fling in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fling in the English»French Dictionary

I.fling [Brit flɪŋ, Am flɪŋ] N

1. fling (spree):

fling inf

bon temps m

to have a fling

se payer du bon temps

to have a last or final fling

faire la fête avant de se ranger

2. fling inf:

fling (affair) (sexual)

aventure f

fling (intellectual)

flirt m inf

to have a brief fling with Marxism

flirter brièvement avec le marxisme

II.fling <pret, pp flung> [Brit flɪŋ, Am flɪŋ] VB trans (throw)

fling ball, grenade, stone

lancer (onto sur, into dans)

fling insult, accusation

lancer (at à)

to fling a scarf around one's shoulders

jeter une écharpe sur ses épaules

to fling a few things into a suitcase

jeter quelques affaires dans une valise

to fling sb to the ground person:

jeter qn à terre

to fling sb to the ground blast:

projeter qn à terre

to fling sb against sth blast, person:

projeter qn contre qc

I flung my arms around her neck

je me suis jeté à son cou

to fling sb into prison

jeter qn en prison

III.to fling oneself VB refl

to fling oneself refl:

to fling oneself

se jeter (across en travers de, into dans, onto sur, over par dessus, under sous)

to fling oneself off sth bridge, cliff

sauter de

he flung himself at her feet

il s'est jeté à ses pieds

IV.fling [Brit flɪŋ, Am flɪŋ]

to fling oneself at sb's head

se jeter à la tête de qn

youth must have its fling

il faut que jeunesse se passe

I.fling about VB [Brit flɪŋ -, Am flɪŋ -], fling around VB (fling [sth] around)

fling about money:

fling about

gaspiller

I.fling open VB [Brit flɪŋ -, Am flɪŋ -] (fling [sth] open, fling open [sth])

fling open door

ouvrir [qc] brusquement

fling open window

ouvrir [qc] tout grand

I.fling out VB [Brit flɪŋ -, Am flɪŋ -] (fling [sb] out)

fling out lover, troublemaker:

fling out

mettre [qn] à la porte

I.fling back VB [Brit flɪŋ -, Am flɪŋ -] (fling [sth] back, fling back [sth])

fling back ball, keys

renvoyer

fling back hair, head

rejeter [qc] en arrière

fling back door

ouvrir [qc] brusquement

I.fling down VB [Brit flɪŋ -, Am flɪŋ -] (fling [sth] down, fling down [sth])

fling down coat, newspaper:

fling down

jeter [qc] par terre

I.fling away VB [Brit flɪŋ -, Am flɪŋ -] (fling [sth] away)

fling away

jeter qc

I.fling on VB [Brit flɪŋ -, Am flɪŋ -] (fling on [sth])

fling on dress, coat:

fling on

enfiler [qc] rapidement

Highland fling N

Highland fling

danse f écossaise

Translations for fling in the French»English Dictionary

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amusette

fling inf

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Translations for fling in the English»French Dictionary

I.fling <flung> [flɪŋ] VB trans a. fig

fling

jeter

fling ball

lancer

I flung the money back at them

je leur ai renvoyé l'argent à la figure

II.fling <flung> [flɪŋ] N

1. fling (good time):

fling

bon temps m

2. fling (affair):

fling

aventure m

fling off VB trans

fling off

se défaire de

fling away VB trans

fling away

jeter

fling open VB trans

fling open

ouvrir brusquement

Translations for fling in the French»English Dictionary

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faire une escapade (faire une infidélité)

to have a fling

assener réplique

to fling back

flanquer des objets à la figure de qn

to fling things in sb's face

se flanquer des objets à la figure

to fling things at each other

jeter qc sur ses épaules

to fling sth over one's shoulders

se jeter au cou de qn

to fling oneself around sb's neck

lancer jambe

to fling

pousser la porte/la fenêtre

to fling the door/window open

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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

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Her powers are still similar to the other two series, except we never see her fling energy blasts.

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

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It consists of black trousers or skirt, with a black or white shirt, and a tie bearing the school's registered tartan the ferry fling.

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

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