toss-up no Dicionário de Francês-Inglês da Oxford-Hachette

Traduções para toss-up no dicionário inglês»francês

toss-up [Brit, americ ˈtɔs ˌəp] SUBST coloq

1. toss-up (flip of a coin):

let's have a toss-up to decide

décidons à pile ou face

2. toss-up (two-way choice):

it's/it was a toss-up between a pizza and a sandwich

il faut/il a fallu choisir entre une pizza et un sandwich

3. toss-up (even chance):

who'll win?—it's a toss-up!

qui va gagner?—ça sera pile ou face!

it was a toss-up who would be chosen

les chances étaient partagées pour la sélection

toss up VERBO [Brit tɒs -, americ tɔs, tɑs -] (flip a coin)

toss up

tirer à pile ou face

to toss up coloq whether to do sth

se tâter pour faire qc coloq

to toss up coloq when/where…

se tâter pour savoir quand/où… coloq

Traduções para toss-up no dicionário francês»inglês

I.pile [pil] ADV coloq

1. pile (brusquement):

s'arrêter pile voiture, conducteur, appareil, machine:

to stop dead

elle s'est arrêtée pile de faire

she suddenly stopped doing

2. pile (exactement):

pile

exactly

à 10 heures et demie pile

at ten-thirty sharp

à 10 heures et demie pile

at ten-thirty on the dot coloq

être pile à l'heure

to be bang on time Brit coloq

être pile à l'heure

to be right on time

tu tombes pile coloq (au bon moment)

you've come just at the right time

tu tombes pile coloq (la personne qu'il faut)

you're just the person I wanted to see ou we need

tu es tombé pile (en devinant)

you hit the nail on the head coloq

ça tombe pile (au bon moment)

that's lucky

elle est arrivée pile au moment où je devais partir

she turned up precisely as I was about to leave

c'est tombé pile dans mon assiette

it fell straight ou right into my plate

II.pile [pil] SUBST f

1. pile (tas):

pile (désordonné)

pile

pile (régulier)

stack

2. pile:

pile, a. pile électrique ELETRÓN

battery

pile rechargeable

rechargeable battery

pile longue durée/plate

long-life/flat battery

pile alcaline

alkaline battery

pile au cadmium

cadmium cell

à piles jouet, réveil, perceuse

battery-operated atrib

fonctionner sur piles et sur secteur

to work on batteries and off the mains

3. pile ARQUIT (de pont):

pile

pier

4. pile (de monnaie):

le côté pile est abîmé

the reverse side is damaged

pile je gagne, face tu perds

tails I win, heads you lose

jouer à pile ou face JOGOS

to play heads or tails

ils ont joué ou décidé ou tiré à pile ou face (choix de personne)

they tossed for it

ils ont joué ou décidé ou tiré à pile ou face (choix d'option)

they decided it on the flip ou toss of the coin

‘comment choisir?’—‘à pile ou face’

‘how can I/we etc choose?’—‘toss a coin’

ça s'est joué à pile ou face

it was a toss-up coloq

5. pile COMPUT:

pile

stack

6. pile (défaite) coloq:

prendre une pile

to take a hammering coloq

III.pile [pil]

pile atomique

atomic pile

pile bouton

button battery

pile Leclanché

Leclanché cell

pile sèche

dry cell

pile solaire

solar cell

pile Volta

voltaic pile

toss-up no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para toss-up no dicionário inglês»francês

toss-up SUBST coloq

toss-up

coup m à pile ou face

it's a toss-up between sth and sth

entre qc et qc, ça revient au même

toss up VERBO intr

toss up

tirer à pile ou face

to toss up for sth

jouer qc à pile ou face

toss-up Exemplos do Dicionário PONS (verificados pela redação)

to toss up for sth

jouer qc à pile ou face

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

inglês

A toss-up question was asked, and the first contestant to buzz in with the right answer received 100 points and the chance to answer a bonus question worth 200 points.

en.wikipedia.org

It was a toss-up for me between going to art school and becoming a professional footballer.

thequietus.com

If he or she answers incorrectly on the rebounded toss-up question, his/her team does not lose any points and the contest continues with another toss-up.

en.wikipedia.org

It was also a toss-up if you would be able to finish it.

www.cbc.ca

The same toss-up rules as above apply.

en.wikipedia.org

A toss-up for tonight is to either to sit in and watch it on tv or celebrate my sister's birthday.

www.independent.ie

But in my experience, any contest with probabilities between 20 percent and 80 percent should be regarded as a toss-up, with no solid favorite.

www.politico.com

This one's a toss-up between two very big decisions.

www.itbusiness.ca

It's a toss-up to decide whether the medium to large producers suffer more from this situation than the small, quality-oriented makers.

www.winecompanion.com.au

Locked into a toss-up in deciding which player to add or drop?

www.nhl.com