Translation of throw back from English into Dutch
Verbal expression
retort
respond quickly and sharply to a comment- 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.
memory
reminisce or evoke nostalgia- 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
drinking
drink something quickly especially alcohol- He threw back his drink and left the bar.Hij goot zijn drankje achterover en verliet de bar.
motion
toss something lightly with a quick motion- She threw back the ball to her friend.Ze wierp de bal terug naar haar vriend.
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.
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.
Expressions with throw back: examples in English and translations in Dutch
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.
I threw back the scarf she dropped. The funding delay threw back the bridge repairs by months. A broken ankle threw back her training schedule. The city threw back to its traditional festivals. After the renovation, the house threw back to its original charm.
Translations of "throw back" in Context ordered by category and frequency
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.
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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