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throw·a·way
(thrō′ə-wā′)n. pl. throw·a·ways
1. Something designed or likely to be discarded after use, as a free handbill distributed on the street.
2. A child or teenager who has been rejected, ejected, or abandoned by parents or guardians and lives on the streets.
adj.
1.
a. Designed or intended to be discarded after use: throwaway packaging.
b. Readily discarding things: a throwaway society.
c. Having been rejected, ejected, or abandoned by parents or guardians: throwaway children living on the streets.
2. Written or delivered in a low-key or offhand manner: "a sentence fragment or quirky throwaway metaphor" (Joyce Carol Oates).
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throwaway
(ˈθrəʊəˌweɪ)adj (prenominal)
1. said or done incidentally, esp for rhetorical effect; casual: a throwaway remark.
2.
a. anything designed to be discarded after use rather than reused, refilled, etc; disposable
b. (as modifier): a throwaway carton.
n
(Commerce) chiefly US and Canadian a handbill or advertisement distributed in a public place
vb (tr, adverb)
3. to get rid of; discard
4. to fail to make good use of; waste: to throw away all one's money on horses.
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throw•a•way
(ˈθroʊ əˌweɪ)adj.
1. made or intended to be discarded after use or quick examination: a throwaway container.
2. delivered or expressed casually: a throwaway line that always gets a laugh.
n. 3. something that is intended to be discarded after use, reading, etc.
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Noun 1. throwaway - (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something
guttersnipe, street urchin - a child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas
2. [画像:throwaway - an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution]throwaway - an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing - a public promotion of some product or service
stuffer - an advertising circular that is enclosed with other material and (usually) sent by mail
3. throwaway - words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis
Adj. 1. throwaway - thrown away; "wearing someone's cast-off clothes"; "throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged some thrown-away furniture"
unwanted - not wanted; not needed; "tried to give away unwanted kittens"
2. throwaway - intended to be thrown away after use; "throwaway diapers"
disposable - designed to be disposed of after use; "disposable paper cups"
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throwaway
adjective
1. disposable, one-use, expendable Now they are producing throwaway razors.
2. (Chiefly Brit.) casual, passing, offhand, careless, understated, unthinking, ill-considered a throwaway remark she later regretted
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Translations
zahazovací
éngangs-
jednorazovýna jedno použitie
kullanılıp atılan
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throwaway
[ˈθrəʊəweɪ] adj (= disposable) [product] → jetable
(= casual) [remark] → désinvolte throwaway society n
the throwaway society → la société du tout-jetable
the throwaway society → la société du tout-jetable
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throwaway
[ˈθrəʊəˌweɪ] adj (disposable, product) → da buttar via, usa e getta ; (casual, remark) → buttato/a lìCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
throw
