sling

sling
sling [{{t}}slɪŋ] (pt & pp slung [{{t}}slʌŋ])
1 transitive verb
(a) (fling) jeter, lancer;
the children were slinging stones at the statue les enfants lançaient des pierres sur la statue;
sling the ball back to me! relance-moi le ballon!;
she slung the case into the back of the car elle a jeté la valise à l'arrière de la voiture;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} can you sling me (over) the salt? tu peux me balancer le sel?;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} if he's not careful, he'll get slung off the course s'il ne fait pas attention, il se fera virer du cours;
{{}}figurative{{}} to sling mud at sb couvrir qn de boue;
they were slinging insults at each other ils se lançaient des insultes;
{{}}familiar{{}} to sling one's hook mettre les bouts, ficher le camp
(b) (lift, hang → load) hisser; {{}}Nautical{{}} élinguer;
the hammock was slung between two trees le hamac était suspendu ou accroché entre deux arbres;
the soldiers wore rifles slung across or over their shoulders les soldats portaient des fusils en bandoulière;
the jacket was slung over the back of the chair la veste était négligemment jetée sur le dossier de la chaise;
he slung his jacket over his shoulder il a jeté sa veste par-dessus son épaule;
I slung the towel over the washing line j'ai jeté la serviette par-dessus la corde à linge
2 noun
(a) {{}}British{{}} (for broken arm) écharpe f;
she had her arm in a sling elle avait le bras en écharpe
(b) (for baby) porte-bébé m
(c) (for loads) & {{}}Nautical{{}} élingue f; (belt) courroie f; (rope) corde f, cordage m; (for removal men) corde f, courroie f; (for rifle) bretelle f; (for mast) cravate f
(d) (weapon) fronde f; (toy) lance-pierres m inv
(e) (for climber) baudrier m
(f) (cocktail) sling m (cocktail à base de spiritueux et de jus de citron, allongé d'eau plate ou gazeuse)
sling away separable transitive verb
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} bazarder, balancer, ficher en l'air
sling out separable transitive verb
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (person) flanquer ou ficher à la porte; (rubbish, magazines etc) bazarder, balancer;
he was slung out on his ear il a été fichu à la porte, on l'a fichu dehors
sling over separable transitive verb
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} lancer, envoyer ;
can you sling the paper over? tu peux me lancer le journal?
sling up separable transitive verb
{{}}familiar{{}} suspendre, accrocher

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