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1 toss
türelmetlen fejmozdulat, megvető fejmozdulat to toss: lök, hánykolódik, hányódik* * *[tos] 1. verb1) (to throw into or through the air: She tossed the ball up into the air.) dob; lök2) ((often with about) to throw oneself restlessly from side to side: She tossed about all night, unable to sleep.) hánykolódik3) ((of a ship) to be thrown about: The boat tossed wildly in the rough sea.) hányódik4) (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.) pénzfeldobással eldönt2. noun(an act of tossing.) (fel)dobás; lökés- toss up- win/lose the toss -
2 tails
frakk* * *noun, adverb ((on) the side of a coin that does not have the head of the sovereign etc on it: He tossed the coin and it came down tails.) írás -
3 heads
gazdag koncentrátum, dústermék* * *noun, adverb ((on) the side of a coin with the head of a king, president etc on it: He tossed the penny and it came down heads.) fej(rész) (érmén) -
4 toss up
(to toss a coin to decide a matter: We tossed up (to decide) whether to go to the play or the ballet.) pénzfeldobással eldönt
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