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Andrei Posted 21 years ago
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Throw a party/ throw matches

0My friend arranged a party. 02br
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00He threw a party. 02br
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00Would it be correct to say 'throw a party'? 02br
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00I know in sports it is correct to say 'throw matches' when it comes to match fixing. 0-
  

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0 "throw a party" sounds right to me... But it may be because I'm used to the French equivalent 02br 00Or "launch" ? 0-

— Pieanne

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0 "throw a party" sounds right to me... But it may be because I'm used to the French equivalent 02br
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0 Here comes your little echo, pieanne! We would say "I'm going to throw a party", but it means something different from "throw a match", which means to lose deliberately. 0-
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0 pieanne 02br
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00Je sais quelque français. Le quel est en français ? 02br
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00abbie, throwing matches are pandemic. I have heard this in football and cricket at international levels. This doesn't happen in dom
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0 In UK the penalties are quite severe, and could include a life time ban, and prison if fraud can be proved, so maybe it's not worth it! 0-
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0 pieanne 02br
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00J'aimerais entendre de vous. 02br
00Je peux pratiquer mon français avec vous. 02br
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00abbie, you are British. Great! 0-
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5000 Sorry for the French equivalent of "throw a party"! In French, we say "faire une soirée/fête", or "organiser une soirée".02br
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00Andrei, bravo pour votre français! à bientôt! 010id10
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