throw back

throw back
transitive verb
1) (return, repulse) zurückwerfen
2) zurückschlagen [Bettuch, Vorhang, Teppich]; zurückwerfen [Kopf]
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throw back
vt
1. (move with force)
to \throw back back ⇆ one's hair/head seine Haare/den Kopf nach hinten werfen [o zurückwerfen
2. (open)
to \throw back back ⇆ the blanket die Bettdecke zurückschlagen
to \throw back back ⇆ the curtains die Vorhänge aufreißen
3. (drink)
to \throw back back ⇆ a whisky einen Whisky hinunterstürzen
4. (reflect)
to \throw back back ⇆ light/sound Licht/Schall reflektieren [o zurückwerfen
5. esp passive (delay)
to \throw back back ⇆ sb jdn zurückwerfen fig
6. (remind unkindly)
to \throw back sth back at sb jdm etw vorhalten [o vorwerfen]; (retort angrily) jdm etw wütend entgegnen
7.
to be \throw backn back on sb auf jdn angewiesen sein
to \throw back sth back in sb's face jdm etw wieder auftischen
to be \throw backn back on one's own resources sich dat selbst überlassen sein, auf sich akk selbst zurückgeworfen sein
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1. vi (BIOL)

a type which throws back to an earlier species — ein Typ, der Merkmale einer früheren Art aufweist

2. vt sep
1) (= send back) ball, enemy zurückwerfen
2) (backwards) head, bedclothes zurückwerfen; curtains aufreißen

to throw oneself back — zurückweichen, zurückspringen

3) (fig)

to be thrown back upon sth — auf etw (acc) wieder angewiesen sein, auf etw (acc) zurückgreifen müssen

the crisis threw them back on their own resources — durch die Krise waren sie wieder auf sich selbst angewiesen

4)

I don't want you throwing that back at me — ich möchte nicht, dass du mir meine eigenen Worte/Taten wieder vorhältst

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throw back
A v/t
1. einen Ball, ein Bild etc, auch weitS. Truppen zurückwerfen (auch fig aufhalten, hemmen):
throw back one’s head auch den Kopf in den Nacken werfen;
be thrown back upon angewiesen sein auf (akk)
2. throw sth back at sb fig jemandem etwas vorhalten oder -werfen
B v/i
1. (to) fig zurückkehren (zu), zurückverfallen (auf akk, in akk)
2. BIOL rückarten
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transitive verb
1) (return, repulse) zurückwerfen
2) zurückschlagen [Bettuch, Vorhang, Teppich]; zurückwerfen [Kopf]
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v.
zurück werfen v.
zurückwerfen (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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