- lanzarse
- lanzarse► verbo pronominal1 (actuar decididamente) to throw oneself, launch oneself into■ se lanzaron al ataque sin pensarlo dos veces they threw themselves straight into the attack■ se lanzaron a la calle en protesta por la nueva ley they went out onto the streets to protest against the new law* * *1) to undertake2) throw oneself* * *VPR1) (=arrojarse) [al suelo, al vacío] to throw o.s.; [al agua] to throw o.s., jump
se lanzó por el precipicio — he threw himself off the precipice
se lanzaron al suelo — they threw o flung themselves to the ground
de un salto se lanzó al río — he jumped into the river
los perros se lanzaron sobre los restos de comida — the dogs pounced on the leftovers
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lanzarse sobre algn — to pounce on sb, leap on sbel vigilante se lanzó sobre el ladrón — the guard pounced o leapt on the robber
la muchedumbre se lanzó sobre él — the crowd rushed towards o crowded round him
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lanzarse en paracaídas — to parachute•
lanzarse en picado — to dive, swoop downel águila se lanzó en picado a por su presa — the eagle swooped towards its prey
2) (=ir rápidamente) to hurtlese lanzaron hacia la salida — they hurtled towards the exit
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lanzarse a hacer algo, se lanzaron a comprar acciones — they rushed to buy sharesla policía se lanzó a buscar al asesino — the police launched a murder hunt
3) * (=decidirse) to take the plunge *llevábamos años pensando montar un negocio hasta que nos lanzamos — after years wanting to set up a business, we finally took the plunge *
4)• lanzarse a (=dedicarse) —
no tienen dinero para lanzarse a la construcción de nuevas viviendas — they don't have the funds to embark upon o undertake new housing projects
se lanzó a la política en 1963 — she went into o took up politics in 1963
decidió lanzarse a la carrera presidencial — he decided to enter the presidential race
* * *(v.) = rush, dart, plunge intoEx. The computer can be a great boon to cataloging, but I don't think that we should rush at it in an overly simplistic way.Ex. 'That wouldn't be my problem,' Stanton said darting a sardonic glance at her antagonist.Ex. Preliminary decisions must be taken before plunging into the accumulation of index terms, and analysis of relationships.* * *(v.) = rush, dart, plunge intoEx: The computer can be a great boon to cataloging, but I don't think that we should rush at it in an overly simplistic way.
Ex: 'That wouldn't be my problem,' Stanton said darting a sardonic glance at her antagonist.Ex: Preliminary decisions must be taken before plunging into the accumulation of index terms, and analysis of relationships.* * *
■lanzarse verbo reflexivo
1 (tirarse, arrojarse) to throw o hurl oneself: se lanzó a sus brazos, she flung herself into his arms
lanzarse al vacío, to throw oneself into the void
2 (iniciar una tarea) to embark on
lanzarse al ataque, to attack
3 (decidirse) fam to make up one's mind
'lanzarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lanzar
- paracaídas
- saltar
- tirar
- zambullirse
English:
come out
- hurtle
- jump
- launch into
- lunge
- fly
* * *vpr1. [tirarse] to throw oneself;lanzarse en paracaídas desde un avión to parachute from a plane;lanzarse a la piscina/al agua to jump into the pool/water;lanzarse de cabeza to dive2. [abalanzarse]los atracadores se lanzaron sobre él the robbers fell upon him;los niños se lanzaron sobre la comida the children fell upon the food;el toro se lanzó contra o [m5]hacia ellos the bull charged (at) them;varios espectadores se lanzaron al campo a number of spectators ran onto the pitch3. [empezar]era escritora y decidió lanzarse a la política she was a writer who decided to enter the world of politics;me lancé a correr calle abajo I dashed off down the street;hubo un grito y todos se lanzaron a disparar there was a shout and everyone suddenly started shooting;si se confirma la noticia los inversores se lanzarán a vender if the news is confirmed, investors will not hesitate to start selling4. [atreverse]¿escribir novelas? es fácil, sólo es cuestión de lanzarse writing novels? that's easy, it's just a question of giving it a go;después de meses, se lanzó y la invitó a cenar after several months, he plucked up his courage and asked her out to dinner* * *lanzarsev/r throw o.s. (en into); (precipitarse) pounce (sobre on);lanzarse al agua dive into the water;lanzarse en paracaídas parachute;lanzarse a hacer algo rush into doing sth* * *vr1) : to throw oneself (at, into)2)lanzarse a : to embark upon, to undertake* * *lanzarse vb1. (arrojarse) to jumplos niños se lanzaron al agua the children jumped into the water2. (empezar) to startse lanzó a escribir canciones he started to write songslanzarse sobre to pounce onel ave se lanzó sobre su presa the bird pounced on its prey
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.