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discard vb [dɪsˈkɑːd] 1. (tr) to get rid of as useless or undesirable 2. (Group Games / Card Games) Cards to throw out (a card or cards) from one's hand 3. (Group Games / Card Games) Cards to play (a card not of the suit led nor a trump) when unable to follow suit n [ˈdɪskɑːd]
1. a person or thing that has been cast aside 2. (Group Games / Card Games) Cards a discarded card 3. (Group Games / Card Games) the act of discarding discarder n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
discard verb get rid of, drop, remove, throw away or out, reject, abandon, dump (informal), shed, scrap, axe (informal), ditch (slang), junk (informal), chuck (informal), dispose of, relinquish, dispense with, jettison, repudiate, cast aside Read the instructions before discarding the box. keep, save, reserve, retain, hold back, hang or hold on to Translations discard A. [dɪsˈkɑːd] VT [+ unwanted thing] → deshacerse de; [+ idea, plan] → desechar, descartar; [+ clothing] → desembarazarse de; [+ habit] → renunciar a (Cards) → descartarse de; [+ person] → desembarazarse de B. [dɪsˈkɑːd] VI (Cards) → descartarse discard [dɪsˈkɑːrd] vt (= throw out) [+ old things] → se débarrasser de [+ idea, plan, system] → abandonner, renoncer à disc brake n → frein m à disque disc drive n (British) (COMPUTING) → lecteur m de disques discard vt unwanted article, person → ausrangieren; idea, plan → verwerfen; (Comput) changes in file → verwerfen; (= take off) coat → ausziehen; antlers, leaves → abwerfen (Cards) → abwerfen vi (Cards) → abwerfen n (Cards) → Abwerfen nt (Ind, Comm) → Ausschuss m, → Ausschussware f discard [dɪsˈkɑːd] vt (clothes) → smettere; (unwanted things) → sbarazzarsi di; (idea, plan, playing card) → scartare; (people) → abbandonare discard [dɪsˈkɑːd] vt (clothes) → smettere; (unwanted things) → sbarazzarsi di; (idea, plan, playing card) → scartare; (people) → abbandonare v discard [diˈskaːd] to throw away as useless They discarded the empty bottles. weggooi يَرْمي، يَطْرَح جانِبا захвърлям odhodit, vyřadit smide væk; kassere ausrangieren απορρίπτω, πετώ desechar, deshacerse de ära viskama دور انداختن hylätä jeter לְהָשלִיך फेंक देना odbaciti kao nekorisno eldob membuang fleygja, henda buttare 捨てる 버리다 išmesti, nusimesti, atsisakyti atmest/aizmest (kā nederīgu) buang wegdoen (for)kaste, kvitte seg med wyrzucać deitar fora a arunca выбрасывать odhodiť zavreči odbaciti kasta [] โยนทิ้ง atmak, ıskartaya çıkarmak 拋棄 викидати ترک کرنا loại bỏ 抛弃 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Tomorrow I shall discard them for leopard-skins which I have tanned and sewn into a garment strong and warm. In plain English, when you have made your fortune by the good offices of a friend, you are advised to discard him as soon as you can. Yet one need only discard the study of the reports and general plans and consider the movement of those hundreds of thousands of men who took a direct part in the events, and all the questions that seemed insoluble easily and simply receive an immediate and certain solution. |
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