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1 ■ throw up
■ throw upv. t. + avv.1 tirare in aria, lanciare in alto ( una palla, ecc.): The referee threw the ball up, l'arbitro ha lanciato in aria la palla2 tirare su; sollevare; alzare; dare (qc. ) su (fam.): He threw up the window, tirò su la finestra ( a ghigliottina); to throw up heaps of mud, sollevare mucchi di fango; He threw up his arms, ha alzato le braccia al cielo4 abbandonare; rinunciare a; smettere di (fare qc.): He threw up his job, ha lasciato il lavoro; ha smesso di lavorare; to throw up one's studies, abbandonare gli studi5 far saltare fuori: I don't want my past thrown up in all the newspapers, non voglio che il mio passato salti fuori su tutti i giornali6 produrre (fig.): Italy has thrown up quite a number of great painters, l'Italia ha prodotto un buon numero di grandi pittori8 (fam.) vomitare; rigettare: The baby has thrown up his meal, il bimbo ha vomitato quello che aveva mangiato □ to throw one's eyes up, levare gli occhi al cielo ( per l'orrore, con aria offesa, e sim.) □ to throw up one's hands, alzare le mani ( in segno di resa); (fig.) arrendersi, rassegnarsi.
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