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threw, thrown UK: /θrəʊ/ US: /θroʊ/

Translation

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⇨ tirar

⇨ lanzar

Throw me the ball!

¡Lánzame el balón!

⇨ botar amér.

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⇨ desconcertar

› (una figura o una sombra)

⇨ proyectar

→ to throw sth away [m]→ to throw sth out [m]→ to throw sb out [m]→ to throw (sth) up [m]Véase tb: to {cast/throw} caution to the winds; to throw down the gauntlet; to throw in the towel; to throw one's weight around; to throw sb off balance; to throw sb on the scrap heap

(Definition of throw v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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