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41 packing
1) (the act of putting things in bags, cases etc: He has done his packing tonight as he is leaving in the morning.) pakning2) (the materials (paper, string etc) used to wrap things for posting etc: He unwrapped the vase and threw away the packing.) indpakning* * *1) (the act of putting things in bags, cases etc: He has done his packing tonight as he is leaving in the morning.) pakning2) (the materials (paper, string etc) used to wrap things for posting etc: He unwrapped the vase and threw away the packing.) indpakning -
42 desechar
v.1 to throw out, to discard.Ella desechó los zapatos She discarded the shoes.2 to refuse, to turn down (rechazar) (ayuda, oferta).3 to ignore, to take no notice of.4 to dismiss, to refuse, to drop, to drop off.Elsa desechó la idea Elsa dismissed the idea.5 to nonsuit.* * *1 (tirar) to discard, throw out, throw away2 (rechazar) to refuse, reject; (proyecto, idea) to drop, discard3 (apartar de sí) to put aside, cast aside* * *verb* * *VT1) (=tirar) [+ basura] to throw out; [+ objeto inútil] to scrap, get rid of2) (=rechazar) [+ consejo, miedo] to cast aside; [+ oferta] to reject; [+ plan] to drop3) (=censurar) to censure, reprove4) [+ llave] to turn* * *verbo transitivoa) <ayuda/idea/propuesta> to rejectdesechó la idea de ir — he abandoned o gave up the idea of going
b) <restos/residuos> to throw away o out; < ropa> to throw out* * *= discard, dismiss, short-circuit [shortcircuit], throw out, set + aside, discount, scrap, toss out, ditch, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, turf out, count + Nombre + out.Ex. The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.Ex. It is too early to dismiss those physical forms associated with non-computerised cataloguing and indexing.Ex. There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.Ex. Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.Ex. Assistance from part-time librarians should not be totally discounted, however.Ex. There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.Ex. In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.Ex. It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.Ex. International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.Ex. You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.Ex. Right now, there is no clear Republican candidate, though the inimitable Joe Kelly can never be counted out until the deadline passes.* * *verbo transitivoa) <ayuda/idea/propuesta> to rejectdesechó la idea de ir — he abandoned o gave up the idea of going
b) <restos/residuos> to throw away o out; < ropa> to throw out* * *= discard, dismiss, short-circuit [shortcircuit], throw out, set + aside, discount, scrap, toss out, ditch, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, turf out, count + Nombre + out.Ex: The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.
Ex: It is too early to dismiss those physical forms associated with non-computerised cataloguing and indexing.Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.Ex: Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.Ex: Assistance from part-time librarians should not be totally discounted, however.Ex: There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.Ex: In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.Ex: It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.Ex: International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.Ex: Right now, there is no clear Republican candidate, though the inimitable Joe Kelly can never be counted out until the deadline passes.* * *desechar [A1 ]vt1 ‹ayuda/consejo/propuesta› to rejectdebes desechar esos malos pensamientos you must banish those wicked thoughts from your mindno desechó nunca la sospecha de que fuera él she never managed to rid herself of the suspicion that it was himdespués de un mes desechó la idea de quedarse after a month he gave up o abandoned the idea of staying theredesecharon la idea de pedir un préstamo they rejected the idea of asking for a loan2 ‹restos/residuos› to throw away o out; ‹ropa› to throw out* * *
