throw back

θroʊ bæk
threw backthrown back
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Translation of throw back from English into Dutch

Verbal expression

1.

retort

respond quickly and sharply to a comment
terugkaatsen repliceren
  • When accused of being late, she threw the criticism back at him.Toen hij haar ervan beschuldigde te laat te zijn, kaatste zij de kritiek naar hem terug.
2.

memory

reminisce or evoke nostalgia
terugdenken aan herinneringen ophalen aan
  • The old songs at the reunion made them throw back to their high school days.De oude liedjes op de reünie deden hen terugdenken aan hun middelbare schooltijd
3.

drinking

drink something quickly especially alcohol
achterover slaan achterover gooien snel drinken
  • He threw back his drink and left the bar.Hij goot zijn drankje achterover en verliet de bar.
4.

motion

toss something lightly with a quick motion
  • She threw back the ball to her friend.Ze wierp de bal terug naar haar vriend.
5.

movement

hinder the progress of something or someone
  • The strike threw back the project by several weeks.De staking wierp het project enkele weken terug.
6.

time

revert to an earlier state or condition
  • The team threw back to old strategies after the failure.Het team keerde terug naar oude strategieën na de mislukking.
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Expressions with throw back: examples in English and translations in Dutch

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voor de voeten werpen
She threw his old promise back in his face.

Synonyms and analogies of throw back in English

Examples of throw back in a sentence

  • The student threw back a clever response to the teacher.
  • Hearing the tune made her throw back to her childhood summers.
  • Old photographs can make you throw back to past adventures.
  • She decided to throw back a shot of whiskey.
  • They throw back drinks like water at parties.
  • He threw back the keys with a grin.

Translations of "throw back" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
teruggooienv.

No, the little ones you throw back.

Nee, de kleintjes moet je teruggooien.

Got a couple other fish on the line, I'm just not ready to throw back.

Heb nog wat vissen aan de lijn die ik nog niet wil teruggooien.

Whatever we catch, we've got to throw back.

Onze vangsten moeten we wel teruggooien.

We need to throw back the few that we have caught.

We moeten onze vangst maar teruggooien.

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Other translations for throw back:

  • teruggaanv.
  • Terug in de tijd

throw back: Examples and translations in context

I throw back what I'm not going to eat.

Ik gooi terug wat ik niet eet.

This increases their yield and reduces the risk of having to throw back immature fish.

Dat verhoogt zijn opbrengst en verkleint het risico op het moeten teruggooien van onvolwassen visjes.

Got a couple other fish on the line, I'm just not ready to throw back.

Heb nog wat vissen aan de lijn die ik nog niet wil teruggooien.

Always throw back the smallest fish of the day. Let's go.

Het kleinste visje van de dag moet je altijd teruggooien.

Always throw back the smallest fish of the day. Let's go.

Het kleinste visje van de dag moet je altijd teruggooien.

And the blonde then? - No, the little ones you throw back.

En die blonde dan? - Nee, de kleintjes moet je teruggooien.

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