toss

toss
toss
A n (pl tosses)
1 (turn) to give sth a toss tourner qch [salad] ; faire sauter qch [pancake] ;
2 (of coin) to win/lose the toss remporter/perdre le tirage au sort (à pile ou face) ; to decide sth on the toss of a coin décider qch à pile ou face ;
3 (throw) jet m ;
4 (jerky movement) a toss of the head un mouvement brusque de la tête ;
5 (fall) to take a toss faire une chute (de cheval).
B vtr
1 (throw) lancer [ball, stick] ; to toss sth into the air lancer qch en l'air ; to toss sb sth lancer qch à qn ; to toss sth towards/into/over sth lancer qch en direction de/dans/par-dessus qch ;
2 (chuck) toss me the newspaper balance-moi le journal ;
3 (flip) faire sauter [pancake] ; lancer [dice] ; to toss a coin tirer à pile ou face ; I'll toss you for the last piece of cake tirons le dernier morceau de gâteau à pile ou face ;
4 Culin (stir) tourner [salad] ; faire sauter [vegetables, meat] (in dans) ; tossed in olive oil sauté dans l'huile d'olive ;
5 (throw back) [animal] secouer [head, mane] ; to toss one's head [person] rejeter la tête en arrière ; to toss one's hair back rejeter les cheveux en arrière ;
6 (unseat) [horse] désarçonner [rider] ;
7 (move violently) [wind] agiter [branches, leaves] ; [waves] ballotter [boat] ; to be tossed about ou to and fro [person, boat] être ballotté ; a storm-tossed sea littér une mer agitée par la tempête.
C vi
1 (turn restlessly) [person] se retourner ; I tossed and turned all night je me suis tourné et retourné toute la nuit ;
2 (flip a coin) [referee] tirer à pile ou face ; to toss for first turn/service tirer le premier tour/service à pile ou face.
Idioms
I'm not prepared to argue the toss je n'ai pas envie d'en discuter ; I don't ou couldn't give a toss je m'en fiche pas mal ; he couldn't give a toss if you're tired/about his kids il se fiche pas mal que tu sois fatigué/de ses gosses ; who gives a toss ? on n'en a rien à fiche !
Phrasal verbs
toss about, toss around [boat, person] être ballotté ;
toss [sth] around lit [people] se faire des passes avec [ball] ; fig retourner [ideas] ; to get tossed around (in vehicle) se faire brinquebaler.
toss away :
toss [sth] away, toss away [sth] jeter [rubbish] ; fig rater [opportunity].
toss back :
toss [sth] back, toss back [sth] renvoyer [ball, object].
toss off :
toss off se branler ;
toss [sth] off, toss off [sth] expédier [article, letter] ; lamper [drink] ;
toss oneself off GB se branler .
toss out :
toss [sth] out, toss out [sth] jeter [newspaper, empty bottles] ;
toss sb out éjecter qn (from de).
toss up (flip a coin) tirer à pile ou face ; to toss up whether to do sth se tâter pour faire qch ; to toss up when/where… se tâter pour savoir quand/où…

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