desechar ( conjugate desechar) verbo transitivo
‹idea/plan› ( rechazar) to reject;
( renunciar a) to drop, give upb) ‹restos/residuos› to throw away o out;
‹ ropa› to throw out
desechar verbo transitivo
1 (un objeto) to discard, throw out o away
2 (una oferta) to turn down, refuse
(descartar una idea, un proyecto) to drop, discard
' desechar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tirar
English:
cast aside
- shrift
- discard
- dismiss
- ditch
- scrap
- sweep
* * *desechar vt1. [tirar] to throw out, to discard2. [rechazar] [ayuda, oferta] to refuse, to turn down;[idea, pensamiento] to reject; [posibilidad, sospecha] to dismiss; [propuesta, sugerencia] to reject, to turn down;pensó ir a pie, pero luego desechó la idea he thought of going on foot but then dropped the idea;no desecho la posibilidad de que haya sido ella I don't rule out the possibility that it was her* * *v/t1 ( tirar) throw away2 ( rechazar) reject* * *desechar vt1) : to discard, to throw away2) rechazar: to reject -
43 rejected
отвергать; отвергнутыйСинонимический ряд:1. deserted (adj.) abandoned; cast aside; cast out; deserted; discarded; dropped; forlorn; forsaken; left2. declined (verb) declined; disapproved; dismissed; refused; reprobated; repudiated; spurned; turn down; turned down3. discarded (verb) abdicated; cast; chucked; discarded; ditched; dumped; jettisoned; junked; laid aside; scrapped; shed; shucked off; sloughed; threw away/thrown away; threw out/thrown out; washed out -
44 sloughed
Синонимический ряд:1. discarded (verb) abdicated; cast; chucked; discarded; ditched; dumped; jettisoned; junked; laid aside; rejected; scrapped; shucked off; threw away/thrown away; threw out/thrown out; washed out2. shed (verb) molted; moulted; shed; slipped; throw off -
45 отбросить
1. project2. cast backотбросил; отброшенный — cast out
отбросить; опровергнуть — cast back
отбросить отбить, отбиться — hurl back
3. throw off; throw away; throw back; reject4. discardСинонимический ряд:1. бросить (глаг.) бросить; кинуть2. оставить (глаг.) оставить; откинуть; отмести; отринуть -
46 farrear
1.VI esp Cono Sur to party, be out drinking2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo (AmL fam) to go out partying (colloq), go out on the town (colloq)2.farrearse v pron (AmL fam) <fortuna/dinero> to blow (colloq); < oportunidad> to throw away* * *1.verbo intransitivo (AmL fam) to go out partying (colloq), go out on the town (colloq)2.farrearse v pron (AmL fam) <fortuna/dinero> to blow (colloq); < oportunidad> to throw away* * *farrear [A1 ]vise farreó el sueldo en el casino he gambled away o he blew his wages in the casinose farreó la oportunidad de su vida he threw away the chance of a lifetime* * *
farrear ( conjugate farrear) verbo intransitivo (AmL fam) to go out partying (colloq), go out on the town (colloq)
farrearse verbo pronominal (AmL fam) ‹fortuna/dinero› to blow (colloq);
‹ oportunidad› to throw away
* * *farrear viAndes, RP Fam [ir de juerga] to go out on the town* * *v/i L.Am. famgo out on the town fam -
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throw* * *throw away, threw away, thrown away, throwing away* * *throw (away) -
48 М-65
