| Additional Translations |
| throw n | (toss) | tiro nm |
| | | lanzamiento nm |
| | The throw was a good one and went right to the other guy. |
| | El tiro fue bueno y fue directamente hacia el otro tipo. |
| throw n | US (blanket) | manta nf |
| | There is a throw beside the couch that you could use to cover yourself if you get cold. |
| | Hay una manta junto al sofá que puedes usar para cubrirte si te da frío. |
| throw n | US (scarf) | chal nm |
| | | fular nm |
| | (voz francesa) | foulard nm |
| | You should wear your new velvet throw with that dress. |
| | Deberías ponerte tu nuevo chal de terciopelo con ese traje. |
| throw n | (act of throwing dice) | tirada nf |
| | It was a strong throw that bounced off the side of the table. |
| | Fue una tirada fuerte que rebotó contra el costado de la mesa. |
| throw n | (result of dice toss) | tirada nf |
| | The throw showed a five and a four, so he lost his money. |
| | La tirada mostró un cinco y un cuatro, así que perdió su dinero. |
| throw n | (in wrestling) | derribo nm |
| | | placaje nm |
| | The wrestler's opponent landed heavily after the throw. |
| | El luchador hizo un enorme derribo y su oponente cayó pesadamente. |
| throw [sb/sth] out of [sth] v expr | (eject from) | tirar algo por, tirar a alguien por loc verb |
| | | arrojar algo por, arrojar a alguien por loc verb |
| | | echar algo por, echar a alguien por loc verb |
| | Train passengers must not throw rubbish out of the window. |
| | Los pasajeros del tren no deben tirar basura por la ventana. |
| throw⇒ vi | (toss the dice) | tirar⇒ vi |
| | | lanzar⇒ vi |
| | It is your turn to throw. |
| | Es tu turno de tirar. |
| throw [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (cause to move violently) | arrojar⇒, zarandear⇒ vtr |
| | | arrojar a, zarandear a vtr + prep |
| | The rough seas threw the ship from side to side. |
| | Los pasajeros fueron arrojados (or: zarandeados) por doquier cuando el avión enfrentó turbulencia. |
| throw [sb]⇒ vtr | (overwhelm) | desconcertar⇒ vtr |
| | The way he lost his temper totally threw me and I had to leave. |
| | La forma en que perdió los estribos realmente me desconcertó y tuve que irme. |
| throw [sb] vtr | (confuse) | confundir⇒ vtr |
| | The news threw him because it was not what he expected. |
| | La noticia lo confundió porque no era lo que él esperaba. |
| throw [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (cause to fall) | tirar a vtr + prep |
| | | lanzar a, arrojar a vtr + prep |
| | | tirar⇒, lanzar⇒, arrojar⇒ vtr |
| | A collision with another skier threw Steven to the ground. |
| | Una colisión con otro esquiador tiró a Steve al suelo. |
| throw [sth]⇒ vtr | (pottery) | tornear⇒ vtr |
| | She threw a new vase in her pottery class. |
| | Torneó una vasija nueva en su clase de alfarería. |
| throw [sth] vtr | (cast dice) | lanzar⇒ vtr |
| | | tirar⇒ vtr |
| | He blows on the dice before throwing them. |
| | Él sopla los dados antes de lanzarlos. |
| throw [sth] vtr | (flip a switch) | accionar⇒ vtr |
| | She threw the switch and the Christmas tree lit up. |
| | Accionó el interruptor y el árbol de navidad se encendió. |
| throw [sth] vtr | (host: a party) | dar⇒ vtr |
| | | hacer⇒ vtr |
| | We threw a party to celebrate the new house. |
| | Dimos una fiesta para celebrar nuestra nueva casa. |
| throw [sth/sb] into [sth] vtr + prep | (cause to be in specific condition) | salirse de v prnl + prep |
| | | transformarse⇒ v prnl |
| | 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. |
| | El proceso se salió de su curso cuando el jefe cambió de opinión. |
Locuciones verbales
throw | throwing |
throw [sth] around,
throw around [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (ideas, etc.: exchange, brainstorm) (figurado) | barajar⇒ vtr |
| | | tirar⇒ vtr |
| | The committee threw around some ideas, but none were adopted. |
| | El comité barajó algunas ideas, pero no se adoptó ninguna. |
| throw [sb/sth] around vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (treat roughly) | maltratar a vtr + prep |
| | | maltratar⇒ 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]) | deshacerse de v prnl |
