toss

toss
toss [tɒs]
1. noun
( = throw) lancement m
• they decided it by the toss of a coin ils l'ont décidé à pile ou face
• to win/lose the toss gagner/perdre à pile ou face ; (Sport) gagner/perdre au tirage au sort
• I don't give a toss (inf!) (British) je m'en contrefous (inf !) (about de)
2. transitive verb
[+ ball, object] jeter ; (British) [+ pancake] faire sauter ; [+ salad] remuer ; [horse] désarçonner
• they tossed a coin ils ont joué à pile ou face
• I'll toss you for it on le joue à pile ou face
• the sea tossed the boat against the rocks la mer a projeté le bateau sur les rochers
• the boat was tossed by the waves le bateau était ballotté par les vagues
3. intransitive verb
   a. he was tossing and turning all night il n'a pas arrêté de se tourner et se retourner toute la nuit
   b. also toss up jouer à pile ou face
• they tossed (up) to see who would stay ils ont joué à pile ou face pour savoir qui resterait
4. compounds
► toss-up noun
• it was a toss-up between the theatre and the cinema il y avait le choix entre le théâtre ou le cinéma
• it's a toss-up whether I go or stay je ne sais pas si je vais partir ou rester
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[tɒs] 1.
noun (pl tosses)
1) (throw) jet m

a toss of the head — un mouvement brusque de la tête

2) (of coin)

to decide something on the toss of a coin — décider quelque chose à pile ou face

2.
transitive verb
1) (throw) lancer [ball, stick, dice]; faire sauter [pancake]; tourner [salad]

toss me the newspaper — balance-moi (colloq) le journal

to toss a coin — tirer à pile ou face

2) (throw back) [animal] secouer [head, mane]

to toss one's head — [person] rejeter la tête en arrière

3) (unseat) [horse] désarçonner [rider]
4) (move violently) [wind] agiter [branches, leaves]; [waves] ballotter [boat]
3.
intransitive verb
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) tirer à pile ou face

to toss for first turn — tirer le premier tour à pile ou face

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Phrasal Verbs:
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I don't ou couldn't give a toss — (colloq) je m'en fiche pas mal (colloq)


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