throw

throw

A n

1 Sport, Games (in football) touche f, remise f en jeu ; (of javelin, discus etc) lancer m ; (in judo, wrestling etc) jeté m ; (of dice) coup m ; a throw of 70 m un lancer de 70 m ; he won with a throw of six il a gagné avec un six ; whose throw is it? (in ball game) c'est à qui de lancer? ; (with dice) c'est à qui le tour? ;

2 ○ (each) CDs £5 a throw! les compacts à cinq livres pièce! ;

3 US (blanket) jeté m (de lit or de canapé) ;

4 US (rug) carpette f.

B vtr (prét threw ; pp thrown)

1 gen, Games, Sport (project) (with careful aim) lancer (at sur) ; (downwards) jeter ; (with violence) [explosion, impact] projeter ; she threw the ball in(to) the air/across the pitch/over the wall elle a lancé la balle en l'air/de l'autre côté du terrain/par-dessus le mur ; he threw the javelin 80m il a lancé le javelot à 80m ; throw the ball up high lance la balle en hauteur ; throw the ball back to me! relance-moi la balle! ; he was thrown across the street/to the floor by the explosion l'explosion l'a projeté de l'autre côté de la rue/à terre ; he threw a log on the fire/his coat on a chair il a jeté une bûche sur le feu/son manteau sur une chaise ; she threw her apron over her head elle s'est couvert la tête avec son tablier ; she threw her arms around my neck elle s'est jetée à mon cou ; the police threw a cordon around the house fig la police a encerclé la maison ; he was thrown clear and survived il a été éjecté et a survécu ; two jockeys were thrown deux jockeys ont été désarçonnés ; he threw his opponent in the third round à la troisième reprise il a envoyé son adversaire au tapis ; to throw a six (in dice) faire un six ;

2 fig (direct) lancer [punch, question] (at à) ; jeter [glance, look] (at à) ; envoyer [kiss] ; projeter [image, light, shadow] (on sur) ; faire [shadow] (on sur) ; we are ready for all the challenges/problems that Europe can throw at us fig nous somme prêts à affronter tous les défis que l'Europe nous lance/tous les problèmes que l'Europe nous pose ; to throw money at a project/problem claquer ○ de l'argent dans un projet/problème ; there's no point in just throwing money at it ce n'est pas l'argent qui résoudra le problème ; to throw suspicion on sb/sth faire naître des soupçons sur qn/qch ; to throw doubt on sb/sth jeter un doute sur qn/qch ; the company has thrown the full weight of its publicity machine behind the case la société a investi tout le poids de sa machine publicitaire dans l'affaire ;

3 fig (disconcert) désarçonner ; the question completely threw me la question m'a complètement désarçonné ; I was thrown by the news j'ai été désarçonné par la nouvelle ; to throw [sth/sb] into confusion ou disarray semer la confusion dans [meeting, group] ; semer la confusion parmi [people] ;

4 Tech (activate) actionner [switch, lever] ; the operator threw the machine into gear/reverse l'opérateur a embrayé l'engin/passé la marche arrière ;

5 ○ (indulge in, succumb to) to throw a fit/tantrum fig piquer une crise ○ /colère ○ ;

6 ○ (organize) to throw a party faire une fête ○ ;

7 (in pottery) to throw a pot tourner un pot ;

8 Archit, Constr jeter [bridge] (over sur) ;

9 Vet (give birth to) mettre bas [calf].

C vi (prét threw ; pp thrown) lancer.

D v refl (prét threw ; pp thrown) to throw oneself (onto floor, bed, chair) se jeter (onto sur) ; to throw oneself to the ground se jeter à plat ventre ; to throw oneself off a building/in front of a train se jeter du haut d'un immeuble/sous un train ; to throw oneself at sb's feet se jeter aux pieds de qn ; to throw oneself at sb lit, fig se jeter dans les bras de qn ; to throw oneself into lit se jeter dans [river, sea] ; fig se plonger dans [work, project].

Idioms

it's throwing it down ○ ! GB ça dégringole ○ ! ; to throw in one's lot with sb rejoindre qn ; to throw in the sponge ou towel jeter l'éponge.