РАЗМЕНИВАТЬ/РАЗМЕНЯТЬ НА МЕЛОЧИ (HA (ВСЯКУЮ) МЕЛОЧЬ, НА МЕЛКУЮ МОНЕТУ) что ТРАТИТЬ/ИСТРАТИТЬ VP subj: human to expend (one's talent, abilities etc) on unimportant matters, waste (one's life)X разменял Y на мелочи = X threw away his YX frittered away his Y X poured his Y down the drain(in limited contexts) X wasted his Y on trifles. "...(Я) гаснул и тратил по мелочи жизнь и ум... Даже самолюбие - на что оно тратилось? Чтоб заказывать платье у известного портного? Чтоб попасть в известный дом?.. Или я не понял этой жизни, или она никуда не годится...» (Гончаров 1). U...(I was) fading out, wasting my mind, my life, on trifles... Even my self-respect-what was that wasted on? On ordering clothes from a famous tailor? On being invited to a celebrated house?...Either I failed to understand that life, or it was utterly worthless..." (1b). -
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• РАЗМЕНИВАТЬ/РАЗМЕНЯТЬ НА МЕЛОЧИ <НА (ВСЯКУЮ) МЕЛОЧЬ, НА МЕЛКУЮ МОНЕТУ> что; ТРАТИТЬ/ИСТРАТИТЬ < РАСТРАТИТЬ> ПО МЕЛОЧИ < ПО МЕЛОЧАМ>[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to expend (one's talent, abilities etc) on unimportant matters, waste (one's life):- [in limited contexts] X wasted his Y on trifles.♦ "...[ Я] гаснул и тратил по мелочи жизнь и ум... Даже самолюбие - на что оно тратилось? Чтоб заказывать платье у известного портного? Чтоб попасть в известный дом?.. Или я не понял этой жизни, или она никуда не годится..." (Гончаров 1). "...[I was] fading out, wasting my mind, my life, on trifles... Even my self-respect-what was that wasted on? On ordering clothes from a famous tailor? On being invited to a celebrated house?...Either I failed to understand that life, or it was utterly worthless..." (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > истратить по мелочам
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• РАЗМЕНИВАТЬ/РАЗМЕНЯТЬ НА МЕЛОЧИ <НА (ВСЯКУЮ) МЕЛОЧЬ, НА МЕЛКУЮ МОНЕТУ> что; ТРАТИТЬ/ИСТРАТИТЬ < РАСТРАТИТЬ> ПО МЕЛОЧИ < ПО МЕЛОЧАМ>[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to expend (one's talent, abilities etc) on unimportant matters, waste (one's life):- [in limited contexts] X wasted his Y on trifles.♦ "...[ Я] гаснул и тратил по мелочи жизнь и ум... Даже самолюбие - на что оно тратилось? Чтоб заказывать платье у известного портного? Чтоб попасть в известный дом?.. Или я не понял этой жизни, или она никуда не годится..." (Гончаров 1). "...[I was] fading out, wasting my mind, my life, on trifles... Even my self-respect-what was that wasted on? On ordering clothes from a famous tailor? On being invited to a celebrated house?...Either I failed to understand that life, or it was utterly worthless..." (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > истратить по мелочи
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• РАЗМЕНИВАТЬ/РАЗМЕНЯТЬ НА МЕЛОЧИ <НА (ВСЯКУЮ) МЕЛОЧЬ, НА МЕЛКУЮ МОНЕТУ> что; ТРАТИТЬ/ИСТРАТИТЬ < РАСТРАТИТЬ> ПО МЕЛОЧИ < ПО МЕЛОЧАМ>[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to expend (one's talent, abilities etc) on unimportant matters, waste (one's life):- [in limited contexts] X wasted his Y on trifles.♦ "...[ Я] гаснул и тратил по мелочи жизнь и ум... Даже самолюбие - на что оно тратилось? Чтоб заказывать платье у известного портного? Чтоб попасть в известный дом?.. Или я не понял этой жизни, или она никуда не годится..." (Гончаров 1). "...[I was] fading out, wasting my mind, my life, on trifles... Even my self-respect-what was that wasted on? On ordering clothes from a famous tailor? On being invited to a celebrated house?...Either I failed to understand that life, or it was utterly worthless..." (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > разменивать на всякую мелочь