(θrəu) – past tense threw (θruː) : past participle thrown – verb1. to send through the air with force; to hurl or fling. He threw the ball to her / threw her the ball. gooi يَرْمي хвърлям atirar hodit werfen kaste ρίχνω, πετώ lanzar, tirar viskama پرتاب کردن heittää jeter, lancer לִזרוֹק फेंकना baciti dob melemparkan kasta gettare, lanciare 投げる 던지다 mesti, sviesti mest; sviest membalingkan gooien kaste, hive, slenge rzucać atirar a arunca, a lansa бросать; кидать vreči baciti kasta ขว้าง atmak, fırlatmak 擲,拋,投 кидати پھينکنا ném 掷,抛,投
2. (of a horse) to make its rider fall off. My horse threw me. afgooi يَطْرَح хвърлям atirar ao chão shodit abwerfen kaste af; smide af ρίχνω κάτω (για άλογο) desarzonar, desmontar, derribar seljast maha viskama انداختن؛ به زمین زدن heittää selästään désarçonner לְהַפִּיל नीचे गिरा देना zbaciti levet, -dob melemparkan kasta (af baki) disarcionare 振り落とす (말이 탄 사람을) 내동댕이치다 numesti nosviest mencampakkan afwerpen kaste zrzucać atirar ao chão a arunca, a (a)zvârli сбрасывать vreči iz sedla zbaciti kasta av เหวี่ยง (แขน, คน ฯลฯ) ให้ตก sırtından atmak 摔下 зкидати گھوڑے کا سوار کو گرادينا hất ngã, làm ngã 摔下
3. to puzzle or confuse. He was completely thrown by her question. verwar مُرْتَبِك обърквам confundir zmást, přivést do rozpaků verwirren forvirre μπερδεύω confundir, desconcertar segadusse ajama گیج کردن hämmentää désarçonner לְבַלבֵּל, לְהַפתִיעַ में होना zbuniti összezavar membingungkan rugla, slá (e-n) út af laginu sconcertare まごつかせる 혼란하게 하다 išmušti iš vėžių, sutrikdyti apmulsināt membingungkan in verwarring brengen forvirre zaskakiwać confundir a zăpăci приводить в замешательство vreči iz tira zbuniti förvirrad, paff ทําให้สับสน şaşırtmak 迷惑 спантеличувати الجھانا lúng túng 迷惑
4. (in wrestling, judo etc) to wrestle (one's opponent) to the ground. gooi يطْرَحُ على الأرْض، يَصْرَعُ събарям derrubar povalit, složit werfen kaste over ende ρίχνω κάτω (για αντίπαλο στην πάλη) derribar heitma خاک کردن heittää maahan envoyer au tapis לְהַפִּיל לַקרָשִים दिखाना baciti na pod levisz (a szőnyegre) membanting fella/glíma í gólfið atterrare 投げ倒す 바닥에 내던지다 parmesti noguldīt (pretinieku) menghempaskan vellen kaste over ende rzucać derrubar a pune jos класть на обе лопатки podreti oboriti na zemlju kast เหวี่ยง yıkmak 摔(倒) класти на обидві лопатки پچھاڑ دينا vật ngã 摔(倒)
noun an act of throwing. That was a good throw! gooi طَرْح، إلْقاء، رَمْي хвърляне arremesso hod, vrh der Wurf kast lanzamiento vise, heide پرتاب heitto lancer זריקה फेंकना bacanje dobás lemparan kast, sending getto, lancio 投げ 던지기 metimas metiens; sviediens balingan gooi kast rzut arremesso aruncare бросок hod met bacanje kast การขว้าง atma, atış 投擲 кидання; кидок پھينکنے کا عمل sự ném 投掷
throw away1. to get rid of. He always throws away his old clothes. weggooi يَتَخَلَّص изхвърлям deitar fora zahodit, zbavit se wegwerfen smide væk πετώ, ξεφορτώνομαι tirar, deshacerse de ära viskama دور انداختن heittää pois jeter לְהַשלִיך फे़क देना baciti, odbaciti kidob membuang kasta burt, henda, losa sig við buttare via 捨てる 버리다 išmesti aizmest membuang weggooien kaste, kvitte seg med wyrzucać deitar fora a arunca выбрасывать zahodiť proč vreči baciti kasta, slänga กําจัด atmak 丟棄 викидати نجات پانا thoát khỏi 扔掉
2. to lose through lack of care, concern etc. Don't throw your chance of promotion away by being careless. weggooi, verspeel يَخْسَر изпускам desperdiçar promarnit vergeuden forspilde χάνω, χαραμίζω desperdiciar; echar a perder kasutamata jätma به هدر دادن hukata gâcher לְאַבֵּד खो बैठना, गंवा देना, असावधानी के कारण खो बैठना propustiti elszalaszt (alkalmat, szerencsét) menyia-nyiakan kasta á glæ sprecare 失う 잃다 prarasti neizmantot (izdevību); palaist garām melepaskan verspelen forspille, kaste bort przepuszczać desperdiçar a irosi упускать premárniť zapraviti odbaciti kasta bort ละทิ้ง boşa harcamak, kaçırmak 白白失去 упускати (нагоду) گم کرنا، کھونا uổng phí 放过,失去
