| Traductions supplémentaires |
| throw n | (toss) | lancer nm |
| | The throw was a good one and went right to the other guy. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Son lancer était extraordinaire, et impossible à réceptionner pour l'adversaire. |
| throw n | US (blanket) (de lit, de canapé) | jeté nm |
| | | couverture nf |
| | There is a throw beside the couch that you could use to cover yourself if you get cold. |
| | Il y a un jeté près du canapé dont tu peux te couvrir si tu as froid. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Le placard est rempli de couvertures si tu as froid. |
| throw n | US (scarf) | écharpe nf |
| | You should wear your new velvet throw with that dress. |
| | Tu devrais porter ton écharpe en velours avec cette robe. |
| throw n | (act of throwing dice) (de dés) | lancer nm |
| | It was a strong throw that bounced off the side of the table. |
| | C'était un bon lancer, qui a rebondi contre le bord de la table. |
| throw n | (result of dice toss) (de dés) | coup nm |
| | The throw showed a five and a four, so he lost his money. |
| | Le coup montrait un cinq et un quatre, alors il a perdu sa mise. |
| throw n | (in wrestling) (Judo, Catch) | jeté nm |
| | The wrestler's opponent landed heavily after the throw. |
| | L'adversaire de catch atterrit lourdement après le jeté. |
| throw [sb/sth] out of [sth] v expr | (eject from) | lancer [qch/qqn] par [qch] vtr + prép |
| | | jeter [qch/qqn] par [qch] vtr + prép |
| | Train passengers must not throw rubbish out of the window. |
| | Les passagers du train ne doivent pas jeter des ordures par la fenêtre. |
| throw⇒ vi | (toss the dice) (un dé) | lancer⇒ vtr |
| | It is your turn to throw. |
| | C'est à ton tour de lancer. |
| throw [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (cause to move violently) | ballotter⇒ vtr |
| | The rough seas threw the ship from side to side. |
| | La mer agitée ballottait le bateau d'un bord à l'autre. |
| throw [sb]⇒ vtr | (overwhelm) (une personne) | déconcerter⇒, désarçonner⇒ vtr |
| | The way he lost his temper totally threw me and I had to leave. |
| | La façon dont il s'est mis en colère m'a totalement déconcerté et j'ai dû partir. |
| throw [sb] vtr | (confuse) (une personne) | troubler⇒ vtr |
| | The news threw him because it was not what he expected. |
| | La nouvelle l'a troublé parce qu'il ne s'attendait pas à ça. |
| throw [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (cause to fall) | jeter⇒, projeter⇒ vtr |
| | He was thrown to the ground when the other skier hit him. |
| | Il a été projeté à terre lorsque l'autre skieur l'a percuté. |
| throw [sth]⇒ vtr | (pottery) (Poterie) | tourner⇒ vtr |
| | She threw a new vase in her pottery class. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Elle adore tourner des vases à son cours de poterie. |
| throw [sth] vtr | (cast dice) (des dés) | lancer⇒ vtr |
| | He blows on the dice before throwing them. |
| | Il souffle sur les dés avant de les lancer. |
| throw [sth] vtr | (flip a switch) (un interrupteur, un levier) | actionner⇒ vtr |
| | She threw the switch and the Christmas tree lit up. |
| | Elle a actionné l'interrupteur et l'arbre de Noël s'est allumé. |
| throw [sth] vtr | (host: a party) (une fête) | faire⇒, organiser⇒ vtr |
| | We threw a party to celebrate the new house. |
| | On a fait (or: organisé) une fête pour notre nouvelle maison. |
| throw [sth/sb] into [sth] vtr + prep | (cause to be in specific condition) (dans un état) | mettre [qch] dans [qch] vtr + prép |
| | | to throw sth into disarray : bouleverser⇒, faire voler [qch] en éclats vtr |
| | | to throw sb into confusion : plonger [qqn] dans la confusion, semer le trouble dans l'esprit de [qqn] loc v |
| | | to throw sb into panic : affoler⇒, faire paniquer⇒ vtr |
| | The process was thrown into disarray when the boss changed his mind. |
| | The protesters were thrown into a panic by the arrival of the police. |
