiró los brazos — he stretched his arms out to her

tirarle un beso a alguien — to blow somebody a kiss

qué manera de tirar el dinero! — what a waste of money!

cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! — be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared — they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down

tiró la cadena — he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo — don't pull her hair

le tiró la oreja — she tweaked his ear

le tiraba la manga — he was tugging at her sleeve

tirar de algo — to pull something

tirar de la cadena — to pull the chain

no le tires del pelo — don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro — the cart was drawn by two horses

le tiró de la oreja — she tweaked his ear

le sigue tirando México — she misses Mexico

la sangre tira — blood is thicker than water

no le tira el deporte — he's not interested in sports

no tiren! — don't shoot!

le tiró a traición — she shot him in the back

tirar al blanco — to aim at the target

tirar a matar — to shoot to kill

tirando por lo bajo/alto — at the (very) least/most

con $100 podemos tirar — with $100 we could get by

ganamos poco pero vamos tirando — we don't earn much but we're managing

¿qué tal andas? - tirando... — how are things? - not too bad

vamos, tira — get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche — if you back up a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante) no te pares — keep going don't stop now

tira más bien a azul — it's more of a bluish color

un erotismo que tira a pornográfico — an eroticism which verged on the pornographic

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito — he's average to short in height

los niños tiran más a la madre — the children take after their mother more

tirarse al agua — to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín — to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza — to dive in, to jump in headfirst

se le tiró a los brazos — she threw herself into his arms

se las tira de valiente — he makes out he's so brave

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo — he spent two years writing it

el aguacero se tiró el paseo — the downpour ruined our walk