Highland fling in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.fling <pt & pp flung> [Am flɪŋ, Brit flɪŋ] VB trans

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1. fling (throw violently):

fling stick/ball/stone
lanzar
fling stick/ball/stone
tirar
fling stick/ball/stone
arrojar
fling stick/ball/stone
aventar Col Mex Peru
he flung the window open/shut
abrió/cerró la ventana de un golpe
she flung a jacket around her shoulders
se echó una chaqueta en los hombros
she likes to fling her money about
le gusta tirar or despilfarrar el dinero
she flung the book aside
apartó el libro
the chance of a lifetime and you fling it away
una oportunidad única y la tiras por la ventana or y la desperdicias
she flung back the curtains
corrió or abrió las cortinas
he flung down a challenge to them
les lanzó un reto
we flung ourselves (down) on the ground
nos tiramos or echamos al suelo
she flung off her coat
se quitó el abrigo rápidamente
he flung his arms around her neck
le echó los brazos al cuello
the protesters were flung into a cell
echaron a los manifestantes en una celda
she flung herself into the task
se metió de lleno en la tarea
he flung himself down into an armchair
se dejó caer en un sillón
she flung herself at the first man who came along
se echó en brazos del primer hombre que se le cruzó en el camino

II.fling <pt & pp flung> [Am flɪŋ, Brit flɪŋ] VB intr

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III.fling [Am flɪŋ, Brit flɪŋ] N

I.highland [Am ˈhaɪlənd, Brit ˈhʌɪlənd] N

II.highland [Am ˈhaɪlənd, Brit ˈhʌɪlənd] ADJ attr

Highland fling in the PONS Dictionary

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Other large successful events have included a highland fling.
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The first one was a big picnic; there was a Highland fling.
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And dance she did -- the Highland fling, to be precise -- when her family threw a party for the centenary birthday of their matriarch and brought in some bagpipe players.
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The mist enshrouded lochs, the calm of the glens, the skirl of the pipes and the swirl of the kilt as the highland fling dances on its with merry way.
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There was nothing, save perhaps a highland fling, that merited any commendation.
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She grew up assuming everyone knew how to do a highland fling and weekends were spent dancing at ceilidhs rather than nightclubs.
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