throw doubt on to suggest or hint that (something) is not true. The latest scientific discoveries throw doubt on the original theory. twyfel werp op يُلْقي الشَّك على поставям под съмнение lançar dúvidas sobre zpochybnit ein zweifelhaftes Licht werfen auf skabe tvivl om θέτω υπό αμφισβήτηση lanzar/dirigir dudas sobre/hacia, plantear dudas, poner en duda kahtlusevarju heitma مورد تردید قرار دادن kyseenalaistaa jeter le doute sur לְהַטִיל סְפֶקוֹת शक जताना pobuditi sumnju megkérdőjelez menimbulkan keraguan grafa undan (mettere in dubbio) 〜に疑をなげかける (~을) 의심하다 versti abejoti apšaubīt; likt šaubīties par menyebabkan sst diragui in twijfel trekken skape tvil om poddawać w wątpliwość lançar dúvidas sobre a arunca o umbră de îndoială asupra ставить под сомнение spochybniť vzbuditi dvom o dovesti u pitanje kasta tvivel över แนะนําหรือให้คําใบ้ว่าบางสิ่งไม่จริง kuşku yaratmak 對...產生懷疑 піддавати сумніву سواليہ نشان کھڑا کرنا chỉ ra rằng cái gì không đúng 对...产生怀疑
throw in to include or add as a gift or as part of a bargain. When I bought his car he threw in the radio and a box of tools. byvoeg, pasella gee يَشْمَل، يُضيف добавям acrescentar přidat navíc mitdazugeben give med i købet δίνω επιπλέον, περιλαμβάνω στη συμφωνία incluir gratis, añadir pealekauba andma رایگان دادن antaa kaupanpäällisiksi ajouter לְהוֹסִיף בְּחִינָם लगाना, जोड़ देना ubaciti ráadásul ad menambahkan láta fylgja með, gefa í kaupbæti aggiungere おまけに加える 덤 pridėti dot piedevām (bez maksas) memberikan sst secara percuma gratis toevoegen gi med på kjøpet dorzucać, dodawać acrescentar a adăuga; a include în preţ добавлять в придачу pridať navyše navreči dodati låta följa med i köpet เพิ่มเติม (บางสิ่ง) เข้าไป fazladan/bedava vermek 額外奉送 додавати شامل کرنا، اضافہ کرنا khuyến mại, tặng thêm 额外奉送
throw light on to help to solve or give information on (a mystery, puzzle, problem etc). Can anyone throw any light on the problem? lig werp op يُلْقي الضّوء على обеснявам esclarecer osvětlit Licht werfen auf kaste lys over ρίχνω φως σε κτ. esclarecer selgust tooma چیزی را روشن یا آشکار کردن valaista éclaircir לְהָאִיר विषय पर प्रकाश डालना, किसी विषय की व्याख्या कर के सुगम बनाना rasvijetliti, razjasniti fényt derít vmire ikut memecahkan upplÿsa fare luce su 解明する 설명하다 nušviesti apgaismot (problēmu) membantu menyelesaikan licht werpen op kaste lys over rzucać światło na esclarecer a lămuri проливать свет на osvetliť, objasniť (čo) osvetliti baciti svetlo kasta ljus över, bringa klarhet i แก้ปัญหา aydınlatmak 幫助解決 пролити світло روشي ڈالنا، وضاحت کرنا giải quyết 帮助解决
throw oneself into to begin (doing something) with great energy. She threw herself into her work with enthusiasm. entoesiasties aanpak يَبْدأ العَمَل بِحَماس хвърлям се в atirar-se a vrhnout se sich stürzen in kaste sig over ρίχνομαι με τα μούτρα lanzarse, emprender (millegi kallale) viskuma با پشتکار به کاری پرداختن heittäytyä se lancer לְהִיכַּנֵס בְּמֶרֶץ किसी कार्य में हाथ धोकर पीछे पड़ना, किसी कार्य में उत्साह और तत्परता से लग जाना baciti se na beleveti magát vmibe memulai kasta sér út í buttarsi, lanciarsi 熱心にする 투신하다 kibti į mesties (darbā); nodoties berhempas-pulas zich werpen op kaste seg ut i rzucać się w wir, angażować się w atirar-se a a se avânta энергично браться за (что-л.) vrhnúť sa vreči se na baciti se na kasta sig över เริ่มต้นทําบางสิ่งด้วยพลังงานที่ดีเลิศ kendini işe vermek, girişmek 投身於... кидатися у جوش و جذبہ کے ساتھ آغاز کرنا háo hức, hăm hở 投身于...