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• РАЗМЕНИВАТЬ/РАЗМЕНЯТЬ НА МЕЛОЧИ <НА (ВСЯКУЮ) МЕЛОЧЬ, НА МЕЛКУЮ МОНЕТУ> что; ТРАТИТЬ/ИСТРАТИТЬ < РАСТРАТИТЬ> ПО МЕЛОЧИ < ПО МЕЛОЧАМ>[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to expend (one's talent, abilities etc) on unimportant matters, waste (one's life):- [in limited contexts] X wasted his Y on trifles.♦ "...[ Я] гаснул и тратил по мелочи жизнь и ум... Даже самолюбие - на что оно тратилось? Чтоб заказывать платье у известного портного? Чтоб попасть в известный дом?.. Или я не понял этой жизни, или она никуда не годится..." (Гончаров 1). "...[I was] fading out, wasting my mind, my life, on trifles... Even my self-respect-what was that wasted on? On ordering clothes from a famous tailor? On being invited to a celebrated house?...Either I failed to understand that life, or it was utterly worthless..." (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > разменивать на мелкую монету
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• РАЗМЕНИВАТЬ/РАЗМЕНЯТЬ НА МЕЛОЧИ <НА (ВСЯКУЮ) МЕЛОЧЬ, НА МЕЛКУЮ МОНЕТУ> что; ТРАТИТЬ/ИСТРАТИТЬ < РАСТРАТИТЬ> ПО МЕЛОЧИ < ПО МЕЛОЧАМ>[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to expend (one's talent, abilities etc) on unimportant matters, waste (one's life):- [in limited contexts] X wasted his Y on trifles.♦ "...[ Я] гаснул и тратил по мелочи жизнь и ум... Даже самолюбие - на что оно тратилось? Чтоб заказывать платье у известного портного? Чтоб попасть в известный дом?.. Или я не понял этой жизни, или она никуда не годится..." (Гончаров 1). "...[I was] fading out, wasting my mind, my life, on trifles... Even my self-respect-what was that wasted on? On ordering clothes from a famous tailor? On being invited to a celebrated house?...Either I failed to understand that life, or it was utterly worthless..." (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > разменивать на мелочи
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• РАЗМЕНИВАТЬ/РАЗМЕНЯТЬ НА МЕЛОЧИ <НА (ВСЯКУЮ) МЕЛОЧЬ, НА МЕЛКУЮ МОНЕТУ> что; ТРАТИТЬ/ИСТРАТИТЬ < РАСТРАТИТЬ> ПО МЕЛОЧИ < ПО МЕЛОЧАМ>[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to expend (one's talent, abilities etc) on unimportant matters, waste (one's life):- [in limited contexts] X wasted his Y on trifles.♦ "...[ Я] гаснул и тратил по мелочи жизнь и ум... Даже самолюбие - на что оно тратилось? Чтоб заказывать платье у известного портного? Чтоб попасть в известный дом?.. Или я не понял этой жизни, или она никуда не годится..." (Гончаров 1). "...[I was] fading out, wasting my mind, my life, on trifles... Even my self-respect-what was that wasted on? On ordering clothes from a famous tailor? On being invited to a celebrated house?...Either I failed to understand that life, or it was utterly worthless..." (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > разменивать на мелочь
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• РАЗМЕНИВАТЬ/РАЗМЕНЯТЬ НА МЕЛОЧИ <НА (ВСЯКУЮ) МЕЛОЧЬ, НА МЕЛКУЮ МОНЕТУ> что; ТРАТИТЬ/ИСТРАТИТЬ < РАСТРАТИТЬ> ПО МЕЛОЧИ < ПО МЕЛОЧАМ>[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to expend (one's talent, abilities etc) on unimportant matters, waste (one's life):- [in limited contexts] X wasted his Y on trifles.♦ "...[ Я] гаснул и тратил по мелочи жизнь и ум... Даже самолюбие - на что оно тратилось? Чтоб заказывать платье у известного портного? Чтоб попасть в известный дом?.. Или я не понял этой жизни, или она никуда не годится..." (Гончаров 1). "...[I was] fading out, wasting my mind, my life, on trifles... Even my self-respect-what was that wasted on? On ordering clothes from a famous tailor? On being invited to a celebrated house?...Either I failed to understand that life, or it was utterly worthless..." (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > разменять на всякую мелочь
