toss a coin

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To flick a coin into the air, making it spin, in order to use the resultant upturned side (“heads or tails”) for making a decision.

Equivalents

Españollanzar una moneda

Deutscheine Münze werfen

Italianolanciare una moneta

4 more languages

العربيةرَمَى بِالعُمْلَةِ رَمَى بِالنُقُودِ قَذَفَ العُمْلَةَقَذَفَ النُقُودَ

Češtinalosovat

Русскийподбра́сывать моне́ту подбро́сить моне́ту

Türkçeyazı tura atmak

Examples

“We will toss a coin to see ⟳ which team goes first.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

toss and turn toss around toss away toss down toss in toss in with

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