| | Le processus a été bouleversé lorsque le patron a changé d'avis. |
| | L'arrivée de la police a fait paniquer les manifestants. |
Verbes à particule
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| throw [sth] around vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (ideas, etc.: exchange, brainstorm) (figuré : une idée) | lancer⇒ vtr |
| throw [sb/sth] around vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (treat roughly) | maltraiter⇒, bousculer⇒ vtr |
| | If you keep throwing the plates around like that, you're going to break them; just place them in the cupboard carefully. |
| throw [sb] aside vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (get rid of [sb]) (figuré) | se débarrasser de v pron |
| throw [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (dispose of, discard) | jeter⇒ vtr |
| | (familier) | balancer⇒, bazarder⇒ vtr |
| | I had to throw away a lot of old books that nobody wanted. |
| | J'ai dû jeter beaucoup de vieux livres dont personne ne voulait. |
| throw [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (waste, squander) | gâcher⇒ vtr |
| | It would be a shame to throw away your talent by doing nothing with it. |
| | Il serait dommage de gâcher ton talent en ne l'utilisant pas. |
| throw [sth] back vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (drink or consume quickly) (figuré, familier) | siffler⇒ vtr |
| | (populaire) | s'envoyer⇒, s'enfiler⇒, se jeter⇒ v pron |
| | I threw back a shot of whisky and then ordered another one. |
| | J'ai sifflé un shot de whisky et en ai commandé un autre. |
| | Je me suis envoyé (or: me suis enfilé, or: me suis jeté) un shot de whisky et en ai commandé un autre. |
throw [sth] in,
throw in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (include) | rajouter⇒ vtr |
| | If you buy this computer, I'll throw in a printer for free. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Quand on fait de la soupe, il est bon d'y rajouter du sel et du poivre. |
throw [sth] off,
throw off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (free yourself) | se débarrasser de, se libérer de v pron |
| | I can't seem to throw off the depression I've been feeling. |
| | She managed to throw off her doubts. |
| | Je n'arrive pas à me libérer de cette dépression. // Elle a réussi à se libérer de ses doutes. |
| throw [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative (lose: [sb] following) (figuré, familier) | semer⇒ vtr |
| throw [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (mislead) | induire en erreur vtr |
| throw [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative informal (confuse, distract) | déstabiliser⇒, dérouter⇒, troubler⇒ vtr |
| | Her silly answers threw me off. |
| | Ses réponses idiotes m'ont déstabilisé. |
throw [sth] on,
throw on [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (clothing: put on hastily) (un vêtement) | enfiler⇒ vtr |
throw [sth] out,
throw out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (dispose of) | jeter⇒, jeter à la poubelle vtr |
| | Kate decided it was time to throw out her old running shoes and get new ones. |
| | Kate a décidé qu'il était temps de jeter ses vieilles chaussures de course et de s'en acheter des neuves. |
throw [sth] out,
throw out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reject, dismiss) | rejeter⇒ vtr |
| | The case was thrown out of court due to lack of evidence. We can throw out some of the more stupid ideas right away. |
| | Le dossier a été rejeté par le tribunal faute de preuves. Nous pouvons rejeter tout de suite les idées les plus farfelues. |
| throw [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (expel, evict) | mettre [qqn] dehors, jeter [qqn] à la rue loc v |
| | Alan's parents threw him out when he refused to pay rent. |
| | Les parents d'Alan l'ont mis dehors quand il refusé de payer un loyer. |
throw [sth] out,
