fling in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for fling in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

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

2. fling glance/insult:

fling

lanzar

she flung him a look of hatred

le lanzó una mirada de odio

to fling sth in sb's face

echarle algo en cara a alguien

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

she flung out of the house/room

salió furibunda de la casa/de la habitación

III.fling [Am flɪŋ, Brit flɪŋ] N

1.1. fling inf (love affair):

fling

aventura f

1.2. fling inf (wild time):

fling

juerga f inf

to have a fling

irse de juerga

he decided to have one last fling before settling down

decidió echarse una cana al aire antes de sentar cabeza

1.3. fling inf (try):

to have a fling at sth

intentar algo

we all had a fling at it

todos lo intentamos

2. fling (throw):

fling

lanzamiento m

3. fling:

Highland fling

baile escocés

fling up VB [Am flɪŋ -, Brit flɪŋ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. fling up (throw upward):

fling up

tirar al aire

fling up

lanzar al aire

fling up

aventar Col Mex Peru

2. fling up (raise):

fling up arms

levantar

she flung up her hands in horror

se horrorizó

fling out VB [Am flɪŋ -, Brit flɪŋ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. fling out (throw away):

fling out object/possession

tirar

fling out object/possession

botar AmS excl RioPl

2. fling out (extend):

fling out arms

abrir

fling out arms

extender

Highland fling N

Highland fling

danza folklórica escocesa

Translations for fling in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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amorcillo

fling inf

flirt

fling

devaneo (pasajero)

fling

fue un amorío sin importancia

it was just a fling inf

apaño

fling inf

aventura (pasajera)

fling

fling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fling in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.fling [flɪŋ] VB trans flung (throw)

fling

lanzar

to fling oneself in front of a train

tirarse al tren

to fling sb into prison

meter a alguien a la cárcel

to fling accusations at sb

lanzar acusaciones a alguien

II.fling [flɪŋ] N inf

1. fling (short pleasant time):

fling

rato m de juerga

2. fling (relationship):

fling

aventura f (amorosa)

3. fling (try):

to have a fling at sth

intentar algo

fling off VB trans

to fling off one's clothes

desvestirse con prisa

fling on VB trans inf

to fling on one's clothes

vestirse de prisa

fling away VB trans

fling away

desechar

fling out VB trans inf (throw out)

fling out

tirar

fling open VB trans

fling open

abrir de golpe

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to fling one's arms round sb's neck

abrazar a alguien por el cuello

Translations for fling in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

escarceo amoroso

fling

fling Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to fling one's arms round sb's neck

abrazar a alguien por el cuello

to fling on one's clothes

vestirse de prisa

to fling oneself in front of a train

tirarse al tren

to fling sb into prison

meter a alguien a la cárcel

to fling accusations at sb

lanzar acusaciones a alguien

to have a fling at sth

intentar algo

to fling off one's clothes

desvestirse con prisa

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Are you not making, at best, a futile gesture, at worst, flinging yourself against something which does not exist?

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An instinct that wanted so much to live, to fling its arms to spread joy, took them by the heels.

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When thou hast said all this, fling it away to him with thy back turned, and deliver it not to him face to face.

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He also has numerous flings with different women and failed marriages, due to his infidelity.

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She mistakes his flirtations and romantic gestures for real love, but he thinks of it as a mere fling.

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He changes into his costume and flies up to the volcano, catching a huge boulder hurtling toward the town and flinging it into the ocean.

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But a lustrous, fling-ready mane is always handy.

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They agree to meet at the theater after she has a drink with a former fling.

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Their combined weight breaks the ladder's hydraulic system, causing it to gyrate uncontrollably, flinging or dropping them in various directions.

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At the sound of her song, her audience flings themselves onto her dress.

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