throw together

throw together
throw together
v.
confundir (Combinar) v.
v + o + adv, v + adv + o
a) (assemble) improvisar

I just threw a few things together and we left — metí un par de cosas en una bolsa y nos fuimos

(bring into contact): fate had thrown us together — había querido el destino que nuestros caminos se cruzaran

VT + ADV
1) (=make hastily) [+ costume, plan, essay] hacer a la carrera, pergeñar; [+ meal] preparar a la carrera, improvisar
2) (=gather together) [+ clothes] juntar rápidamente; [+ people] juntar

he threw a few things together and dashed out of the house — juntó rápidamente unas cuantas cosas y salió disparado de la casa

fate had thrown them together — el destino les había juntado

people whom circumstances have thrown together — personas a las que han juntado or unido las circunstancias

we were thrown together a good deal, working in the same office — como trabajábamos en la misma oficina nos veíamos mucho

* * *
v + o + adv, v + adv + o
a) (assemble) improvisar

I just threw a few things together and we left — metí un par de cosas en una bolsa y nos fuimos

(bring into contact): fate had thrown us together — había querido el destino que nuestros caminos se cruzaran


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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