arrojar

to throw

arrojar(ah-rroh-hahr)

transitive verb

1. (to fling)

a. to throw

Por favor, no arroje nada por la ventana del tren.

Please do not throw anything out of the train window.

b. to hurl (with force)

Arrojó el anillo al mar; ya no quería saber más de su ex-esposo.

She hurled her ring into the sea. She didn't want anything more to do with her ex-husband.

2. (to generate)

a. to produce

La prueba de embarazo arrojó un resultado negativo.

The pregnancy test produced a negative result.

3. (to emit)

a. to spew out (lava, ash)

El volcán arrojó tantas cenizas sobre la ciudad que todas las escuelas se cerraron.

The volcano spewed out so much ash over the city that all of the schools closed.

b. to belch out (smoke)

La fábrica arroja demasiado humo al ambiente.

The factory belches out too much smoke into the atmosphere.

4. (to cast out)

a. to throw out

El gorila arrojó a mi amigo después de que empezara una pelea en el bar.

The bouncer threw my friend out after she started a fight in the bar.

intransitive verb

5. (to puke)

a. to vomit

La cena me cayó mal y arrojé sobre la alfombra nueva de mi suegra.

The dinner didn't sit right with me and I vomited all over my mother-in-law's new rug.

b. to throw up

Bebió demasiado y estuvo arrojando toda la noche.

She drank too much and was throwing up all night long.

arrojarse

reflexive verb

6. (to fling oneself)

a. to throw oneself

En el cuento de Andersen, la sirenita se arroja al mar y se convierte en espuma.

In Andersen's story, the little mermaid throws herself into the sea and becomes sea foam.

b. to hurl oneself (violently)

El ladrón se arrojó contra el policía, tratando de escapar.

The thief hurled himself against the cop, trying to escape.

c. to jump

El paracaidista se arrojó del avión pero no llevaba paracaídas.

The skydiver jumped out of the plane, but he forgot his parachute.

arrojar

transitive verb

1. (lanzar)

a. to throw

2. (con violencia)

a. to hurl, to fling

3. (despedir; humo)

a. to send out

4. (olor)

a. to give off

5. (lava)

a. to spew out

6. (fig)

a.

arrojar luz sobre algoto throw light on something

7. (echar)

a.

arrojar a alguien deto throw somebody out of

8. (resultado)

a.

las cuentas arrojaban un déficit de 5.000 millonesthe accounts showed a deficit of five billion

el resultado arroja dudas sobre la popularidad del gobiernothe result casts doubt on the government's popularity

9. (vomitar)

a. to throw up

pronominal verb

10. (general)

a. to hurl oneself

arrojarse en los brazos de alguiento fling o throw oneself at somebody

se arrojaron al ríothey threw themselves o jumped into the river

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arrojar

transitive verb

1 (lanzar) to throw; (con fuerza) to hurl

la niña arrojaba piedras al río the girl was throwing stones into the river; los hinchas arrojaron piedras contra la policía the fans threw o hurled stones at the police; arroja el papel al cubo de la basura throw the paper into the wastepaper basket

me arrojaron vestido al agua

no arrojar basura no tipping

2 [+humo, lava] to send out

3 [+resultados, datos] to produce

la investigación ha arrojado datos muy negativos the investigation has produced some very negative data; la transacción arrojó un balance positivo the transaction yielded a profit; este estudio arroja (alguna) luz sobre el tema this study sheds some light on the subject; el accidente arrojó 80 muertos (Latinoamérica) the accident left 80 dead

4 (expulsar) to throw out

lo arrojó de casa por su comportamiento she threw him out of the house because of his behaviour

5 (Latinoamérica) (vomitar) to bring up; vomit

pronominal verb

arrojarse (lanzarse) to throw o.s.; (con fuerza) hurl o.s.

se arrojó a mis brazos y lloró he threw o flung himself into my arms and wept; el ladrón se arrojó desde el quinto piso the thief threw o hurled himself from the fifth floor; el asesino se arrojó sobre su víctima the killer threw o hurled himself on his victim

nos arrojamos a la piscina