throw away

• Verbo compuesto que se usa para indicar el acto de desechar algo por considerarlo inútil o innecesario, o de desperdiciar una oportunidad.

A phrasal verb used to indicate discarding something as useless or unwanted, or wasting an opportunity.

incontable · verbo irregular · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Discard as wasteinformal

   To get rid of something that is no longer needed or wanted.

   Tirar a la basura

   • Don't throw away those old newspapers; we can recycle them.
   • She threw away the broken toy.
   • He threw away the leftover food.

   Sinónimoscast offchuckdiscarddispose ofdumpget rid ofjunkscraptosstrash

   Antónimosconserveholdkeeppreserveretainsavestore

2. Waste an opportunityinformal

   To fail to take advantage of a chance or opportunity.

   desperdiciar una oportunidad

   • He threw away his chance to win the competition.
   • She threw away a promising career by quitting.
   • Don't throw away this opportunity to learn something new.

   Sinónimosblowforfeitfritter awaylosemisspass upsquanderwaste

   Antónimosgraspseize

Verbo basethrow