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cast 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. (literary) (to discard)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. desechar
After the battle, many rebels cast away their weapons and returned to their villages.Después de la batalla, muchos de los rebeldes desecharon sus armas y volvieron a sus pueblos.
c. apartarse de
The preacher called on the congregation to cast away sin.El predicador animaba a los fieles a apartarse del pecado.
2. (nautical)
a. abandonar
The mutineers cast the captain away on an island.Los amotinados abandonaron al capitán en una isla.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
3. (nautical)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Jack found himself cast away, alone on the island.Jack se encontraba solo, náufrago en la isla.
We were cast away here when a storm sank our ship.Llegamos aquí cuando naufragó nuestro barco en una tormenta.
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