free throw in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.throw [Brit θrəʊ, Am θroʊ] N

II.throw <pt threw, pp thrown> [Brit θrəʊ, Am θroʊ] VB trans

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1. throw (project):

throw (with careful aim)
lanciare (at a)
throw (downwards)
gettare
throw (with violence) explosion, impact:
scagliare
she threw the ball in(to) the air, across the pitch, over the wall
lanciò la palla in aria, dall'altra parte del campo, oltre il muro
he threw the javelin 80m
lanciò il giavellotto a 80m
throw the ball up high
lancia la palla in alto
throw the ball back to me!
rilanciami la palla!
he was thrown across the street, to the floor by the explosion
l'esplosione lo scaraventò dall'altra parte della strada, a terra
he threw a log on the fire, his coat on a chair
gettò un ciocco nel fuoco, il cappotto su una sedia
she threw her apron over her head
si gettò il grembiule in testa
she threw her arms around my neck
mi gettò le braccia al collo
the police threw a cordon around the house fig
la polizia formò un cordone attorno alla casa
he was thrown clear and survived
è stato scaraventato fuori ed è sopravvissuto
two jockeys were thrown
due fantini sono stati disarcionati
he threw his opponent in the third round
al terzo round ha mandato l'avversario al tappeto
to throw a six (in dice)
fare sei

2. throw (direct) fig:

throw punch, glance, look
dare (at a)
throw question
fare (at a)
throw kiss
mandare
throw image, light, shadow
proiettare (on su)
throw shadow
fare (on su)
we are ready for all the challenges, problems that Europe can throw at us fig
siamo pronti ad affrontare tutte le sfide, tutti i problemi che l'Europa ci può riservare
to throw money at a project, problem
destinare denaro per un progetto, un problema
there's no point in just throwing money at it
i soldi da soli non bastano a risolvere il problema
to throw suspicion on sb, sth
fare nascere dei sospetti su qn, qc
to throw doubt on sb, sth
sollevare dubbi su qn, qc
the company has thrown the full weight of its publicity machine behind the case
la società ha riversato tutto il peso dell'apparato pubblicitario sull'affare

III.throw <pt threw, pp thrown> [Brit θrəʊ, Am θroʊ] VB intr

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V.throw [Brit θrəʊ, Am θroʊ]

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I.free [Brit friː, Am fri] ADJ

1. free (unhindered, unrestricted):

free person, country, election, press, translation, access, choice
libero
to be free to do
essere libero di fare
to leave sb free to do
lasciare qn libero di fare
to feel free to do
sentirsi libero di fare
feel free to ask questions
chiedete pure
“may I use your phone?” - “feel free”
“posso usare il telefono?” - “certamente”
feel free to make yourself a coffee
fatti pure un caffè se vuoi
to break free of or from influence, restriction
liberarsi da
to set sb free from situation, task
liberare qn da
to set sb free to do
lasciare a qn la libertà di fare
a school where children are allowed free expression
una scuola dove i bambini possono esprimersi liberamente
in the European Union there is free movement of workers
nell'Unione Europea c'è libera circolazione dei lavoratori
I oiled the hinges to allow free movement
ho lubrificato i cardini perché si aprisse e si chiudesse meglio
roadworks have restricted the free movement of traffic
i lavori stradali hanno ridotto la scorrevolezza del traffico

2. free (not captive or tied):

free person, limb
libero
free animal, bird
libero, in libertà
she grabbed it with her free hand
l'ha afferrato con la mano libera
one more tug and the rope was free
ancora uno strattone e la corda si sciolse
to set [sb, sth] free prisoner, hostage
liberare
to set [sb, sth] free animal, bird
liberare, dare la libertà a
to pull a person, an animal free
liberare una persona, un animale (from, of da)
to pull [sth] free object, shoe
liberare
to break free person, animal:
liberarsi
the boat broke free from or of its moorings
l'imbarcazione ruppe gli ormeggi
how did the parrot get free?
come si è liberato il pappagallo?
they had to cut the driver free from his car
hanno dovuto tagliare la lamiera per liberare l'autista dalla macchina
we managed to cut the rabbit free (from trap)
siamo riusciti a liberare il coniglio

III.also free period N SCHOOL

IV.free [Brit friː, Am fri] ADV

V.free [Brit friː, Am fri] VB trans

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VI.to free oneself VB refl (from chains, wreckage)

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also free thought">

II.freethinking [Brit ˌfriːˈθɪŋkɪŋ, Am ˌfriˈθɪŋkɪŋ] ADJ

free throw in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for free throw in the English»Italian Dictionary

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II.throw <threw, thrown> [θroʊ] VB intr

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III.throw <threw, thrown> [θroʊ] VB trans

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Originally, the width of the lane was narrower than that of the free throw circle, giving the appearance of a skeleton key.
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One amazing statistic about this team is that they averaged almost 80% accuracy as a team from the free throw line for the season.
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In the free throw motion, the arm will no longer be able to use the triceps to extend the shoulder or extend the elbow.
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The game introduces personal fouls for each shove on another player; after a certain number of fouls the opposing team gets a free throw.
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Wall swished the first free throw, but the second clanged off the glass.
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