BEOLINGUS
Dictionary - TU Chemnitz

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etw. (an einen Ort) werfen; schleudern; schmeißen [ugs.] {vt} [listen] to throw {threw; thrown}; to toss; to cast {cast; cast}; to fling {flung; flung}; to pitch; to chuck [coll.]; to sling {slung; slung} [coll.]; to heave [coll.] (sth. heavy); to bung [coll.]; to peg [Am.] [coll.]; to hoy [Austr.] [coll.]; to bish [NZ] [coll.] sth. (in a place) [listen] [listen] [listen] [listen] [listen] [listen] [listen]

werfend; schleudernd; schmeißend throwing; tossing; casting; flinging; pitching; chucking; slinging; heaving; bunging; peging; hoying; bishing [listen] [listen]

geworfen; geschleudert; geschmissen thrown; tossed; cast; flung; pitched; chucked; slung; heaved; bunged; peged; hoyed; bished [listen] [listen] [listen]

du wirfst you throw

er/sie wirft he/she throws

ich/er/sie warf I/he/she threw [listen]

wir/sie warfen we/they threw [listen]

er/sie hat/hatte geworfen he/she has/had thrown

ich/er/sie würfe I/he/she would throw

wirf! throw!

einen Stein werfen to throw/toss/cast a stone

seine Tasche auf das Sofa werfen to toss your bag on to the sofa

einen Ziegel durch die Fensterscheibe werfen to hurl a brick through the window glass

seinen Hut in die Luft werfen to fling your hat into the air

seine Schuhe quer durchs Zimmer schleudern to fling your shoes across the room

etw. nach jdm. schmeißen to chuck sth. at sb. [coll.]

jdn. ins Gefängnis werfen to fling sb. into prison

den ersten Stein werfen [übtr.] to cast the first stone [fig.]

ein paar Bälle werfen (Baseball) to pitch a few balls (baseball)

Sie stürzte sich begeistert in die Arbeit. She hurled herself into the job with enthusiasm.

Mike warf einen Stein in den Teich. Mike threw a stone into the pond.

Ken warf noch ein Scheit ins Feuer. Ken tossed another log on the fire.