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• РАЗМЕНИВАТЬ/РАЗМЕНЯТЬ НА МЕЛОЧИ <НА (ВСЯКУЮ) МЕЛОЧЬ, НА МЕЛКУЮ МОНЕТУ> что; ТРАТИТЬ/ИСТРАТИТЬ < РАСТРАТИТЬ> ПО МЕЛОЧИ < ПО МЕЛОЧАМ>[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to expend (one's talent, abilities etc) on unimportant matters, waste (one's life):- [in limited contexts] X wasted his Y on trifles.♦ "...[ Я] гаснул и тратил по мелочи жизнь и ум... Даже самолюбие - на что оно тратилось? Чтоб заказывать платье у известного портного? Чтоб попасть в известный дом?.. Или я не понял этой жизни, или она никуда не годится..." (Гончаров 1). "...[I was] fading out, wasting my mind, my life, on trifles... Even my self-respect-what was that wasted on? On ordering clothes from a famous tailor? On being invited to a celebrated house?...Either I failed to understand that life, or it was utterly worthless..." (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > разменять на мелкую монету
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• РАЗМЕНИВАТЬ/РАЗМЕНЯТЬ НА МЕЛОЧИ <НА (ВСЯКУЮ) МЕЛОЧЬ, НА МЕЛКУЮ МОНЕТУ> что; ТРАТИТЬ/ИСТРАТИТЬ < РАСТРАТИТЬ> ПО МЕЛОЧИ < ПО МЕЛОЧАМ>[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to expend (one's talent, abilities etc) on unimportant matters, waste (one's life):- [in limited contexts] X wasted his Y on trifles.♦ "...[ Я] гаснул и тратил по мелочи жизнь и ум... Даже самолюбие - на что оно тратилось? Чтоб заказывать платье у известного портного? Чтоб попасть в известный дом?.. Или я не понял этой жизни, или она никуда не годится..." (Гончаров 1). "...[I was] fading out, wasting my mind, my life, on trifles... Even my self-respect-what was that wasted on? On ordering clothes from a famous tailor? On being invited to a celebrated house?...Either I failed to understand that life, or it was utterly worthless..." (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > разменять на мелочи
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• РАЗМЕНИВАТЬ/РАЗМЕНЯТЬ НА МЕЛОЧИ <НА (ВСЯКУЮ) МЕЛОЧЬ, НА МЕЛКУЮ МОНЕТУ> что; ТРАТИТЬ/ИСТРАТИТЬ < РАСТРАТИТЬ> ПО МЕЛОЧИ < ПО МЕЛОЧАМ>[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to expend (one's talent, abilities etc) on unimportant matters, waste (one's life):- [in limited contexts] X wasted his Y on trifles.♦ "...[ Я] гаснул и тратил по мелочи жизнь и ум... Даже самолюбие - на что оно тратилось? Чтоб заказывать платье у известного портного? Чтоб попасть в известный дом?.. Или я не понял этой жизни, или она никуда не годится..." (Гончаров 1). "...[I was] fading out, wasting my mind, my life, on trifles... Even my self-respect-what was that wasted on? On ordering clothes from a famous tailor? On being invited to a celebrated house?...Either I failed to understand that life, or it was utterly worthless..." (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > разменять на мелочь
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• РАЗМЕНИВАТЬ/РАЗМЕНЯТЬ НА МЕЛОЧИ <НА (ВСЯКУЮ) МЕЛОЧЬ, НА МЕЛКУЮ МОНЕТУ> что; ТРАТИТЬ/ИСТРАТИТЬ < РАСТРАТИТЬ> ПО МЕЛОЧИ < ПО МЕЛОЧАМ>[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to expend (one's talent, abilities etc) on unimportant matters, waste (one's life):- [in limited contexts] X wasted his Y on trifles.♦ "...[ Я] гаснул и тратил по мелочи жизнь и ум... Даже самолюбие - на что оно тратилось? Чтоб заказывать платье у известного портного? Чтоб попасть в известный дом?.. Или я не понял этой жизни, или она никуда не годится..." (Гончаров 1). "...[I was] fading out, wasting my mind, my life, on trifles... Even my self-respect-what was that wasted on? On ordering clothes from a famous tailor? On being invited to a celebrated house?...Either I failed to understand that life, or it was utterly worthless..." (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > растратить по мелочам
