fling

fling
fliŋ
1. past tense, past participle - flung; verb
1) (to throw with great force: He flung a brick through the window.) arrojar, lanzar
2) (to rush: He flung out of the house.) arrojarse

2. noun
(a lively Scottish dance: They danced a Highland fling.) danza escocesa
fling vb tirar
El pasado y participio pasado de fling se escribe flung
fling
tr[flɪŋ]
noun
1 (throw) lanzamiento
2 (wild time) juerga
3 (affair) aventura (amorosa), romance nombre masculino
we had a brief fling tuvimos una aventura
transitive verb (pt & pp flung tr[flʌŋ] )
1 (throw) arrojar, tirar, lanzar
he flung the ball away lanzó la pelota con violencia
the teacher flung the door open el profesor abrió la puerta de golpe
she flung her coat on the chair echó su abrigo a la silla
2 (move) echar, lanzar
she flung her arms around me me echó los brazos encima
he flung himself in front of a car se arrojó a un coche
3 (say) lanzar
don't fling accusations at me no me lances acusaciones
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to fling oneself at somebody arrojarse sobre alguien
to fling oneself into something entregarse a algo
to fling up one's hands in horror horrorizarse
to have a fling echar una cana al aire, correrla
fling ['flɪŋ] vt, flung ['flʌŋ] ; flinging
1) throw: lanzar, tirar, arrojar
2)
to fling oneself : lanzarse, tirarse, precipitarse
fling n
1) throw: lanzamiento m
2) attempt: intento m
3) affair: aventura f
4) binge: juerga f
fling
n.
baile escocés s.m.
lanzamiento s.m.
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: flung) = arrojar v.
botar v.
echar v.
lanzar v.
tirar v.

I flɪŋ
(past & past p flung) transitive verb
a) (throw violently) lanzar*, tirar, arrojar, aventar* (Col, Méx, Per)

he flung the window open — abrió la ventana de un golpe

we flung ourselves (down) on the ground — nos tiramos or echamos al suelo

he flung his arms around her neck — le echó los brazos al cuello

the protesters were flung into a cell — echaron a los manifestantes en una celda

he flung himself down into an armchair — se dejó caer en un sillón

b) \<\<glance/insult\>\> lanzar*

to fling something in somebody's face — \<\<past/mistake\>\> echarle algo en cara a alguien

Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun
1) (colloq)
a) (love affair) aventura f
b) (wild time) juerga f (fam)

to have a final fling before settling down — echarse una cana al aire antes de sentar cabeza

2) (throw) lanzamiento m
3) (Highland fling) baile escocés
[flɪŋ] (vb: pt, pp flung)
1. N
1)

to have one's last fling — echar la última cana al aire

to have one's fling, go on a fling — echar una canita al aire

to have a fling at doing sth — intentar algo

2) * aventura f amorosa
3) (also: Highland fling)
see highland
2.
VT [+ stone] arrojar, lanzar

to fling one's arms round sb — echar los brazos al cuello a algn

the door was flung open — la puerta se abrió de golpe

she was flung to the ground by her horse — el caballo la lanzó or tiró or arrojó al suelo

to fling sb into jail — meter a algn en la cárcel

to fling o.s. over a cliff — despeñarse por un precipicio

she flung herself at him — se arrojó or lanzó or tiró sobre él

to fling o.s. into a chair — dejarse caer de golpe en una silla

to fling o.s. into a job — lanzarse a hacer un trabajo

to fling off/on one's clothes — quitarse/ponerse la ropa de prisa

* * *

I [flɪŋ]
(past & past p flung) transitive verb
a) (throw violently) lanzar*, tirar, arrojar, aventar* (Col, Méx, Per)

he flung the window open — abrió la ventana de un golpe

we flung ourselves (down) on the ground — nos tiramos or echamos al suelo

he flung his arms around her neck — le echó los brazos al cuello

the protesters were flung into a cell — echaron a los manifestantes en una celda

he flung himself down into an armchair — se dejó caer en un sillón

b) \<\<glance/insult\>\> lanzar*

to fling something in somebody's face — \<\<past/mistake\>\> echarle algo en cara a alguien

Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun
1) (colloq)
a) (love affair) aventura f
b) (wild time) juerga f (fam)

to have a final fling before settling down — echarse una cana al aire antes de sentar cabeza

2) (throw) lanzamiento m
3) (Highland fling) baile escocés

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