TOSS-UP - Translation from English into French

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

English

French

toss-up [Brit, Am ˈtɔs ˌəp] N inf

1. toss-up (flip of a coin):

let's have a toss-up to decide

décidons à pile ou face

2. toss-up (two-way choice):

it's/it was a toss-up between a pizza and a sandwich

il faut/il a fallu choisir entre une pizza et un sandwich

3. toss-up (even chance):

who'll win?—it's a toss-up!

qui va gagner?—ça sera pile ou face!

it was a toss-up who would be chosen

les chances étaient partagées pour la sélection

toss up VB [Brit tɒs -, Am tɔs, tɑs -] (flip a coin)

toss up

tirer à pile ou face

to toss up inf whether to do sth

se tâter pour faire qc inf

to toss up inf when/where…

se tâter pour savoir quand/où… inf

French

English

I. pile [pil] ADV inf

1. pile (brusquement):

s'arrêter pile voiture, conducteur, appareil, machine:

to stop dead

elle s'est arrêtée pile de faire

she suddenly stopped doing

2. pile (exactement):

pile

exactly

à 10 heures et demie pile

at ten-thirty sharp

à 10 heures et demie pile

at ten-thirty on the dot inf

être pile à l'heure

to be bang on time Brit inf

être pile à l'heure

to be right on time

tu tombes pile inf (au bon moment)

you've come just at the right time

tu tombes pile inf (la personne qu'il faut)

you're just the person I wanted to see ou we need

tu es tombé pile (en devinant)

you hit the nail on the head inf

ça tombe pile (au bon moment)

that's lucky

elle est arrivée pile au moment où je devais partir

she turned up precisely as I was about to leave

c'est tombé pile dans mon assiette

it fell straight ou right into my plate

II. pile [pil] N f

1. pile (tas):

pile (désordonné)

pile

pile (régulier)

stack

2. pile:

pile, a. pile électrique ELEC

battery

pile rechargeable

rechargeable battery

pile longue durée/plate

long-life/flat battery

pile alcaline

alkaline battery

pile au cadmium

cadmium cell

à piles jouet, réveil, perceuse

battery-operated attr

fonctionner sur piles et sur secteur

to work on batteries and off the mains

3. pile ARCHIT (de pont):

pile

pier

4. pile (de monnaie):

le côté pile est abîmé

the reverse side is damaged

pile je gagne, face tu perds

tails I win, heads you lose

jouer à pile ou face GAMES

to play heads or tails

ils ont joué ou décidé ou tiré à pile ou face (choix de personne)

they tossed for it

ils ont joué ou décidé ou tiré à pile ou face (choix d'option)

they decided it on the flip ou toss of the coin

‘comment choisir?’—‘à pile ou face’

‘how can I/we etc choose?’—‘toss a coin’

ça s'est joué à pile ou face

it was a toss-up inf

5. pile COMPUT:

pile

stack

6. pile (défaite) inf:

prendre une pile

to take a hammering inf

III. pile [pil]

pile atomique

atomic pile

pile bouton

button battery

pile Leclanché

Leclanché cell

pile sèche

dry cell

pile solaire

solar cell

pile Volta

voltaic pile

in the PONS Dictionary

toss-up N inf

toss-up

coup m à pile ou face

it's a toss-up between sth and sth

entre qc et qc, ça revient au même

toss up VB intr

toss up

tirer à pile ou face

to toss up for sth

jouer qc à pile ou face

in the PONS Dictionary

toss-up N inf

toss-up

coup m à pile ou face

it's a toss-up between sth and sth

entre qc et qc, ça revient au même

Present

I	toss up
you	toss up
he/she/it	tosses up
we	toss up
you	toss up
they	toss up

Past

I	tossed up
you	tossed up
he/she/it	tossed up
we	tossed up
you	tossed up
they	tossed up

Present Perfect

I	have	tossed up
you	have	tossed up
he/she/it	has	tossed up
we	have	tossed up
you	have	tossed up
they	have	tossed up

Past Perfect

I	had	tossed up
you	had	tossed up
he/she/it	had	tossed up
we	had	tossed up
you	had	tossed up
they	had	tossed up

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

I have lost profoundly both professionally and personally, and in a toss-up, our personal relationship changing has caused me more pain.

www.dailymail.co.uk

It was a toss-up for me between going to art school and becoming a professional footballer.

thequietus.com

It's a toss-up to decide whether the medium to large producers suffer more from this situation than the small, quality-oriented makers.

www.winecompanion.com.au

It was a toss-up for me in 2015.

www.sportsnet.ca

It's a toss-up as to which player is more exciting to watch.

www.espn.com.au