toss
/tɔs/ nom B2En français : jet, lancer, au pile ou face, tirage au sort
- A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.
- The coin toss before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play.
- A haughty throwing up of the head.
- A measure of sprats.
- A handover from one presenter to another, announced by the first presenter.
Pluriel tosses
Verbes à particule et expressions
- toss around To offer for suggestion.
- toss away To discard; to throw away
- toss down To cause something held to fall to the ground
- toss in To add (something) as a bonus.
- toss off To drink up rapidly.
- toss out To throw away; to get rid of; to dispose of (something, e...
- toss up To make a decision based on chance, for example by flippi...
Dans la bibliothèque
In this dress I will go to the Christmas parties, where all the young fellows will propose to me, but I will toss my head and refuse them every one.” At this moment she tossed her head in unison with her thoughts, when down fell the milk pail to the ground, and all her imaginary schemes perished in a moment.
Now Gilbert was head of the spelling class; now Anne, with a toss of her long red braids, spelled him down.
If ye find that the Bullock can toss you, or the heavy-browed Sambhur can gore; Ye need not stop work to inform us: we knew it ten seasons before.
It was in vain that she told herself with a toss of her head that she did not care.
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