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toss [tɒs]1. noun( = throw) lancement m[+ ball, object] jeter ; (British) [+ pancake] faire sauter ; [+ salad] remuer ; [horse] désarçonnera. he was tossing and turning all night il n'a pas arrêté de se tourner et se retourner toute la nuitb. also toss up jouer à pile ou face4. compounds• it was a toss-up between the theatre and the cinema il y avait le choix entre le théâtre ou le cinéma* * *[tɒs] 1.1) ( throw) jet m2) ( of coin)2.transitive verb1) ( throw) lancer [ball, stick, dice]; faire sauter [pancake]; tourner [salad]toss me the newspaper — balance-moi (colloq) le journal
2) ( throw back) [animal] secouer [head, mane]to toss one's head — [person] rejeter la tête en arrière
3) ( unseat) [horse] désarçonner [rider]4) ( move violently) [wind] agiter [branches, leaves]; [waves] ballotter [boat]3.1) ( turn restlessly) [person] se retourner2) ( flip a coin) tirer à pile ou face•Phrasal Verbs:- toss off- toss out- toss up••I don't ou couldn't give a toss — (colloq) je m'en fiche pas mal (colloq)
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toss [tɒs]∎ she tossed him the ball elle lui a lancé la balle;∎ I tossed some herbs into the soup j'ai ajouté une poignée de fines herbes à la soupe;∎ the horse nearly tossed its rider into the ditch le cheval a failli faire tomber son cavalier dans le fossé;∎ he was tossed by the bull le taureau l'a projeté en l'air;∎ British to toss pancakes faire sauter des crêpes;∎ to toss a coin jouer à pile ou face;∎ she tossed back her head with a laugh elle rejeta la tête en arrière en riant;∎ who's going to pay? - I'll toss you for it qui va payer? - décidons-le à pile ou face∎ to toss a salad remuer ou retourner une salade;∎ toss the carrots in butter ajoutez du beurre et mélangez aux carottess'agiter;∎ to toss and turn (in bed) avoir le sommeil agité;∎ I tossed and turned all night je me suis tourné et retourné dans mon lit toute la nuit;∎ the trees were tossing in the wind le vent secouait les arbres;∎ to pitch and toss (boat) tanguer;∎ shall we toss for it? on joue à pile ou face?3 noun(a) (throw → gen) lancer m, lancement m; (→ of a coin) coup m de pile ou face; Sport tirage m au sort;∎ to win/to lose the toss gagner/perdre à pile ou face;∎ our team won the toss notre équipe a gagné au tirage au sort;∎ British to argue the toss ergoter, chicaner;(c) (fall from horse) chute f;∎ to take a toss être désarçonné, faire une chute(a) (rock, buffet) ballotter, secouer;∎ we were tossed about by the bumpy road nous avons été ballottés sur cette route cahoteuse;∎ the boat was tossed about by the waves les vagues faisaient tanguer le bateau∎ figurative they were tossing ideas about ils lançaient toutes sortes d'idées;∎ figures of £5,000 were being tossed around on avançait allègrement des chiffres de l'ordre de 5000 livress'agiter➲ toss off(a) (task, essay, article) expédier;∎ to toss off a letter écrire une lettre au pied levé∎ to toss sb off branler qn;∎ to toss oneself off se branler➲ toss uplancer, jeter;∎ she tossed the ball up into the air elle a lancé le ballon en l'airjouer à pile ou face
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