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sport gioc. (in football) lancio m., tiro m.; (of javelin, discus etc.) lancio m.; (in judo, wrestling etc.) atterramento m.; (of dice) lancio m.
colloq. (each) CDs £ 5 a ~! i CD a 5 sterline l’uno!
AE (blanket) telo m.
AE (rug) tappetino m.
2.throw /θrəʊ/
tr. (pass. threw; p.pass. thrown)
(project) (with careful aim) lanciare (at a); (downwards) gettare; (with violence) scagliare, buttare; ~ the ball up high lancia la palla in alto; she threw her arms around my neck mi gettò le braccia al collo; to ~ a six (in dice) fare sei
fig. (direct) dare [punch, glance, look] (at a);
fare [question] (at a);
mandare [kiss];
proiettare [image, light] (on su);
fare [shadow] (on su);
destinare [money] (at a, per); to ~ suspicion on sb., sth. fare nascere dei sospetti su qcn., qcs.
fig. (disconcert) sconcertare; to ~ [sth., sb.] into confusion o disarray mettere confusione in [meeting, group];
confondere [people]
tecn. (activate) azionare [switch, lever]; to ~ the machine into gear mettere in moto la macchina
colloq. (indulge in) to ~ a fit fig. uscire dai gangheri, andare in collera
colloq. (organize) dare [party]
(in pottery) modellare [pot]
intr. (pass. threw; p.pass. thrown) fare un lancio
rifl. (pass. threw; p.pass. thrown) to ~ oneself gettarsi (onto su); to ~ oneself to the ground gettarsi a terra; to ~ oneself into buttarsi in (anche fig.)
locuzioni idiomatiche it’s ~ing it down! BE colloq. sta piovendo a dirotto! to ~ in one’s lot with sb. condividere la sorte di qcn.
Phrasal verbs: throw around, throw about: ~ [sth.] around
to ~ a ball around passarsi la palla
fig. lanciare [ideas];
fare [names];
sperperare [money];
(utter casually) buttare là [remark, information].
throw back: ~ back [sth.], ~ [sth.] back ributtare in acqua [fish];
rilanciare [ball]; we have been thrown back on our own resources fig. abbiamo dovuto ricorrere a mezzi propri. throw in: ~ in [sth.], ~ [sth.] in
comm. (give free) omaggiare di [extra product]
(add) aggiungere [ingredient]
(contribute) fare [remark];
dare [suggestion].
throw off: ~ off [sth.], ~ [sth.] off
(take off) togliere in fretta [clothes, bedclothes]
fig. (cast aside) liberarsi di [cold, handicap, pursuers];
sbarazzarsi di [burden];
abbandonare [tradition];
uscire da [depression]
fig. (compose quickly) buttare giù [poem, music];
~ off [sb.], ~ [sb.] off (from train, bus, plane) scaricare. throw on: ~ on [sth.], ~ [sth.] on (put on) infilare in fretta [clothing]. throw open: ~ open [sth.], ~ [sth.] open
spalancare [door]
fig. aprire al pubblico [facility, tourist attraction].
throw out: ~ out [sb., sth.], ~ [sb., sth.] out (eject) gettare, buttare via [rubbish]; (from bar, club) buttare fuori [person] (of da); to be thrown out of work essere licenziato; ~ out [sth.], ~ [sth.] out
(extend) ~ your chest out petto in fuori
(reject) respingere, cestinare [application];
opporsi a [decision]; pol. respingere [bill]
(utter peremptorily) uscirsene con, buttare là, lì [comment]; (casually) he just threw out some comment about wanting... se ne è uscito dicendo che voleva...;
~ [sb.] out (mislead) sconcertare. throw over BE colloq. ~ over [sb.], ~ [sb.] over lasciare, piantare. throw together: ~ [sb.] together fare incontrare [people]; ~ [sth.] together raffazzonare [meal, entertainment];
mettere insieme [ingredients]. throw up: ~ up colloq. vomitare, rigettare; ~ up [sth.], ~ [sth.] up
colloq. (abandon) lasciare [job]
(reveal) fare conoscere [fact];
esporre [idea, problem, findings];
creare, erigere [obstacle];
tirare fuori [question, statistic]
(emit) mandare fuori [smoke];
erogare [spray];
eruttare [lava]
(toss into air) [car] fare schizzare [stone];
[person] alzare [arms];
lanciare [ball]