fling

fling
fling
A n
1 ○ (spree) bon temps m ; to have a fling se payer du bon temps ; to have a last ou final fling faire la fête avant de se ranger ;
2 ○ (affair) (sexual) aventure f ; (intellectual) flirt ○ m ; to have a brief fling with Marxism flirter brièvement avec le marxisme.
B vtr (prét, pp flung) (throw) lancer [ball, grenade, stone] (onto sur ; into dans) ; lancer [insult, accusation] (at à) ; to fling a scarf around one's shoulders jeter une écharpe sur ses épaules ; to fling a few things into a suitcase jeter quelques affaires dans une valise ; to fling sb to the ground [person] jeter qn à terre ; [blast] projeter qn à terre ; to fling sb against sth [blast, person] projeter qn contre qch ; I flung my arms around her neck je me suis jeté à son cou ; to fling sb into prison jeter qn en prison.
C v refl to fling oneself se jeter (across en travers de ; into dans ; onto sur ; over par dessus ; under sous) ; to fling oneself off sth sauter de [bridge, cliff] ; he flung himself at her feet il s'est jeté à ses pieds.
Idioms
to fling oneself at sb's head se jeter à la tête de qn ; youth must have its fling il faut que jeunesse se passe.
Phrasal verbs
■ fling about, fling around :
▶ fling [sth] around gaspiller [money].
■ fling away :
▶ fling [sth] away jeter qch.
■ fling back :
▶ fling [sth] back, fling back [sth] renvoyer [ball, keys] ; rejeter [qch] en arrière [hair, head] ; ouvrir [qch] brusquement [door].
■ fling down :
▶ fling [sth] down, fling down [sth] jeter [qch] par terre [coat, newspaper].
■ fling on :
▶ fling on [sth] enfiler [qch] rapidement [dress, coat].
■ fling open :
▶ fling [sth] open, fling open [sth] ouvrir [qch] brusquement [door] ; ouvrir [qch] tout grand [window].
■ fling out :
▶ fling [sb] out mettre [qn] à la porte [lover, troublemaker].

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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