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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.
b. tirar (money)
Instead of throwing your money away on trading cards, you should invest it.En vez de tirar tu dinero en las cartas coleccionables, debes invertirlo.
c. despilfarrar (money)
You're throwing your money away buying junk like that.Estás despilfarrando el dinero por comprar unos trastos así.
d. malgastar (money)
She threw her savings away on what she thought were valuable antiques.Malgastó sus ahorros en lo que creía que eran antigüedades valiosas.
3. (to say casually) (United Kingdom)
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.
throw awaytransitive verb phrase
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. (discard)
a. tirar
b. botar (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
2. (opportunity, life, money)
a. desperdiciar
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throw away
transitive verb
2 (waste) [+chance, opportunity] desperdiciar; [+one's life, health, happiness] echar a perder; [+money] tirar; derrochar; despilfarrar
don't throw your money away on that no malgastes el dinero en eso; we should have won — we just threw it away deberíamos haber ganado, y no hicimos más que echarlo (todo) a perder
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