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throw

Pronunciation: /θrəʊ/

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German translation of throw

A. v.t. (threw /θruː/, thrown /θrəʊn/)

  • 1 werfen throw sth. to sb. = jmdm. etw. zuwerfen throw sth. at sb. = etw. nach jmdm. werfen
  • 2 (bring to the ground) zu Boden werfen; abwerfen [Reiter]
  • 3 (coll.) (disconcert) [Frage] aus der Fassung bringen

B. n.

Phrasal verbs

throw aˈway

v.t. a wegwerfen b (lose by neglect) verschenken [Vorteil, Spiel usw.]

throw ˈup

A. v.t. a hochwerfen [Arme, Hände] b (produce) hervorbringen [Ideen usw.]
B. v.i. (coll.) brechen (ugs.)

throw in other Oxford dictionaries

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