throw off1. to get rid of. She finally managed to throw off her cold; They were following us but we threw them off. verloor, afskud يَتَخَلَّص مِن оттървавам се livrar-se de zbavit se loswerden, abschütteln slippe af med ξεφορτώνομαι librarse/deshacerse de vabanema, ära viskama از شر چیزی راحت شدن päästä eroon se débarrasser de לְהִיפַּטֵר से ठीक होना, से मुक्त होना riješiti se, otresti se megszabadul (vkitől, vmitől) menyingkirkan losa sig við sbarazzarsi, disfarsi 追い払う 버리다 atsikratyti tikt vaļā; atbrīvoties no menghilangkan van zich afschudden kvitte seg med, bringe på villspor pozbywać się livrar-se de a scăpa de избавляться zbaviť sa znebiti se otarasiti se bli kvitt, skaka av sig กําจัด kurtulmak, atlatmak 扔掉 позбутися نجات پانا thoát khỏi 扔掉
2. to take off very quickly. He threw off his coat and sat down. uittrek, uitpluk يَخْلَع بِسُرْعَه хвърлям tirar shodit ze sebe ablegen smide πετώ από πάνω μου quitarse de encima, deshacerse de (seljast) viskama درآوردن heittää pois päältä enlever à la hâte לְהוֹרִיד से भाग निकलना skinuti, svući ledob menanggalkan kasta af sér togliersi 脱ぎ捨てる 벗어 던지다 nusimesti nomest menanggalkan dgn pantas haastig uittrekken kaste av seg zrzucać tirar a dezbrăca сбрасывать zhodiť zo seba odvreči zbaciti kasta av sig สลัดออก çabucak çıkarmak 匆匆脫下 скидати جلدي سے اتارنا cởi nhanh quần áo 匆匆脱下
throw open to open suddenly and wide. He threw open the door and walked in. oopgooi يَفْتَح البابَ على مِصْراعَيْهِ отварям escancarar otevřít dokořán aufstoßen smække op ανοίγω ξαφνικά και διάπλατα abrir de par en par lahti paiskama ناگهان و کاملاً باز کردن lennättää selälleen ouvrir tout grand לִפתוֹחַ לִרווָחָה पूरा खोल देना, जनता के लिए लिए खोल देना naglo otvoriti, omogućiti kivág (ajtót) membuka lebar rífa upp spalancare さっと開く 획 열어젖히다 atlapoti plaši atvērt; atraut vaļā membuka seluas-luasnya opengooien rive/slenge opp otwierać na oścież escancarar a deschide larg распахнуть otvoriť dokorán naglo odpreti naglo otvoriti slänga upp ผลักให้เปิด ardına kadar açmak 突然大開 розчиняти навстіж; розхристувати اچانک کھولنا mở nhanh, mở mạnh 突然大开
throw out to get rid of by throwing or by force. He was thrown out of the meeting; The committee threw out the proposal. uitgooi, verwerp يَرْفُض изхвърлям excluir vyhodit; zamítnout hinaus-, verwerfen smide ud; afvise αποβάλλω, απορρίπτω expulsar, echar; rechazar välja viskama, kõrvale heitma بیرون کردن؛ از شر چیزی خلاص شدن heittää pois, hylätä jeter לִ"זרוֹק", לִדחוֹת स्वीकार करने से इनकार कर देना izbaciti, odbaciti kidob menyingkirkan hafna, vísa frá; henda út respingere 追い出す 내쫓다 išmesti, atmesti izraidīt; noraidīt mengusir; menolak uitgooien kaste/bli kastet ut wyrzucać excluir a da afară; a respinge выгонять; отклонять vyhodiť; zamietnuť ven vreči izbaciti kasta (köra) ut, förkasta โยน / ขว้าง / เหวี่ยงออกไป atmak, kovmak 拒絕 викидати; виганяти چھٹکارا پانا thoát khỏi 拒绝
throw a party to hold, organize etc a party. They threw a party for her birthday. hou 'n partytjie يُقيمُ حَفْلَةً правя парти dar uspořádat oslavu eine Party geben holde en fest κάνω πάρτι dar/organizar una fiesta pidu korraldama مهمانی دادن järjestää juhlat organiser une fête לַעֲרוֹך מְסִיבָּה आयोजित करना prirediti zabavu estélyt ad melangsungkan pesta halda veislu (dare un ricevimento) パーティーを催す 파티를 열다 surengti pobūvį sarīkot; organizēt mengadakan een fuif geven holde selskap urządzać przyjęcie dar a ţine/ a organiza o petrecere устраивать вечеринку usporiadať oslavu pripraviti zabavo prirediti žurku ha (ställa till med) en fest จัดเตรียม parti vermek 舉行(宴會) влаштувати вечірку نظم کرنا، منعقد کرنا tổ chức 举行(宴会)
