English-German translation for "throw away"

"throw away" German translation

„throw away“: transitive verb

throw away

transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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fort-, wegwerfen verpassen, nicht beachten, in den Wind schlagen verschwenden, -geuden

fort-, wegwerfen
throw away

throw away

verpassen, nicht beachten, in den Wind schlagen
throw away chanceet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc

throw away chanceet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc

examples

he threw away a good opportunity

er verpasste eine Chance

he threw away a good opportunity

verschwenden, -geuden
throw away money, time, effort

throw away money, time, effort

examples

the advice was thrown away upon him

es war verlorene Mühe, ihm den Rat zu geben

the advice was thrown away upon him

„throw away“: reflexive verb

throw away

reflexive verb | reflexives Verb v/r

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sich wegwerfen (on anaccusative (case) | Akkusativ akk)
throw away

throw away

examples

she’s throwing herself away on that man

sie wirft sich an den Mann weg

she’s throwing herself away on that man

Synonyms for "throw away"

throw, shed, cast, drop, cast off, shake off, throw off
discard, dispose, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, throw out, cast out, cast away, put away, fling

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