throw away

throw away
transitive verb
1) (get rid of, waste) wegwerfen; (discard) abwerfen [Spielkarte]

throw away money on something — Geld für etwas wegwerfen

throw oneself away on somebody — sich an jemanden wegwerfen

2) (lose by neglect) verschenken [Vorteil, Vorsprung, Spiel usw.]
* * *
1) (to get rid of: He always throws away his old clothes.) wegwerfen
2) (to lose through lack of care, concern etc: Don't throw your chance of promotion away by being careless.) vergeuden
* * *
◆ throw away
I. vt
1. (discard)
▪ to \throw away away ⇆ sth etw wegwerfen [o fortwerfen]; (discard temporarily) etw beiseitelegen, SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR meist etw auf die Seite legen
▪ to \throw away sb/sth away from oneself (liter) jdn/etw von sich dat [weg]stoßen
2. (fig: waste)
▪ to \throw away away ⇆ sth etw verschwenden [o vergeuden]
to \throw away money away on sth Geld für etw akk zum Fenster hinauswerfen
to \throw away oneself away (have an unsuitable partner) sich akk wegwerfen; (have an unsuitable occupation) sich akk unter Wert verkaufen
3. (speak casually)
the actor threw away the line for dramatic effect der Schauspieler verstärkte mit seiner Bemerkung die Dramatik der Szene
to \throw away away ⇆ a comment [or remark] BRIT eine beiläufige Bemerkung machen
4. (in card games)
to \throw away away ⇆ a card eine Karte abwerfen
II. vi (in card games) abwerfen
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vt sep
1) (= discard) rubbish wegwerfen
2) (= waste) verschenken; money verschwenden (on sth auf or für etw, on sb an jdn), vergeuden (on sth für etw, on sb an jdn)

you are throwing yourself away on him — Sie sind zu schade für ihn, Sie verschwenden sich an ihn (geh)

to throw one's life away — sein Leben wegwerfen

3) (= say casually) remark nebenbei machen, beiläufig sagen
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throw away v/t
1. fort-, wegwerfen:
throw o.s. away fig sich wegwerfen (on sb an jemanden)
2. Geld, Zeit verschwenden, -geuden (on an jemanden, für etwas)
3. eine Gelegenheit etc verpassen, -schenken
4. etwas verwerfen, über Bord werfen
5. etwas beiläufig sagen
* * *
transitive verb
1) (get rid of, waste) wegwerfen; (discard) abwerfen [Spielkarte]

throw away money on something — Geld für etwas wegwerfen

throw oneself away on somebody — sich an jemanden wegwerfen

2) (lose by neglect) verschenken [Vorteil, Vorsprung, Spiel usw.]
* * *
v.
verscherzen v.
wegwerfen v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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