throw out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (propose or suggest casually) | émettre⇒, lancer⇒ vtr |
| | I'm just throwing out a suggestion here: what if Liz learned to drive? |
| | Je ne fais que lancer l'idée : et si Liz apprenait à conduire ? |
throw [sb] over,
throw over [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (jilt, break up with) | rompre avec vtr ind |
throw [sth] over,
throw over [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (abandon, reject) | annuler⇒, rejeter⇒, abandonner⇒ vtr |
| | John wasn't given the materials he needed, so he threw the contract over. |
| | Comme John n'a pas obtenu les matériaux dont il avait besoin, il a annulé (or: rejeté) le contrat. |
| throw up vi phrasal | informal (vomit) | vomir⇒ vi |
| | (populaire) | dégobiller⇒ vi |
| | I always have to throw up after drinking too much. |
| | Il faut toujours que je vomisse après avoir trop bu. |
| throw [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (eject by vomiting) | vomir⇒ vtr |
| | (populaire) | dégobiller⇒ vtr |
| | When I'm sick, I throw everything up. |
| | Quand je suis malade, je vomis tout. |
| throw [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (build) | construire⇒ vtr |
| | The builder threw up the house in less than two months. |
| | Le maçon a construit la maison en moins de deux mois. |
| throw up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (generate, produce) | produire⇒, créer⇒ vtr |
| | Our new computer system has thrown up a few problems. |
Formes composées
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| a stone's throw n | figurative, informal (short distance) | à deux pas |
| | The distance from our house to hers is a stone's throw. |
| | Notre maison est à deux pas de la sienne. |
| a stone's throw away expr | figurative, informal (nearby) | à deux pas loc adv |
| | | à un jet de pierre loc adv |
| | We can easily walk to Martha's house; she lives a stone's throw away. |
| | Nous pouvons facilement nous rendre chez Martha à pied : elle habite à deux pas. |
a stone's throw from [sth],
within a stone's throw of [sth] expr | figurative, informal (near) | à deux pas de [qch] |
| | The shop is just a stone's throw from my house. |
| | Le magasin est à deux pas de chez moi. |
foul line,
free throw line n | (on basketball court) (Basket-ball) | ligne de lancer franc nf |
| | The crowd fell silent as the player stepped up to the foul line. |
| free throw n | (basketball throw) (Basket-ball) | lancer franc nm |
| hammer throw n | (sport: throwing event) (sport) | lancer de marteau nm |
put your back out,
throw your back out v expr | informal (injure a muscle or disk in your back) | se bloquer le dos loc v |
shed light on [sth],
throw light on [sth] v expr | figurative (clarify, explain) (figuré : un problème) | clarifier⇒, éclairer⇒ vtr |
| | (figuré : un mystère) | éclaircir⇒ vtr |
| | (figuré : à une affaire, un personnage) | apporter un éclairage à [qch] loc v + prép |
| | The research project sheds light on how dolphins communicate with each other. |
| | Le projet de recherche clarifie (or: éclaire) comment les dauphins communiquent entre eux. |
| throw [sb] a bone v expr | informal, figurative (do small favor for) | faire une fleur à [qqn] loc v |
| | | faire un geste pour [qqn] loc v |
throw [sb] a curve ball,
throw [sb] a curve v expr | US, informal, figurative (do [sth] unexpected) | prendre [qqn] de court vtr + loc adv |
throw [sb] a curve ball,
throw [sb] a curve v expr | US, informal, figurative (do [sth] misleading) (familier : tromper) | jouer un sale tour à [qqn] loc v + prép |
| | | prendre [qqn] en traître vtr + loc adv |
| throw a fit v expr | informal (suffer a seizure) | avoir une attaque loc v |
throw a fit,
also US: pitch a fit v expr | figurative, slang (get angry) (figuré, familier) | péter les plombs, péter un câble loc v |
