throw away

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar que algo é descartado por ser inútil ou desnecessário, ou que uma oportunidade é desperdiçada.

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

incontável · verbo irregular · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Discard as wasteinformal

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

   Jogar fora

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

   Sinônimoscast offchuckdiscarddispose ofdumpget rid ofjunkscraptosstrash

   Antônimosconserveholdkeeppreserveretainsavestore

2. Waste an opportunityinformal

   To fail to take advantage of a chance or opportunity.

   Desperdiçar uma oportunidade

   • 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.

   Sinônimosblowforfeitfritter awaylosemisspass upsquanderwaste

   Antônimosgraspseize

Verbo basethrow