hurl

hurl
transitive verb
werfen; (violently) schleudern; (throw down) stürzen

she hurled herself to her death from a 15th-floor window — sie stürzte sich aus einem Fenster im 15. Stock zu Tode

hurl insults at somebody — jemandem Beleidigungen ins Gesicht schleudern

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[hə:l]
verb
(to throw violently: He hurled himself to the ground; They hurled rocks/insults at their attackers.) werfen, schleudern
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hurl
[hɜ:l, AM hɜ:rl]
vt
1. (throw)
to \hurl sth etw schleudern
he \hurled the book across the room er pfefferte das Buch quer durchs Zimmer fam
the dog \hurled itself at the attackers der Hund stürzte sich auf die Angreifer
to \hurl sth about [or around] etw umherwerfen [o [herum]schleudern
2. (fig)
to \hurl oneself at sb sich akk jdm an den Hals werfen
to \hurl oneself into one's work sich akk in die Arbeit stürzen
she \hurled herself from the roof sie stürzte sich akk vom Dach
to \hurl abuse/insults at sb jdm Beschimpfungen/Beleidigungen an den Kopf werfen
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[hɜːl]
1. vt
schleudern

to hurl oneself at sb/into a chair — sich auf jdn stürzen/in einen Sessel werfen

she hurled herself from the roof — sie stürzte sich vom Dach

they hurled back their attackers — sie warfen ihre Angreifer zurück

to hurl insults at sb — jdm Beleidigungen entgegenschleudern

2. vi
(inf: vomit) sich erbrechen, kotzen (inf)
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hurl [hɜːl; US hɜrl]
A v/t schleudern (auch fig):
hurl down zu Boden schleudern;
hurl o.s. sich stürzen (on, at auf akk);
hurl abuse at sb jemandem Beleidigungen ins Gesicht schleudern, jemandem Beschimpfungen an den Kopf werfen;
hurl invectives Beschimpfungen ausstoßen
B v/i SPORT Hurling spielen
C s
1. Schleudern n
2. Hurling: Stock m, Schläger m
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transitive verb
werfen; (violently) schleudern; (throw down) stürzen

she hurled herself to her death from a 15th-floor window — sie stürzte sich aus einem Fenster im 15. Stock zu Tode

hurl insults at somebody — jemandem Beleidigungen ins Gesicht schleudern

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v.
schleudern v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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