| | (figuré, familier) | piquer une crise loc v |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Manu a tout simplement pété les plombs quand il s'est rendu compte qu'on avait piqué sa moto. |
throw a fit,
also US: pitch a fit v expr | figurative, slang (child: have a tantrum) | faire une crise loc v |
| | (familier) | piquer une crise loc v |
| | The child throws a fit when he doesn't like his food. |
| | L'enfant fait une crise quand il n'aime pas ce qu'il mange. |
| | L'enfant pique une crise quand il n'aime pas ce qu'il mange. |
| throw a monkey wrench into [sth] v expr | US, figurative, slang (disrupt) | mettre des bâtons dans les roues à [qqn] loc v |
| | He was spiteful and enjoyed throwing a monkey wrench into their plans whenever he could. |
| | Il était malveillant et aimait leur mettre des bâtons dans les roues dès qu'il le pouvait. |
| throw a party v expr | (host a celebration) | faire une fête loc v |
| | I will throw a party at my house for my birthday. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Samedi, je fais une fête chez moi : tu viendras ? |
| throw a punch v expr | (try to hit [sb]) | donner un coup de poing loc v |
| | After hearing Bob's insult, Paul threw a punch. |
| | Après s'être fait insulter par Bob, Paul lui a donné un coup de poing. |
| | (familier) | filer un coup de poing à [qqn], balancer son poing dans la tronche de [qqn] loc v |
| | Après s'être fait insulter par Bob, Paul lui a filé un coup de poing (or: lui a balancé son poing dans la tronche). |
throw a sickie,
pull a sickie v expr | UK, slang (take day off, pretend to be ill) (un peu vieilli) | se faire porter pâle loc v |
| | | faire semblant d'être malade pour ne pas aller travailler loc v |
| throw a spanner in the works v expr | figurative (thwart [sth]) (figuré : contrecarrer) | mettre des bâtons dans les roues loc v |
| throw [sth] back vtr + adv | (return by tossing) | renvoyer⇒ vtr |
| | | relancer⇒ vtr |
| | Wally threw me the ball and I threw it back. |
| | Wally m'a lancé la balle et je la lui ai renvoyée (or: relancée). |
| throw [sth] back in [sb]'s face v expr | figurative (charge with past misdeeds) | renvoyer [qch] à la figure de [qqn], rejeter [qch] à la figure de [qqn] loc v |
| | (familier) | ressortir [qch] à [qqn] vtr + prép |
| | (familier) | rebalancer [qch] à la figure de [qqn] loc v |
| | I wish you wouldn't throw that incident back in my face every time we have a row! |
| | Arrête de me renvoyer cette histoire à la figure à chaque fois qu'on se dispute ! |
| | Arrête de me ressortir cette histoire à la figure à chaque fois qu'on se dispute ! |
| | Arrête de me rebalancer cette histoire à la figure à chaque fois qu'on se dispute ! |
| throw [sth] back in [sb]'s face v expr | figurative (reject spitefully) | rejeter⇒ vtr |
| throw cold water on [sth] v expr | figurative (be discouraging) (figuré : être décourageant) | refroidir⇒ vtr |
| | They threw cold water on her plan. |
throw [sth] down,
throw down [sth] vtr + adv | (toss downward) | jeter par terre loc v |
| | (plus familier) | balancer par terre loc v |
| | The tennis player angrily threw down his racquet when he lost the game. |
| | Le joueur de tennis a jeté sa raquette par terre avec rage quand il a perdu le match. |
| | Le joueur de tennis a balancé sa raquette par terre avec rage quand il a perdu le match. |
throw down,
throwdown,
throw-down n | (competition) | concours nm |
| | | compétition nf |
| | (familier) | bataille nf |
| | In next week's throwdown, up to one hundred graffiti artists will be competing to win the $100,000 first prize. |
| throw down the gauntlet v expr | figurative (issue a challenge) | lancer un défi loc v |
| | The boss threw down the gauntlet by doubling the sales targets for the month. |
| throw dust in [sb]'s eyes v expr | figurative (mislead, deceive) | jeter de la poudre aux yeux de [qqn] loc v |
throw [sb] for a loop,
knock [sb] for a loop v expr | (upset, shock) | choquer⇒ vtr |
| | (moins fort) | interloquer⇒, stupéfier⇒, déconcerter⇒ vtr |
