Grammatical class

Verb

jeter

(transitive) to throw

Details

Syllables

je-ter

Phonetics

ʒə.te

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

859

Freq. (movies)

899

Freq. (news)

4107

Sentences

Viens jeter un œil.

Come and take a look.

A1

Je vais jeter un œil.

I'll take a look.

A1

Tu devrais les jeter.

You should throw those away.

A1

Vous devriez le jeter.

You should throw it out.

A1

Laisse-la y jeter un œil !

Let her take a look at it.

A2

Elle va jeter un coup d'œil.

She's going to take a look.

A2

L’Amazone se jette dans l’Océan Atlantique.

The Amazon empties into the Atlantic Ocean.

B1

Et s’il me prend l’envie d’ m’en aller, enferme-moi et jette la clé

And if I feel like leaving, lock me up and throw away the key

B1

Je ferais mieux d'y jeter un œil.

I'd better have a look at it.

B1

Tu peux jeter toutes ces lettres.

You can throw all these letters away.

B1

C'est comme jeter des perles aux pourceaux.

This is like casting pearls before swine.

B1

Tom ne fit que jeter un coup d’œil aux gros titres.

Tom only glanced at the headlines.

B1