| throw [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (dispose of, discard) | tirar⇒ vtr |
| | | desechar⇒ vtr |
| | (AmL) | botar⇒ vtr |
| | I had to throw away a lot of old books that nobody wanted. |
| | Tuve que tirar un montón de libros viejos que nadie quería. |
| throw [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (waste, squander) | desperdiciar⇒ vtr |
| | (dinero) | malgastar⇒, derrochar⇒, tirar⇒ vtr |
| | (recursos, oportunidad) | perder⇒ vtr |
| | It would be a shame to throw away your talent by doing nothing with it. |
| | Sería una lástima que desperdicies tu talento sin hacer nada con él. |
| throw [sth] back vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (drink or consume quickly) (bebida) | apurar⇒ vtr |
| | I threw back a shot of whisky and then ordered another one. |
| | Apuré el vaso de whisky y pedí otro más. |
throw [sth] in,
throw in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (include) | incluir⇒ vtr |
| | | agregar⇒, añadir⇒ vtr |
| | If you buy this computer, I'll throw in a printer for free. |
| | Si compra esta computadora, le incluyo una impresora gratis. |
throw [sth] off,
throw off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (free yourself) | liberarse de v prnl + prep |
| | | deshacerse de v prnl + prep |
| | | quitarse de encima loc verb |
| | I can't seem to throw off the depression I've been feeling. |
| | She managed to throw off her doubts. |
| | No consigo librarme de la depresión que he estado sintiendo. |
| | Logró deshacerse de sus dudas. |
throw [sb] off,
throw off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (lose: [sb] following) | hacerle perder el rastro loc verb |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | Mark threw off his pursuer by ducking into an alleyway. |
| | Mark le hizo perder el rastro a su perseguidor agachándose en el pasaje. |
throw [sb] off,
throw off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (mislead) | confundir⇒ vtr |
| | The fake suicide note threw the detective off. |
| | La falsa nota de suicidio confundió al detective. |
| throw [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative informal (confuse, distract) | descolocar⇒ vtr |
| | Her silly answers threw me off. |
| | Me descolocó con sus respuestas tontas. |
| | (AR, coloquial) | embarullar⇒ vtr |
| | Me embarulló con sus respuestas tontas. |
| | (CL, coloquial) | emborrachar la perdiz loc verb |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Trató de emborracharme la perdiz con unas respuestas inverosímiles. |
throw [sth] on,
throw on [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (clothing: put on hastily) | ponerse⇒ v prnl |
| | The doorbell rang, so Clive threw on his dressing gown and rushed to the door. |
| | Sonó el timbre y Clive se puso la ropa y se apuró en abrir la puerta. |
throw [sth] out,
throw out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (dispose of) | tirar⇒ vtr |
| | Kate decided it was time to throw out her old running shoes and get new ones. |
| | Kate decidió que era hora de tirar todos sus zapatos viejos y comprar nuevos. |
throw [sth] out,
throw out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reject, dismiss) | rechazar⇒ vtr |
| | | desechar⇒, descartar⇒ 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. |
| | Rechazaron el caso por falta de evidencias. |
| | Podemos desechar de inmediato algunas de las ideas más tontas. |
| throw [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (expel, evict) | echar a vtr + prep |
| | | expulsar a vtr + prep |
| | Alan's parents threw him out when he refused to pay rent. |
| | Los padres echaron a Alan cuando se negó a pagar la renta. |
throw [sth] out,
throw out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (propose or suggest casually) | hacer⇒, lanzar⇒ vtr |
| | (informal) | dejar caer loc verb |
| | (AR, UY: coloquial) | tirar⇒ vtr |
| | I'm just throwing out a suggestion here: what if Liz learned to drive? |
| | Voy a lanzarles una propuesta: ¿qué les parece si Liz aprende a conducir? |
throw [sb] over,
throw over [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (jilt, break up with) | dejar plantado loc verb |
| | (a alguien) | abandonar⇒ vtr |
