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"Throw away" is a transitive verb phrase which is often translated as "tirar", and "spit" is a noun which is often translated as "la saliva". Learn more about the difference between "throw away" and "spit" below.
throw away(
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)A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
1. (to discard)
a. tirar
This printer doesn't work anymore. We should just throw it away.Esta impresora ya no funciona. Deberíamos tirarla.
b. botar (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The plate fell on the floor and broke, so we threw it away.El plato cayó al suelo y se quebró, así que lo botamos.
2. (to waste)
a. desperdiciar
He could have been a famous singer. It's a shame he had to throw it all away by smoking.Podía haber sido un cantante famoso. Qué lástima que lo tuviera que desperdiciar todo por fumar.
c. despilfarrar (money)
You're throwing your money away buying junk like that.Estás despilfarrando el dinero por comprar unos trastos así.
a. soltar
He threw away the notion that the people in that country don't work very hard.Soltó la idea de que las personas de ese país no trabajan mucho.
b. lanzar al aire
He's always throwing away stupid comments that he thinks are clever.Siempre está lanzando al aire comentarios tontos que cree muy inteligentes.
spit(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (sputum)
a. la saliva (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I tried to blow a hair off my screen. Now there's spit next to the hair.Intenté soplar un pelo para quitarlo de mi pantalla. Ahora hay saliva al lado del pelo.
2. (culinary)
b. el espetón (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Their speciality is roasted goat on a mesquite spit.Su especialidad es la cabra asada en un espetón de mezquite.
3. (geography)
a. la lengua (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He lives on the spit of land between Arcata and Eureka, California.Vive en la lengua de tierra entre Arcata y Eureka, California.
b. el banco (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Nantucket is a tiny spit of sand 26 miles off the coast of Massachusetts.Nantucket es un pequeño banco de arena a 26 millas de la costa de Massachusetts.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
5. (to sizzle)
a. chisporrotear
I cook my bacon in the microwave, since it spits too much in the pan.Preparo el tocino en el microondas ya que chisporrotea demasiado en la sartén.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. escupir
It's not a good sign if you spit blood every time you brush your teeth.No es una buena señal escupir sangre cada vez que te cepillas los dientes.
An impersonal verb is a verb with no apparent subject (e.g., Llueve en España.).
a. chispear
I saw the sun for about five minutes before it started spitting.Vi el sol unos cinco minutos antes de que empezara a chispear.
b. caer algunas gotas
It looks like it's about to start spitting.Parece que van a empezar a caer algunas gotas.
