Translations for „throw round“ in the English » German Dictionary

(Go to German » English)

throw round VB trans esp Brit

1. throw round (cover):

to throw sth round sth

etw um etw acc werfen

she threw a shawl round her shoulders

sie warf sich einen Schal um die Schultern

2. throw round (embrace):

to throw one's arms round sb

jdn umarmen

to throw one's arms round sth

die Arme um etw acc schlingen poet

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to throw one's arms round sb

jdn umarmen

to throw one's arms round sth

die Arme um etw acc schlingen poet

to throw one's arms round sb

die Arme um jdn schlingen form

to fling [or throw] one's arms round sb's neck

jdm um den Hals fallen