See Also: Bertolucci, Bernardo(encyclopedia)
toss(1)(dictionary)
Toss(medicine)
toss-up(dictionary)
toss(2)(dictionary)
toss 1, verb(dictionary)
Mac and Cheese Toss(recipes)
toss 2, noun(dictionary)
Toss Up - General(gambling)
Shrimp and Pasta Toss(recipes)

toss 2, noun (oh) and Bertolucci, Bernardo (sh)


toss 2, noun (oh)



2 n [C]
the act of throwing a coin in the air to decide something, especially who will do something first in a game
:: The toss of a coin decided who would go first.
win/lose the toss
::Malory won the toss and will serve.
a sudden backwards movement of your head, so that your hair moves, often showing anger
::'I'll see,' the nurse said, with an officious toss of her head .
a gentle throw
not give a toss
BrE spoken to not care about something at all
::I really couldn't give a toss what Sam thinks.
-see also argue the toss at argue (5)

Bertolucci, Bernardo (sh)




born March 16, 1940, Parma, Italy

Italian Film director.

After Writing poetry and an award-winning book, he entered filmmaking as an assistant to Pier Paolo Pasolini in 1961. His first films as a director, The Grim Reaper (1962) and Before the Revolution (1964), were followed by the well-received The Conformist (1970). The erotic Last Tango in Paris (1972) made him an international and commercial sensation. He later directed such films as 1900 (1976), The Last Emperor (1987, Academy Awards for direction and best Film), and Stealing Beauty (1996).