| | The news of her brother’s death really threw Evie for a loop. Discovering his wife had been cheating on him with his best friend knocked Stuart for a loop. |
| throw in the towel v expr | figurative, informal (give up, admit defeat) | jeter l'éponge loc v |
| | David knew he'd lost the match, but he refused to throw in the towel. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Il me semble difficile de gagner ce jeu mais pour l'instant, pas question de jeter l'éponge si tôt. |
throw [sb] off center (US),
throw [sb] off centre (UK) v expr | figurative (disorient) | dérouter⇒, troubler⇒ vtr |
| | It threw me off center when my parents told me to pack my bags. |
| throw [sth] off course v expr | figurative (disrupt) | perturber⇒ vtr |
| | The dreadful weather threw our plans off course. |
| | Le temps épouvantable a perturbé nos projets. |
| throw off the yoke of [sth] v expr | figurative (free yourself: from a burden) (figuré) | se libérer du joug de [qch] loc v |
throw [sth] open,
throw open [sth] vtr + adv | (door, window: open with force) | ouvrir [qch] d'un grand coup, ouvrir [qch] avec force loc v |
| throw out the baby with the bathwater v expr | figurative, informal (reject good with bad) (figuré) | jeter le bébé avec l'eau du bain loc v |
throw pillow (US),
scatter cushion (UK) n | often plural (small cushion) | coussin décoratif nm |
| throw red meat v expr | US, figurative (incite or appease one's followers) | donner un os à ronger expr |
| throw rug n | (small rug) | carpette nf |
| | | petit tapis nm |
| throw shade on [sb] v expr | US, figurative, informal (belittle or disparage [sb]) | critiquer⇒ vtr |
| throw the book at [sb] v expr | figurative (punish severely) (accabler) | charger⇒ vtr |
throw [sb] to the wolves,
throw [sb] to the lions v expr | figurative (force [sb] into a dangerous situation) (figuré) | donner [qqn] en pâture aux lions, jeter [qqn] en pâture aux lions loc v |
| | (figuré) | pousser [qqn] dans la fosse aux lions expr |
| throw [sth] together vtr + adv | informal (assemble hastily) | préparer à la hâte, préparer en vitesse vtr + adv |
| | For dinner Thursday night I just threw some stuff together. |
| | My presentation was just thrown together at the last minute. |
| | | faire précipitamment, préparer précipitamment vtr + adv |
| | | faire à la va-vite loc v |
| throw [sb] and [sb] together vtr + adv | (put in each other's company) | réunir⇒, rassembler⇒ vtr |
| | A lot of very different people were thrown together in the lifeboat. |
| throw-up n | US, informal (vomit) | vomi nm |
| | Every parent of a new baby has had throw-up on their shoulder at some point. |
| throw up your hands expr | figurative (be in despair) | lever les bras au ciel loc v |
| throw your hat into the ring v expr | figurative (enter a contest) | se lancer dans la bataille, se jeter dans l'arène loc v |
| throw your toys out of the pram expr | UK, figurative, informal (become childishly angry) (familier) | piquer une crise, piquer sa crise loc v |
| | (familier) | faire un caca nerveux loc v |
| | When Aiden wasn't invited to the party, he threw his toys out of the pram. |
| throw your weight around v expr | figurative, informal (be bossy, self-important) | bousculer les gens loc v |
| | | en imposer loc v |
| | | jouer les gros bras loc v |
| | | faire preuve d'excès d'autorité loc v |
| | Charles is a bossy guy who likes throwing his weight around. |
| throw yourself at [sb] v expr | (charge into [sb]) | se jeter sur [qqn] v pron + prép |
| throw yourself at [sb] v expr | figurative (try hard to attract [sb]'s attention) | attirer l'attention de [qqn] loc v |
throw yourself at [sth],
throw yourself into [sth] v expr | figurative (work on [sth] with great energy) | se lancer dans [qch] loc v pron |
| throw-in n | (soccer, rugby: restarts play) (Sports) | remise en jeu nf |
| | | touche nf |
| | The referee stopped the game soon after the throw-in. |