arrojarse

arrojarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to throw oneself

■ se arrojó sobre él she jumped on him

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to throw oneself

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VPR (=lanzarse) to throw o.s.; [con fuerza] hurl o.s.

se arrojó a mis brazos y lloró — he threw o flung himself into my arms and wept

el ladrón se arrojó desde el quinto piso — the thief threw o hurled himself from the fifth floor

el asesino se arrojó sobre su víctima — the killer threw o hurled himself on his victim

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■arrojarse verbo reflexivo to throw oneself, fling oneself
'arrojarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lanzarse
- tirarse
- arrojar
- aventar
- botar
- echar
- ir
- lanzar
- precipitarse
- tirar
English:
fling

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vpr

to hurl oneself;

arrojarse en los brazos de alguien to fling o throw oneself at sb;

se arrojó por la borda she threw herself o jumped overboard;

se arrojaron al río they threw themselves o jumped into the river;

se arrojó sobre el asaltante she hurled herself at her attacker

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arrojarse

v/r throw o.s;

arrojarse por la ventana throw o.s. out of the window

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vr

precipitarse: to throw oneself, to leap