jeter

A. vtr

• 1 to throw; to hurl; to throw away or out jeter qch à qn = to throw sth to sb [ball]; = to throw sth at sb [stone] jeter qn dehors = to throw sb out jeter quelques idées sur le papier (figurative) = to jot down a few ideas bon à jeter = fit for the bin (GB) or the garbage (US) Definition of throw in the British & World English dictionary Definition of throw in the US English dictionary Translate throw | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 to give [cry, light]; to cast [glance, shadow] Definition of give in the British & World English dictionary Definition of give in the US English dictionary Translate give | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 3 to create [confusion, terror] jeter l'émoi dans la ville = to throw the town into turmoil Definition of create in the British & World English dictionary Definition of create in the US English dictionary Translate create | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

B. v refl (+ v être) (se jeter)

• 1se jeter du haut d'un pont = to throw oneself off a bridge se jeter sur = to fall upon [opponent]; = to pounce on [prey, newspaper] se jeter au cou de qn = to fling oneself around sb's neck se jeter à l'eau = to jump into the water; (figurative) = to take the plunge (aller) se jeter contre un arbre = to crash into a tree

• 2 [river] to flow Definition of flow in the British & World English dictionary Definition of flow in the US English dictionary Translate flow | into German | into Italian | into Spanish