flip

1. (переходный)To throw so as to turn over.

   You need to flip the pancake onto the other side.

   umdrehen, wenden, schwenken

   перевора́чиватьperevoráčivatʹ, переверну́тьperevernútʹ

   turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse

2. (переходный)To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.

   If you can't decide which option to go for, flip a coin.

   werfen

   подбра́сыватьpodbrásyvatʹ, подбро́ситьpodbrósitʹ, броса́тьbrosátʹ

3. (США, переходный)To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections.

   Wisconsin had been Democratic for decades, but the Republicans flipped it in 2016.

4. (США, непереходный)To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors.

   The mafioso flipped on his superiors to get a lighter sentence.

5. (США, переходный)To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions.

   The district attorney was able to strengthen his case against the bank robber by flipping the getaway driver.

6. (непереходный, сленг)To go berserk or crazy; to get extremely angry.

   I'd flip if anyone broke my phone.

   ausflippen

   взбеси́тьсяvzbesítʹsja, свихну́тьсяsvixnútʹsja, спя́титьspjátitʹ

   go mad, go crazy

7. (непереходный, сленг)To go berserk or crazy; to be extremely thrilled or enthusiastic.

8. (сленг, переходный)To purchase and resell assets (often real estate or artworks) for immediate short-term profit.

   Those companies have been flipping houses in the real estate market for years.

9. (сленг, переходный)To refinance (a loan), accruing additional fees.

10. (переходный)To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0.

11. (разговорное, переходный)To hand over or pass along.

12. (разговорное, непереходный)To switch to another task, etc.

1. Tom entered the dark room and flipped the light switch.

   Том вошёл в тёмную комнату и щёлкнул выключателем.

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2. Tom started flipping through the book.

   Том начал листать книгу.

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3. Tom still has a flip phone.

   Том до сих пор ходит с телефоном-раскладушкой.

   deTom hat noch immer ein zuklappbares Mobiltelefon.

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4. The train flipped over.

   Поезд перевернулся.

   ukПоїзд перевернувся.

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5. Let's flip a coin.

   Давайте бросим монету!

   deLass uns eine Münze werfen.

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правильный · Урок

• flip outбросить, перевернутьTo become very angry or upset.
• flip overперевернуть, переворачиватьTo turn upside down.
• flip throughмусолить, листатьSynonym of thumb (“to turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily”).
• flip offTo make a rude or obscene gesture at someone.