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lanzarse — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
  • fling verb To throw something suddenly and with force.
  • jump verb To push off the ground with your legs so your whole body leaves the surface briefly.
  • lunge noun A sudden forward movement, such as an attack with a sword or an attempt to grab something.

Senses

lanzarse is used for these senses in English:

  • dash (intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.
  • fling (intransitive, now, archaic) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.
  • jump (intransitive) To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward.
  • lunge (ambitransitive) To (cause to) make a sudden forward movement (present participle: lunging).

dash — full definition

  1. verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
  2. verb To destroy or ruin something, especially hopes or plans.
  3. noun A short horizontal line used in punctuation, or a small added amount of something.

fling — full definition

  1. verb To throw something suddenly and with force.
  2. noun A brief, casual romantic or sexual relationship.
  3. noun A short period of enthusiastic, unrestrained enjoyment.

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