What is 'lancer' called in English?

'lancer' in English is called "Tossing". Tossing refers to: L'action de jeter quelque chose légèrement ou avec désinvolture en l'air.

How do you pronounce 'Tossing' and 'lancer'?

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English: "He enjoyed tossing the ball for his dog to fetch." | French: "Il aimait lancer la balle pour que son chien aille la chercher."

noun · verb

English to French Dictionary

nounlancer

verbs'agiter

Synonymes:jeterremuer

lancer in English:tossing

Phonetic:lɑ̃se

Plural: tossings

Gender:Masculin

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de tossing en français est lancer, s'agiter. (L'action de jeter quelque chose légèrement ou avec désinvolture en l'air.)

1
noun
lancer
The action of throwing something lightly or casually into the air.
L'action de jeter quelque chose légèrement ou avec désinvolture en l'air.
2
verb
s'agiter
Moving or stirring about restlessly, especially from side to side in bed.
Bouger ou remuer sans cesse, surtout d'un côté à l'autre dans son lit.

“He enjoyed tossing the ball for his dog to fetch.”

Il aimait lancer la balle pour que son chien aille la chercher.

“She spent the night tossing and turning, unable to sleep.”

Elle a passé la nuit à s'agiter et à se retourner, incapable de dormir.

In French:

jeterremuer

In English:

throwingflingingchucking

In French:

garderrester immobile

In English:

infinitivetoss

third person singulartosses

past tensetossed

agent nountosser

toss a coincollocation

To decide something by flipping a coin into the air and seeing which side lands face up.

toss and turnidiom

To move restlessly in bed, especially when unable to sleep.

toss outphrasal_verb

To discard something or to reject an idea.