cast away

• Verbe à particule signifiant jeter ou abandonner quelque chose ou quelqu'un, ou se retrouver abandonné dans un lieu désert.

A phrasal verb meaning to discard or abandon something or someone, or to be stranded in a desolate place.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Abandon or discardformal

   To throw away or get rid of something or someone, often in a harsh or final manner.

   rejeter, abandonner

   • He cast away all his old belongings before moving.
   • The crew was cast away on a deserted island.
   • She cast away her fears and took the leap.

   Synonymesabandondiscarddispose ofditchdumpjettisonrejectscrapshedthrow away

   Antonymescherishclingholdkeeppreserveretain

2. Waste or squanderformal

   To use something carelessly or wastefully.

   gaspiller

   • They cast away their inheritance on frivolous things.
   • He cast away his chance for promotion by being late.
   • Don't cast away your talents on trivial pursuits.

   Synonymesblowdissipatefritter awaymisusesquanderthrow awaywaste

   Antonymesconservehoardpreservesave

Verbe de basecast