| | | romper con alguien loc verb |
throw [sth] over,
throw over [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (abandon, reject) | abandonar⇒ vi |
| | John wasn't given the materials he needed, so he threw the contract over. |
| throw up vi phrasal | informal (vomit) (coloquial) | devolver⇒ vtr |
| | | vomitar⇒ vtr |
| | I always have to throw up after drinking too much. |
| | Siempre devuelvo cuando bebo mucho. |
| | (ES, coloquial) | echar la pota loc verb |
| | Siempre echo la pota cuando bebo mucho. |
| | (CL, coloquial) | dársele vuelta la vianda a uno loc verb |
| | Siempre se me da vuelta la vianda cuando bebo mucho. |
| throw [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (eject by vomiting) (CL, coloquial, cuasivulgar) | buitrear⇒ vtr |
| | When I'm sick, I throw everything up. |
| | Cuando estoy enfermo, buitreo todo. |
| | (AR, vulgar) | largar los chanchos loc verb |
| | Cuando estoy enfermo, largo todos los chanchos. |
| throw [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (build) | construir⇒ vtr |
| | | erigir⇒ vtr |
| | | levantar⇒ vtr |
| | The builder threw up the house in less than two months. |
| | El constructor construyó la casa en menos de dos meses. |
| throw up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (generate, produce) | lanzar⇒ vtr |
| | Our new computer system has thrown up a few problems. |
| | Nuestro nuevo sistema informático ha lanzado algunos problemas. |
Compound Forms:
throw | throwing |
| a stone's throw n | figurative, informal (short distance) | a tiro de piedra de, a un tiro de piedra de loc adv |
| | (AR) | ahí nomás loc adv |
| | The distance from our house to hers is a stone's throw. |
| a stone's throw away expr | figurative, informal (nearby) | a tiro de piedra de, a un tiro de piedra de loc adv |
| | | acá nomás loc adv |
| | We can easily walk to Martha's house; she lives a stone's throw away. |
a stone's throw from [sth],
within a stone's throw of [sth] expr | figurative, informal (near) (figurado) | a tiro de piedra de expr |
| | | ahí nomás loc adv |
| | | muy cerca loc adv |
| | The shop is just a stone's throw from my house. |
foul line,
free throw line n | (on basketball court) | línea de tiros libres loc nom f |
| | The crowd fell silent as the player stepped up to the foul line. |
| | La multitud estaba en silencio mientras el jugador se acercaba a la línea de tiros libres. |
| free throw n | (basketball throw) | tiro libre nm |
| | Ganaron el campeonato con un tiro libre en el último segundo. |
| hammer throw n | (sport: throwing event) (deporte) | lanzamiento de martillo loc nom m |
pour money down the drain,
throw money down the drain v expr | (waste money) (AmS) | echar dinero a la basura expr |
| | | tirar la plata expr |
put your back out,
throw your back out v expr | informal (injure a muscle or disk in your back) | lesionarse la espalda loc verb |
| | | lastimarse la espalda loc verb |
shed light on [sth],
throw light on [sth] v expr | figurative (clarify, explain) | aclarar⇒, clarificar⇒ vtr |
| | (figurado) | echar luz sobre loc verb + prep |
| | (figurado) | iluminar⇒ vtr |
| | The research project sheds light on how dolphins communicate with each other. |
| | El proyecto de investigación aclara cómo los delfines se comunican unos con otros. |
| throw [sb] a bone v expr | informal, figurative (do small favor for) | tirar un hueso loc verb |
| | | hacer un favor loc verb |
throw [sb] a curve ball,
throw [sb] a curve v expr | US, informal, figurative (do [sth] unexpected) | tomar a alguien por sorpresa loc verb |
throw [sb] a curve ball,
throw [sb] a curve v expr | US, informal, figurative (do [sth] misleading) | engañar a vtr + prep |
| throw a fit v expr | informal (suffer a seizure) | tener convulsiones loc verb |
throw a fit,
also US: pitch a fit v expr | figurative, slang (get angry) | cabrearse⇒ v prnl |
| | (AR, CL, coloquial) | calentarse⇒ v prnl |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Cuando escuchó las palabras del jefe, se calentó y salió dando un portazo. |
throw a fit,
also US: pitch a fit v expr | figurative, slang (child: have a tantrum) | encapricharse⇒ v prnl |
| | | hacer un berrinche loc verb |
