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1 coin
koin 1. noun(a piece of metal used as money: a handful of coins.) mynt2. verb1) (to make metal into (money): The new country soon started to coin its own money.) lage penger, (ut)mynte, prege2) (to invent (a word, phrase etc): The scientist coined a word for the new process.) dikte opp, finne på•- coinagemynt--------pregeIsubst. \/kɔɪn\/1) mynt, pengestykke, penger (hverdagslig)falsk mynt\/falske penger2) ( på mynt) preg3) ( gammeldags) hjørnestein, kileflip\/toss a coin kaste mynt og kronethe other side of the coin medaljens bakside, den andre siden av sakenpay a person back in his own\/the same coin ( overført) betale \/ gi igjen med samme myntring a coin teste en mynt på klangenIIverb \/kɔɪn\/1) mynte, prege2) ( overført) slå mynt på3) finne på, dikte (opp), lagecoin money eller coin it ( hverdagslig) tjene penger som gress, håve inn penger, tjene grovt med pengercoin one's brain leve på sitt gode hodeto coin a phrase for å si det på en litt original måte (sagt ironisk etter å ha brukt en klisje) -
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.) kaste krone og mynt -
3 toss
tos 1. verb1) (to throw into or through the air: She tossed the ball up into the air.) kaste, hive, slenge2) ((often with about) to throw oneself restlessly from side to side: She tossed about all night, unable to sleep.) kaste seg fram og tilbake3) ((of a ship) to be thrown about: The boat tossed wildly in the rough sea.) bli slengt hit og dit4) (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.) kaste krone og mynt2. noun(an act of tossing.) kast- toss up- win/lose the tosskastIsubst. \/tɒs\/1) kast, støt, sleng2) ( om båt) rulling3) kasting av mynt og krone, loddtrekning (ved å kast mynt og krone)argue the toss ( hverdagslig) krangle om en beslutning som allerede er tatt, diskutere i det uendelige, fortsette å argumenteredecide something by toss avgjøre noe ved å kaste mynt og kronenot give\/care a toss ( hverdagslig) gi blaffen, ikke bry segtake a toss ( om rytter) bli kastet av (hesten), falle av (hesten) ( gammeldags) lide nederlag ( gammeldags) ha uflaksIIverb \/tɒs\/1) kaste, hive, slenge, støte2) kaste hit og dit, slenge hit og dit, tumle (omkring) med3) vende4) ( om fartøy e.l.) rulle, gynge, kastes, slynges (hit og dit)5) ( matlaging) vende, riste, blande6) gi et kast med, kaste med, kaste på7) ( i tyrefekting) stange og kaste opp i luften8) kaste mynt og krone (med), knipse9) diskutere frem og tilbake, gjennomdrøfte12) (amer., hverdagslig) ordne, fikse, arrangere, holde, stable på beinatoss about kaste seg frem og tilbaketoss (up) a coin kaste mynt og kronetoss and turn vri og vende på segtossed salad salatblanding med dressingtoss for something kaste mynt og krone om noetoss off kaste bort, slenge bort ignorere, forkaste kaste i seg, hive i seg, tømme i ett drag, helle i segriste ut av ermet slynge ut av seg bli\/gjøre seg ferdig med i en fart klare så lett som ingenting rable ned( vulgært) runke, onaneretoss one's cookies (amer., hverdagslig) kaste opp, spytoss someone for something kaste mynt og krone med noen om noetoss up kaste opp, slenge opp trylle frem (et måltid e.l.) ( hverdagslig) kaste opp, spy -
4 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.) vinne/tape myntkastet
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