throw up1. a slang expression for to vomit. She had too much to eat, and threw up on the way home. opgooi, kots يَقْذِفُ ما في مَعِدَتِهِ، يَتَقَيَّأ повръщам vomitar zvracet sich erbrechen brække sig κάνω εμετό vomitar öökima بالا آوردن oksentaa vomir לְהָקִיא पैदा करना, जन्म देना (प्रसिद्ध व्यक्ति को) povratiti, izbljuvati kihány muntah kasta upp vomitare 吐く 토하다 vemti vemt muntah overgeven kaste opp rzygać vomitar a vomita рвать zvracať bruhati povratiti kasta upp, kräkas คลื่นไส้อาเจียน kusmak (俗)嘔吐 рвати الٹي کرنا، قے کرنا nôn (俗)呕吐
2. to give up or abandon. He threw up his job. verlaat, opgee يَسْتَقيل من وَظيفَتِه изоставям abandonar opustit hinschmeißen opgive παρατώ dejar, abandonar loobuma رها کردن hylätä lâcher לְהִתפַּטֵר מִ- छोड़ देना napustiti felad (vmit) meninggalkan hætta, gefa upp á bátinn abbandonare; dimettersi やめる 포기하다 mesti pamest (darbu) melepaskan opzeggen si fra seg, oppgi rzucać abandonar a renunţa la бросать opustiť obesiti na klin napustiti ge upp, sluta ยกเลิก terketmek, ayrılmak 放棄 кидати ترک کرنا từ bỏ 放弃
3. to build hurriedly. They threw up a temporary building. bou, vinnig bou يَبْني بِسُرْعَه построявам набързо construir rychle postavit aus dem Boden stampfen smække op χτίζω στα γρήγορα construir/levantar de prisa püsti panema, kokku klopsima با شتاب ساختن kyhätä construire à la hâte לִבנוֹת בִּמהִירוּת उल्लेख करना, जिक्र करना dići, sagraditi felhúz mendirikan dengan cepat hrófla upp alzare 急造する (건물을) 서둘러 세우다 suręsti ātri uzcelt; uzsliet mendirikan optrekken smøre opp, snekre i en fart sklecić construir a construi în grabă быстро строить rýchlo postaviť na hitro zgraditi brzo sagraditi smälla (smäcka) upp รีบสร้าง (อาคาร, สิ่งปลูกสร้าง) çabucak inşa etmek 匆匆建造 швидко будувати جلدي جلدي تعمير کرنا xây dựng một cách vội vã 匆匆建造
throw one's voice to make one's voice appear to come from somewhere else, eg the mouth of a ventriloquist's dummy. jou stem laat trek يُخْرِجُ صَوْتَه وكأنَّه آتٍ من بَعيد правя гласа си да звучи от друго място projetar a voz mluvit zdánlivě odjinud bauchreden bugtale κάνω τη φωνή μου σαν να έρχεται από αλλού, κάνω τον εγγαστρίμυθο realizar/practicar ventriloquia kõhurääkija moodi rääkima به جای کسی صدا درآوردن puhua vatsastaan faire du ventriloquisme "לְדַבֵּר מְהַבֶּטֶן" इस तरह से आवाज करना कि कहीं दूर से आ रही हो govoriti iz trbuha elváltoztatja a hangját mengeluarkan suara beita búktali (fare il ventriloquo) 腹話術で話す 목소리가 (~)으로 들리는 것처럼 만들다 kalbėti lyg iš pilvo/nejudinant lūpų runāt, nekustinot lūpas melakukan sst agar suara sso kedengaran spt dtg dr arah lain buikspreken buktale mówić `brzuchem` projectar a voz a rosti fără a deschide gura чревовещать vyvolať dojem, že hlas vychádza odinakiaľ govoriti iz trebuha izmeniti glas แปลงเสียง karnından konuşmak 使聲音彷彿來自他處的口技(腹語表演者的玩偶) черевомовити ايسي آواز نکالنا جو دوسرے طرف سے آتي ہوئي محسوس ہو làm cho âm thanh xuất hiện từ hướng khác 口技(使声音好像来自外面什么地方)
ˈthrowaway adjective disposable; that can be thrown away after being used once or twice. a throwaway cup; throwaway razors. weggooi يُسْتَعْمَل مَرَّةً واحِدَه ، قابِل للتَّخَلُّص مِنْه за еднократна употреба descartável na jedno použití ein-Weg-..., Weg-werf-... éngangs- μιας χρήσης de usar y tirar ühekordseks kasutamiseks دورانداختنی kertakäyttö- jetable חַד-פְּעַמִי फ़ेंक देना za jednokratnu uporabu eldobható sekali pakai (che si getta via), (monouso) 使い捨ての 쓰고 버리는 vienkartinis vienreiz lietojams, vienreizējas lietošanas- pakai buang wegwerp- bruk og kast, engangs- jednorazowy, jednorazowego użytku разового пользования jednorazový, na jedno použitie za enkratno uporabo jednokratan engångs- ซึ่งออกแบบมาให้ใช้แล้วทิ้ง kullanılıp atılan 一次性的 одноразовий استعمال کرنے کے بعد پھينک دينے کے قابل vật dùng một lần 一次性的
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