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• РАЗМЕНИВАТЬ/РАЗМЕНЯТЬ НА МЕЛОЧИ <НА (ВСЯКУЮ) МЕЛОЧЬ, НА МЕЛКУЮ МОНЕТУ> что; ТРАТИТЬ/ИСТРАТИТЬ < РАСТРАТИТЬ> ПО МЕЛОЧИ < ПО МЕЛОЧАМ>[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to expend (one's talent, abilities etc) on unimportant matters, waste (one's life):- [in limited contexts] X wasted his Y on trifles.♦ "...[ Я] гаснул и тратил по мелочи жизнь и ум... Даже самолюбие - на что оно тратилось? Чтоб заказывать платье у известного портного? Чтоб попасть в известный дом?.. Или я не понял этой жизни, или она никуда не годится..." (Гончаров 1). "...[I was] fading out, wasting my mind, my life, on trifles... Even my self-respect-what was that wasted on? On ordering clothes from a famous tailor? On being invited to a celebrated house?...Either I failed to understand that life, or it was utterly worthless..." (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > растратить по мелочи
См. также в других словарях:
threw away — tossed, cast … English contemporary dictionary
threw away his money — wasted his money, squandered his money … English contemporary dictionary
Threw — Throw Throw, v. t. [imp. {Threw} (thr[udd]); p. p. {Thrown} (thr[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Throwing}.] [OE. [thorn]rowen, [thorn]rawen, to throw, to twist, AS. [thorn]r[=a]wan to twist, to whirl; akin to D. draaijen, G. drehen, OHG. dr[=a]jan, L.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Away from Her — Infobox Film name = Away from Her writer = Alice Munro (short story) Sarah Polley starring = Julie Christie Gordon Pinsent Olympia Dukakis Kristen Thomson with Michael Murphy and Wendy Crewson director = Sarah Polley producer = Daniel Iron Simone … Wikipedia
threw him out — sent him away, caused him to leave … English contemporary dictionary
I Threw You Away — Infobox Album Name = I Threw You Away Type = Studio album Artist = Jandek Released = 2002 Recorded = Unknown Genre = Outsider music Length = 49:09 Label = Corwood Industries Producer = Corwood Industries Reviews = Last album = Worthless Recluse… … Wikipedia
throw away — verb 1. throw or cast away (Freq. 5) Put away your worries • Syn: ↑discard, ↑fling, ↑toss, ↑toss out, ↑toss away, ↑chuck out, ↑cast aside … Useful english dictionary
throw away — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms throw away : present tense I/you/we/they throw away he/she/it throws away present participle throwing away past tense threw away past participle thrown away 1) throw away or throw out to get rid of something… … English dictionary
throw away — {v.} 1. To get rid of as unwanted or not needed; junk. * /Before they moved they threw away everything they didn t want to take with them./ * /I never save those coupons; I just throw them away./ Syn.: THROW OUT. 2. To waste. * /The senator… … Dictionary of American idioms
throw away — {v.} 1. To get rid of as unwanted or not needed; junk. * /Before they moved they threw away everything they didn t want to take with them./ * /I never save those coupons; I just throw them away./ Syn.: THROW OUT. 2. To waste. * /The senator… … Dictionary of American idioms
throw sth away — UK US throw sth away Phrasal Verb with throw({{}}/θrəʊ/ verb [T] (threw, thrown) ► ENVIRONMENT to get rid of something you do not want any more: »US consumers throw away around 100 billion plastic bags annually. → See also THROW STH OUT(Cf. ↑ … Financial and business terms