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toss1

UK: /tɒs/ US: /tɑːs/ [tosses]

Translation

v [t]
tirar
to toss a coin
tirar una moneda al aire
echar
He tossed the peel into the bin
Echó las cáscaras al cubo de basura
constr. Se usa generalmente seguido de una preposición o un adverbio
mezclar
to toss a salad
mezclar una ensalada
sacudir
The donkey tossed its head when we tried to stroke it
El burro sacudió la cabeza cuando intentamos acariciarlo
Véase tb: to toss a coin
(Definition of toss v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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