Phrasal verbs

■ throw around, throw about :

▶ throw [sth] around

1 to throw a ball around s'envoyer un ballon ;

2 fig lancer au hasard [ideas, names, references] ; to throw money around jeter l'argent par les fenêtres ;

▶ throw oneself around se débattre.

■ throw aside :

▶ throw aside [sth], throw [sth] aside

1 lit lancer [qch] sur le côté [books, documents] ;

2 fig rejeter [moral standards, principles] ;

▶ throw [sb] aside laisser tomber.

■ throw away :

▶ Games jeter une carte ;

▶ throw [sth] away, throw away [sth]

1 lit jeter [rubbish, unwanted article] ;

2 fig (waste) gâcher [chance, opportunity, life] ; gaspiller [money] ; he threw away any advantage he might have had il n'a pas su profiter de son avantage ; she's really thrown herself away on him c'est vraiment du gâchis qu'elle l'ait épousé ;

3 fig (utter casually) lancer [qch] négligemment [remark, information].

■ throw back :

▶ throw back [sth], throw [sth] back rejeter [fish] ; relancer [ball] ; we have been thrown back on our own resources fig nous avons dû recourir à nos propres ressources ; throw your shoulders back rejetez les épaules.

■ throw in :

▶ throw in [sth], throw [sth] in

1 Comm (give free) faire cadeau de [extra product] ; a vacuum cleaner with the attachments thrown in un aspirateur avec les accessoires en cadeau ;

2 (add) ajouter ; throw in a few herbs Culin ajoutez quelques herbes ; thrown in for good measure (ajouté) pour faire bonne mesure ;

3 (contribute) faire [remark, suggestion].

■ throw off :

▶ throw off [sth], throw [sth] off

1 (take off) ôter [qch] en vitesse [clothes] ; écarter [bedclothes] ;

2 fig (cast aside) se débarrasser de [cold, handicap, pursuers] ; se soulager de [burden] ; se libérer de [tradition] ; sortir de [depression] ;

3 fig (compose quickly) faire [qch] en cinq minutes [poem, music] ;

▶ throw off [sb], throw [sb] off (eject from train, bus, plane) expulser [person].

■ throw on :

▶ throw on [sth], throw [sth] on (put on) enfiler [qch] en vitesse [clothing].

■ throw open :

▶ throw open [sth], throw [sth] open

1 ouvrir grand [door, window] ;

2 fig (to public) ouvrir [facility, tourist attraction] ; to throw a discussion open déclarer une discussion ouverte.

■ throw out :

▶ throw out [sb/sth], throw [sb/sth] out (eject) jeter [rubbish] ; (from bar etc) jeter dehors [person] (of de) ; (from membership) renvoyer [person] (of de) ; to be thrown out of work être licencié ;

▶ throw out [sth], throw [sth] out

1 (extend) throw your arms out in front of you lancez les bras devant vous ; throw your chest out sortez la poitrine ;

2 (reject) gen Jur rejeter [application, case, decision, plan] ; Pol repousser [bill] ;

3 (utter peremptorily) lancer [comment] ; (casually) he just threw out some comment about wanting… il a juste dit qu'il voulait… ;

▶ throw [sb] out (mislead) déconcerter ; that's what threw me out c'est ce qui m'a fait me tromper.

■ throw over ○ GB :

▶ throw over [sb], throw [sb] over laisser tomber ○ , plaquer ○ ; she's thrown him over for another man elle l'a laissé tomber ○ or l'a plaqué ○ pour un autre.

■ throw together :

▶ throw [sb] together [fate, circumstances] réunir [people] ;

▶ throw [sth] together improviser [artefact, meal, entertainment] ; mélanger [ingredients].

■ throw up :

▶ throw up ○ vomir ;

▶ throw up [sth], throw [sth] up

1 ○ (abandon) laisser tomber [job, post] ;

2 (reveal) faire apparaître [fact] ; créer [idea, problem, obstacle] ; engendrer [findings, question, statistic] ;

3 (emit) cracher [smoke] ; émettre [spray] ; vomir [lava] ;

4 (toss into air) [car] projeter [stone] ; [person] lever [arms] ; lancer [ball] ; to throw up one's hands in horror lever les bras d'horreur ;

5 (open) ouvrir grand [window] ;

6 (vomit) vomir [meal].

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.