flip

1. (transitive)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. (transitive)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. (US, transitive)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. (US, intransitive)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. (US, transitive)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. (intransitive, slang)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. (intransitive, slang)To go berserk or crazy; to be extremely thrilled or enthusiastic.

8. (slang, transitive)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. (slang, transitive)To refinance (a loan), accruing additional fees.

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

11. (informal, transitive)To hand over or pass along.

12. (informal, intransitive)To switch to another task, etc.

1. Tom flipped over the card and saw that it was the ace of spades.

   Том перевернув карту і побачив, що це був виновий туз.

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2. The train flipped over.

   Поїзд перевернувся.

   ruПоезд перевернулся.

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3. I flipped the coin.

   Я підкинув монету.

   ruЯ подбросил монету.

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4. Flip a coin.

   Підкинь монету.

   ruПодбрось монету.

   deWirf eine Münze.

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5. Can't we just flip a coin?

   deKönnen wir nicht einfach eine Münze werfen?

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regular · Lesson

• flip offTo make a rude or obscene gesture at someone.
• flip outTo become very angry or upset.
• flip overTo turn upside down.
• flip throughSynonym of thumb (“to turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily”).