throw in French: jet, lancer, jeter

throw

English → French

/θrəʊ/

1 noun

[of javelin, discus] jet masculine

you lose a throw (in table games) vous perdez un tour
it costs $10 a throw familier ça coûte 10 dollars à chaque fois

2 transitive verb

(= cast) lancer, [+ dice] jeter, [+ light, shadow] jeter, [+ punch] lancer, (= violently) projeter, (in fight) envoyer au tapis, [+ horse rider] désarçonner, (= put suddenly) jeter, [+ switch] actionner, [+ pottery] tourner, (= disconcert) déconcerter, [+ match, game] perdre volontairement

he threw the ball 50 metres il a lancé la balle à 50 mètres
he threw it across the room il l’a lancé à l’autre bout de la pièce
to throw a six (at dice) avoir un six

10 more examples

he was thrown clear of the car il a été projeté hors de la voiture
to throw oneself to the ground se jeter à terre
he threw himself into the job il s’est attelé à la tâche avec enthousiasme
to throw someone into jail jeter quelqu’un en prison
to throw into confusion [+ person] semer la confusion dans l’esprit de
to throw open [+ door, window] ouvrir tout grand
to throw open [+ house, gardens] ouvrir au public
to throw open [+ competition] ouvrir à tout le monde
to throw a party familier organiser une fête
I was quite thrown when he ... familier j’en suis resté baba quand il ...

3 compounds

▸ throw-in noun

(Football) remise en jeu feminine

▹ throw about, throw around separable phrasal verb

the children were throwing a ball about in the yard les enfants jouaient à la balle dans la cour
to be thrown about (in boat, bus) être ballotté
to throw one’s money about dépenser (son argent) sans compter

1 more example

to throw one’s weight about familier faire l’important

▹ throw away separable phrasal verb

[+ rubbish] jeter, [+ one’s life, happiness, chance, talents] gâcher

▹ throw in intransitive verb

(= give) donner, (= included) compris

to throw in with someone (US) rallier quelqu’un
thrown in (= as extra) en plus
with meals thrown in (les) repas compris

▹ throw off separable phrasal verb

(= get rid of) se libérer de, [+ cold, infection] se débarrasser de

▹ throw out separable phrasal verb

jeter dehors, [+ rubbish] jeter, [+ person] mettre à la porte, (= make wrong) fausser

▹ throw together separable phrasal verb

[+ meal] improviser, [+ essay] torcher familier, [+ people] réunir (par hasard)

▹ throw up intransitive verb

(= vomit) vomir, (into air) lancer en l’air, (= produce) produire, (= abandon) abandonner, [+ opportunity] laisser passer

he threw the ball up il a lancé la balle en l’air

Inflected forms (4)

throwing, thrown, threw, throws

Other matches (59)

free throwcompoundfree throw → lancer franc in free
pay-as-you-throwcompoundpay-as-you-throw → proportionnel au poids des déchets ménagers in pay
couptranslationthrow
lancertranslationthrow
décochertranslationto throw
désarçonnertranslationto throw
envoyertranslationto throw
jetertranslationto throw
précipitertranslationto throw
tombertranslationto throw
touchetranslationthrow-in
tournertranslationto throw

47 more

chassertranslationto throw out
dégueulertranslationto throw up
délogertranslationto throw out
projetertranslationto throw up
rejetertranslationto throw back
relancertranslationto throw back
renvoyertranslationto throw back
sortirtranslationto throw out
vidertranslationto throw out
virertranslationto throw out
balancertranslationto throw o.s
coffrertranslationto throw in jail
déséquilibrertranslationto throw off balance
lapidertranslationto throw stones at
plongertranslationto throw oneself into
éclairertranslationto throw light on
affolertranslationto throw into a panic
découvrirtranslationto throw off the bedclothes
rabattretranslationto throw back the blankets
rancarttranslationto throw on the scrap heap
jeuexamplemettre en jeu → to throw in
rebutexamplemettre ou jeter au rebut → to throw out
capriceexamplefaire un caprice → to throw a tantrum
colèreexamplefaire ou piquer une colère → to throw a tantrum
fêteexampledonner une fête → to throw a party
nettoyageexamplefaire le nettoyage par le vide → to throw everything out
panierexamplemettre quelque chose au panier → to throw something out
piquerexamplepiquer une crise → to throw a fit
balanceexampleto throw someone off balance → déconcerter quelqu'un
disorderexampleto throw something into disorder → semer le désordre dans quelque chose
hissy fitexampleto throw a hissy fit → piquer une crise
spongeexampleto throw in the sponge → jeter l'éponge
stoneexamplewithin a stone's throw
bordexamplejeter quelqu'un/quelque chose par-dessus bord → to throw someone/something overboard
jourexamplejeter un jour nouveau sur → to throw new light on
tendreexampletendre une perche à quelqu'un → to throw someone a lifeline
épongeexamplejeter l'éponge → to throw in the sponge
airexampleto throw something into the air
scentexampleto throw someone off the scent → faire perdre la piste à quelqu'un
scrapheapexampleto throw something on the scrapheap → mettre quelque chose au rebut
tantrumexampleto have or throw a tantrum → piquer une colère
trackexampleto throw someone off the track → désorienter quelqu'un
argentexamplejeter l'argent par les fenêtres → to throw money down the drain
brasexamplelever les bras au ciel → to throw up one's arms
chaîneexamplebriser ses chaînes → to throw off one's chains
chefexamplefaire le ou jouer au petit chef → to throw one's weight around
creuserexamplecreuser les reins → to throw out one's chest

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