| | The child throws a fit when he doesn't like his food. |
| throw a monkey wrench into [sth] v expr | US, figurative, slang (disrupt) | poner trabas a loc verb + prep |
| | | poner palos en la rueda a loc verb + prep |
| | | poner zancadillas a loc verb + prep |
| | He was spiteful and enjoyed throwing a monkey wrench into their plans whenever he could. |
| | Era un mal tipo y disfrutaba de poner trabas a sus planes siempre que podía. |
| throw a party v expr | (host a celebration) | dar una fiesta loc verb |
| | I will throw a party at my house for my birthday. |
| | La empresa cumple diez años, daremos una fiesta para celebrar el acontecimiento. |
| | (España) | montar una fiesta loc verb |
| | Montaré una fiesta en mi casa para celebrar mi cumpleaños. |
| throw a punch v expr | (try to hit [sb]) | tirar un puñetazo loc verb |
| | After hearing Bob's insult, Paul threw a punch. |
| | Cuando escuchó los insultos de Roberto, Pablo le tiró un puñetazo. |
| | | lanzar un puñetazo loc verb |
| | | dar un puñetazo, pegar un puñetazo loc verb |
| | (AR) | pegar una trompada loc verb |
| | (CL, coloquial) | tirar un combo loc verb |
throw a sickie,
pull a sickie v expr | UK, slang (take day off, pretend to be ill) | fingir estar enfermo loc verb |
| throw a spanner in the works v expr | figurative (thwart [sth]) | poner un palo en la rueda loc verb |
| | | poner palos en la rueda loc verb |
| throw a wobbly v expr | UK, informal (have a fit of temper) | ponerse histérico expr |
| | | armar un escándalo expr |
| throw a wobbly v expr | UK, informal (have a fit of panic) | entrar en pánico expr |
| | (coloquial) | paniquear⇒ vi |
| throw [sth] back vtr + adv | (return by tossing) | devolver⇒ vtr |
| | | tirar de vuelta loc verb |
| | Wally threw me the ball and I threw it back. |
| | Guille me tiró la pelota, y yo se la devolví. |
| | | lanzar de vuelta loc verb |
| throw [sth] back in [sb]'s face v expr | figurative (charge with past misdeeds) | echarle en cara algo a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | I wish you wouldn't throw that incident back in my face every time we have a row! |
| | ¡Me gustaría que no me siguieses echando en cara ese incidente cada vez que discutimos! |
| throw [sth] back in [sb]'s face v expr | figurative (reject spitefully) | desdeñar⇒, despreciar⇒ vtr |
| | | rechazar⇒ vtr |
| throw cold water on [sth] v expr | figurative (be discouraging) (figurado) | tirar un balde de agua fría loc verb |
| | They threw cold water on her plan. |
throw [sth] down,
throw down [sth] vtr + adv | (toss downward) | tirar⇒ vtr |
| | | arrojar⇒ vtr |
| | The tennis player angrily threw down his racquet when he lost the game. |
| | El jugador de tenis tiró su raqueta con furia cuando perdió el partido. |
throw down,
throwdown,
throw-down n | (competition) | concurso nm |
| | | competición nf |
| | (AmL) | competencia nf |
| | In next week's throwdown, up to one hundred graffiti artists will be competing to win the $100,000 first prize. |
| | En el concurso de la semana que viene, hasta cien artistas de graffiti se enfrentarán por un premio de $100 000. |
| throw down the gauntlet v expr | figurative (issue a challenge) (figurado) | lanzar el guante loc verb |
| | The boss threw down the gauntlet by doubling the sales targets for the month. |
| | El jefe lanzó el guante cuando duplicó las ventas del mes. |
| throw dust in [sb]'s eyes v expr | figurative (mislead, deceive) | echar tierra en los ojos loc verb |
throw [sb] for a loop,
knock [sb] for a loop v expr | (upset, shock) | desconcertar a vtr + prep |
| | 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. |
| | Las noticias sobre la muerte de su hermano desconcertaron a Evie. |
| throw in the towel v expr | figurative, informal (give up, admit defeat) (rendirse) | tirar la toalla loc verb |
| | David knew he'd lost the match, but he refused to throw in the towel. |
| | Sabía que había perdido el combate, pero se negaba a tirar la toalla. |
| | (Chile) | tirar la esponja loc verb |
throw [sb] off center (US),
throw [sb] off centre (UK) v expr | figurative (disorient) | sacar del eje loc verb |
| | | descolocar⇒ vtr |
| | It threw me off center when my parents told me to pack my bags. |
