Sling vs Throw

Cuándo usar cada una en inglés, con significado, registro y ejemplos.

Sling

Top 5000 (bastante común)

Throw

Top 1000 (muy común) A2 verb

Más común: Throw

	Sling	Throw
Pronunciación	🇬🇧 //slɪŋ// 🇺🇸 //slɪŋ//	🇬🇧 /["/θrəʊ/","/θrəʊz/","/θruː/","/θrəʊn/","/ˈθrəʊɪŋ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/θrəʊ/","/θrəʊz/","/θruː/","/θrəʊn/","/ˈθrəʊɪŋ/"]/
Significado	To throw something with force.	Enviar algo por el aire usando tu mano. To send something through the air by using your hand.
Ejemplo	He decided to sling his backpack over his shoulder.	I will throw the ball to you.
Registro	Neutral	Neutral
Qué tan común	Top 5000 (bastante común)	Top 1000 (muy común)
Nivel CEFR	-	A2
Categoría gramatical		verb
Colocaciones	sling something, sling over, sling back, sling across, sling your arm	angrily, carelessly, casually, be ready to, be tempted to, want to, at, in, into, throw something open, angrily, carelessly, casually, be ready to, be tempted to, want to, at, in, into, throw something open, angrily, carelessly, casually, be ready to, be tempted to, want to, at, in, into, throw something open, angrily, carelessly, casually, be ready to, be tempted to, want to, at, in, into, throw something open, angrily, carelessly, casually, be ready to, be tempted to, want to, at, in, into, throw something open, angrily, carelessly, casually, be ready to, be tempted to, want to, at, in, into, throw something open, angrily, carelessly, casually, be ready to, be tempted to, want to, at, in, into, throw something open
Antónimos	catch, hold	catch, receive
Errores comunes	Confused with 'sling' meaning a type of bag., Using 'slung' incorrectly in past tense forms., Not using appropriate object with 'sling'.	'Throwed' instead of 'threw' as the past tense., Using 'throw' without an object, which can be unclear., Confusing with 'toss', which implies a lighter action.
Notas de uso	Use 'sling' for casual or physical contexts. It's not common in formal writing. Avoid using it in contexts that require elegance.	Usa 'lanzar' cuando hables de acciones físicas de enviar algo, a menudo en contextos informales. Evita en escritos formales a menos que se use de manera metafórica. Use 'throw' when you are discussing physical actions of sending something away, often in casual contexts. Avoid in formal writing unless used metaphorically.

Míralo en clips reales

where is that sling rope I told you to order?

Sling

Avengers › Avengers Endgame

LAURA: Nice throw, kiddo.

Well, you said we could throw out all the other evidence.

The Wire › S1 E1

and throw his ass right onto the motherfuckin' expressway.

Avengers › Avengers Endgame

LAURA: Nice throw, kiddo.

Well, you said we could throw out all the other evidence.

Throw

Preguntas frecuentes: Sling vs Throw

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre Sling y Throw?

Sling: To throw something with force. Throw: To send something through the air by using your hand.

¿Cuál es más común: Sling y Throw?

Throw es la más común en el inglés cotidiano.

¿Puedes mostrar un ejemplo de cada una?

Sling: He decided to sling his backpack over his shoulder. Throw: I will throw the ball to you.

¿Puedo usar Sling y Throw indistintamente?

No siempre. Sling y Throw están relacionadas y a veces se solapan, pero difieren en registro, frecuencia y uso, así que cambiar una por otra puede alterar el significado o el tono. Revisa las diferencias de arriba antes de sustituir.