free throw in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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

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1.1. throw:

throw ball/stone
tirar
throw ball/stone
aventar Col Mex Peru
throw grenade/javelin
lanzar
throw bomb
arrojar
throw bomb
tirar
she threw her beer in his face
le tiró la cerveza a la cara
she threw the ball back
devolvió la pelota
to throw sth at sth/sb
tirarle algo a algo/alguien
they threw stones at the police
le tiraron piedras a la policía
to throw sth to sb to throw sb sth
tirarle algo a alguien
to throw sth to sb to throw sb sth
aventarle algo a alguien Col Mex Peru
throw me the keys!
¡tírame las llaves!
throw me the keys!
¡aviéntame las llaves! Col Mex Peru
he threw her a rope
le echó una cuerda

2. throw (send, propel) + adv compl:

the blast threw him across the room
la explosión lo hizo salir despedido al otro lado de la habitación
he threw himself forward
se tiró or echó hacia adelante
she threw herself out of the window
se tiró por la ventana
she threw herself out of the window
se aventó por la ventana
the storm threw the yacht onto the rocks
la tormenta lanzó el yate contra las rocas
she threw herself at her opponent
se le echó encima a su adversario
she threw herself at her opponent
se abalanzó sobre su adversario
to throw sb into jail
meter a alguien preso or en la cárcel
to throw sb out of work
echar a alguien del trabajo
his resignation threw them into confusion
su dimisión los dejó desorientados
the slightest thing throws him into a panic
por la menor cosa se pone nerviosísimo
I was thrown into a difficult situation
me metieron en un aprieto
this threw the country into civil war
esto sumió al país en una guerra civil
to throw oneself into a task
meterse de lleno en una tarea
to throw oneself on or upon sb
echársele encima a alguien
to throw oneself on or upon sb
abalanzarse sobre alguien
to throw oneself on or upon sb's mercy
ponerse a merced de alguien
we were thrown entirely onto our own resources
quedamos totalmente abandonados a nuestros recursos
the experience had thrown her onto the defensive
la experiencia la había hecho ponerse a la defensiva
to throw sb to the lions or wolves
arrojar a alguien a las fieras

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

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III.throw [Am θroʊ, Brit θrəʊ] N

I.free <freer [ˈfriːər, ˈfriːə(r)], freest [ˈfriːəst, ˈfriːɪst]> [Am fri, Brit friː] ADJ

1.1. free (at liberty):

free usu pred
libre
to be free
ser libre
I am not free (to marry)
no soy libre
to set sb free
dejar or poner a alguien en libertad
to set sb free
soltar a alguien
divorce set me free from a life of drudgery
el divorcio me liberó de una vida de esclavitud
to get free
escaparse
to go free , he went free for years because of lack of witnesses
durante años no se lo pudo inculpar por falta de testigos
they let him go free for lack of evidence
lo dejaron en libertad or lo soltaron por falta de pruebas
free to + infin you're free to do what you think best
eres dueño or libre de hacer lo que te parezca
you're free to leave whenever you want
puede irse cuando quiera
you're free to leave whenever you want
es libre de irse cuando quiera
having a nanny leaves me free to go out more often
el tener una niñera me permite salir más a menudo
please feel free to help yourself
sírvete con confianza
please feel free to help yourself
sírvete nomás LatAm
may I use the telephone? — feel free!
¿puedo hacer una llamada? — ¡no faltaba más! or ¡por supuesto!

II.free [Am fri, Brit friː] ADV

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free throw in the PONS Dictionary

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I.throw [θrəʊ, Am θroʊ] threw, thrown threw, thrown N

II.throw [θrəʊ, Am θroʊ] threw, thrown threw, thrown VB intr

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III.throw [θrəʊ, Am θroʊ] threw, thrown threw, thrown VB trans

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III.free [fri:] -r, -est VB trans

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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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Wall swished the first free throw, but the second clanged off the glass.
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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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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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