English-German translation for "fling"

"fling" German translation


  • Werfenneuter | Neutrum n
    fling act of throwing
    Schleudernneuter | Neutrum n
    fling act of throwing
    fling act of throwing
  • Wurfmasculine | Maskulinum m
    fling throw
    fling throw
  • Ausschlagenneuter | Neutrum n
    fling kicking: of horse
    fling kicking: of horse
  • Sichaustobenneuter | Neutrum n
    fling extravagant behaviour
    Sich-gehen-Lassenneuter | Neutrum n
    fling extravagant behaviour
    fling extravagant behaviour
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  • Abenteuerneuter | Neutrum n
    fling shortlived sexual encounter
    (kurze) Affäre
    fling shortlived sexual encounter
    fling shortlived sexual encounter
  • Versuchmasculine | Maskulinum m
    fling attempt familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    fling attempt familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
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  • spöttischeor | oder od verächtliche Bemerkung, Sticheleifeminine | Femininum f
    fling mocking remark
    fling mocking remark
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  • lebhafter (schottischer) Tanz
    fling Scottish dance
    fling Scottish dance
fling
[fliŋ]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t <preterite, (simple) past tense | Präteritum, Vergangenheitprätand | und u.past participle | Partizip Perfekt pperf flung [flʌŋ]>

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  • to flingsomething | etwas sth in sb’s teeth (or | oderod face) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    jemandemsomething | etwas etwas ins Gesicht schleudern
    to flingsomething | etwas sth in sb’s teeth (or | oderod face) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • to fling oneself into sb’s arms
    sich in jemandes Arme werfen
    to fling oneself into sb’s arms
  • to fling oneself into a chair
    sich in einen Sessel fallen lassen
    to fling oneself into a chair
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  • zu Fall bringen, stürzen
    fling rare | seltenselten (topple) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    fling rare | seltenselten (topple) figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • fling syn vgl. → see „throw
    fling syn vgl. → see „throw
fling
[fliŋ]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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  • eilen, stürzen, rennen
    fling rare | seltenselten (hurry, race)
    fling rare | seltenselten (hurry, race)
  • (hinten) ausschlagen
    fling kick: of horse
    fling kick: of horse
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  • usually | meistmeist meist fling out scold
    usually | meistmeist meist fling out scold
  • usually | meistmeist meist fling out curse
    usually | meistmeist meist fling out curse
to fling (or | oderod throw) away the scabbard
to fling (or | oderod throw) away the scabbard
to fling (or | oderod castor | oder od throw) to the wind(s)
in den Wind schlagen
to fling (or | oderod castor | oder od throw) to the wind(s)
to fling (or | oderod throw) dirt atsomebody | jemand sb
jemanden mit Schmutz bewerfen, jemanden in den Schmutz ziehen
to fling (or | oderod throw) dirt atsomebody | jemand sb
highland fling
lebhafter Tanz der schott. Hochländer
highland fling
to fling (or | oderod throw) down the gauntlet (tosomebody | jemand sb)
(jemandem) den Fehdehandschuh hinwerfen, (jemanden) herausfordern
to fling (or | oderod throw) down the gauntlet (tosomebody | jemand sb)
to fling (or | oderod castor | oder od throw) to the wind(s)
to fling (or | oderod castor | oder od throw) to the wind(s)
to fling (or | oderod castor | oder od throw) to the wind(s)
to fling (or | oderod castor | oder od throw) to the wind(s)
youth will have its fling
youth will have its fling
to fling (or | oderod castor | oder od throw) to the wind(s)
to fling (or | oderod castor | oder od throw) to the wind(s)
Er hängte seine Mütze auf und setzte sich mit geschäftiger Eile auf seinen Platz.
He hung his hat on a peg and flung himself into his seat with business-like alacrity.
Source: Books
Frank Gehry: Ich habe gehört, dass er eine Affäre mit Ingrid Bergman hatte. Stimmt das?
Frank Gehry: I heard he had some kind of a fling with Ingrid Bergman. Is that true?
Source: TED
Deshalb sollten wir nicht mit Statistiken um uns werfen wie mit Beleidigungen auf dem Fußballplatz.
So let us not fling statistics about like insults at a football match.
Source: Europarl
Auf einmal lächelte er und schwenkte vergnügt die Arme.
Suddenly he smiled and flung up his arms joyfully.
Source: Books
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