throw-back in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for throw-back in the English»French Dictionary

throwback [Brit ˈθrəʊbak, Am ˈθroʊˌbæk] N

1. throwback:

throwback ANTHROPOL, ZOOL

survivant/-e m/f

2. throwback fig:

throwback

survivance f (to de)

I.throw back VB [Brit θrəʊ -, Am θroʊ -] (throw back [sth], throw [sth] back)

throw back fish

rejeter

throw back ball

relancer

we have been thrown back on our own resources fig

nous avons dû recourir à nos propres ressources

throw your shoulders back

rejetez les épaules

Translations for throw-back in the French»English Dictionary

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La Défense

The area immediately to the north-west of Paris, developed as a modern business and residential area from the 1960s to the 1980s. Its biggest attraction is the Grande arche de la Défense, an enormous archway erected in 1989 to mark the bicentenary of the Revolution. It is also an architectural throwback to the Arc de Triomphe which, together with the Obélisque in the Place de la Concorde, can be seen from the vantage point of the steps leading up to the Grande arche itself.

effacer épaules

to throw back

throw-back in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for throw-back in the English»French Dictionary

throw-back N pej

throw-back

retour en arrière m

he's a throw-back to the Victorian age

c'est un survivant de la période victorienne

throw back VB trans

1. throw back (return):

throw back ball

renvoyer

throw back fish

remettre à l'eau

throw back one's head, veil

rejeter en arrière

2. throw back (open):

throw back curtains

retirer

3. throw back (drink quickly):

throw back

boire cul sec

4. throw back (reflect):

throw back light

réfléchir

5. throw back (delay):

throw back schedule

retarder

6. throw back (in retort):

throw back words

relancer à la figure

she threw his failure back at him

elle lui a renvoyé ses échecs à la figure

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to throw back one's head

renverser sa tête en arrière

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renverser la tête

to throw back one's head

throw-back Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to throw back one's head

renverser sa tête en arrière

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They also thought many pieces published were a throw-back to old stereotypes, as they were written in the slang and language of the southern vernacular.

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A satisfying throw-back to a simpler time in the gaming universe.

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Occasionally a genetic throw-back is found.

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Perhaps a throw-back to the days of letter-writing, the effectiveness of the postscript is truly there and you should embrace it.

marketingland.com

Why is this throw-back, analogue technology enjoying such popularity?

sourceable.net

Sometimes in our own city one feels as if there were a throw-back, but it isn't.

www.wnyc.org

The name is just a throw-back to the nineteenth century.

dublininquirer.com

She herself is a throw-back: she's a hobo.

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It is something of a throw-back to the pre-professional era.

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Inside, it was a throw-back to a more genteel day of retail.

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