| | Me descolocó cuando mis padres me dijeron que empacara mis cosas. |
| | (figurado) | hacer trastabillar a loc verb |
| | | desorientar⇒ vtr |
| | | confundir⇒ vtr |
| | Me hizo trastabillar cuando mis padres me dijeron que empacara mis cosas. |
| throw [sth] off course v expr | figurative (disrupt) | desviar del curso loc verb |
| | The dreadful weather threw our plans off course. |
| throw off the yoke of [sth] v expr | figurative (free yourself: from a burden) | liberarse del yugo de loc verb |
throw [sth] open,
throw open [sth] vtr + adv | (door, window: open with force) | abrir de golpe loc verb |
| throw out the baby with the bathwater v expr | figurative, informal (reject good with bad) | tirar las frutas frescas con las podridas loc verb |
throw pillow (US),
scatter cushion (UK) n | often plural (small cushion) | almohadón pequeño, cojín pequeño, almohadín decorativo, cojín decorativo nm + adj |
| | | almohadín, cojín nm |
| throw red meat v expr | US, figurative (incite or appease one's followers) | conformar a los seguidores políticos loc verb |
| | Tomaron esas medidas para conformar a sus seguidores políticos, pero sabían de antemano que serían inefectivas y que, a la larga, agravarían el problema. |
| throw rug n | (small rug) | tapete nm |
| | | alfombrilla nf |
| throw shade on [sb] v expr | US, figurative, informal (belittle or disparage [sb]) | criticar a vtr + prep |
| | | descalificar a, desprestigiar a vtr + prep |
| throw the book at [sb] v expr | figurative (punish severely) (figurado) | castigar⇒ vtr |
throw [sb] to the wolves,
throw [sb] to the lions v expr | figurative (force [sb] into a dangerous situation) | echar a alguien a los leones loc verb + prep |
| | | abandonar a alguien a su suerte loc verb + prep |
| throw [sth] together vtr + adv | informal (assemble hastily) | armar a la ligera loc verb |
| | | hacer algo a la carrera, preparar algo a la carrera loc verb |
| | For dinner Thursday night I just threw some stuff together. |
| | My presentation was just thrown together at the last minute. |
| | Para la cena del jueves por la noche sólo armé algo a la ligera. |
| | (coloquial) | improvisar⇒ vtr |
| | Para la cena del jueves por la noche sólo improvisé algo. |
| | ´ |
| throw [sb] and [sb] together vtr + adv | (put in each other's company) (persona) | amontonar a vtr + prep |
| | A lot of very different people were thrown together in the lifeboat. |
| | Amontonaron a todos los que pudieron en el bote salvavidas. |
| | (CH, AR, informal) | arrejuntar a vtr + prep |
| throw-up n | US, informal (vomit) | vómito nm |
| | Every parent of a new baby has had throw-up on their shoulder at some point. |
| | Todos los padres de recién nacidos han tenido vómito en sus hombros en algún momento. |
| throw up your hands expr | figurative (be in despair) | desesperarse⇒ v prnl |
| throw your hat into the ring v expr | figurative (enter a contest) | presentar alguien su candidatura loc verb |
| throw your toys out of the pram expr | UK, figurative, informal (become childishly angry) (coloquial) | hacer una pataleta loc verb |
| | | tener una rabieta, coger una rabieta loc verb |
| | (niño) | hacer un berrinche loc verb |
| | When Aiden wasn't invited to the party, he threw his toys out of the pram. |
| | Aiden hizo una pataleta cuando no lo invitaron a la fiesta. |
| throw your weight around v expr | figurative, informal (be bossy, self-important) (coloquial) | mandonear⇒, mangonear⇒ vtr |
| | | hacerse el mandón loc verb |
| | | darse aires, darse importancia expr |
| | Charles is a bossy guy who likes throwing his weight around. |
| | A Carlos le gusta hacerse el jefe y mandonear a todo el mundo. |
| throw yourself at [sb] v expr | (charge into [sb]) | tirarse sobre v prnl + prep |
| throw yourself at [sb] v expr | figurative (try hard to attract [sb]'s attention) | coquetear a vtr + prep |
throw yourself at [sth],
throw yourself into [sth] v expr | figurative (work on [sth] with great energy) | zambullirse en v prnl + prep |
| | | dedicarse de lleno a loc verb |
| throw-in n | (soccer, rugby: restarts play) | saque lateral nm + adj |
| | The referee stopped the game soon after the throw-in. |