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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.

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.

a. anything designed to be discarded after use rather than reused, refilled, etc; disposable

b. (as modifier): a throwaway carton.

(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.

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 gamin, street arab 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.	throwaway - an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" broadsheet, broadside, circular, flyer, handbill, flier, bill 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 actor's line, words, speech - words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech"
Adj.	1.	throwaway - thrown away; "wearing someone's cast-off clothes"; "throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged some thrown-away furniture" cast-off, discarded, thrown-away 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"

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-

Einweg-...Wegwerf-...

a perdere da gettar via usa e getta

bruk og kast

jednorazovýna jedno použitie

kullanılıp atılan

一次性的

throwaway

[ˈθrəʊəweɪ] ADJ

1. (= disposable) [bottle, container] → desechable, para tirar

2. (= casual) [remark] → hecho de paso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

throwaway

[ˈθrəʊəweɪ] adj

(= disposable) [product] → jetable

(= casual) [remark] → désinvoltethrowaway society n
the throwaway society → la société du tout-jetable

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

throwaway

[ˈθrəʊəˌweɪ] adj (disposable, product) → da buttar via, usa e getta; (casual, remark) → buttato/a lì

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throw

(θrəu) – past tense threw (θruː) : past participle thrown – verb

1. to send through the air with force; to hurl or fling. He threw the ball to her / threw her the ball.

2. (of a horse) to make its rider fall off. My horse threw me.

3. to puzzle or confuse. He was completely thrown by her question.

4. (in wrestling, judo etc) to wrestle (one's opponent) to the ground.

noun

an act of throwing. That was a good throw!

throw away

1. to get rid of. He always throws away his old clothes.

2. to lose through lack of care, concern etc. Don't throw your chance of promotion away by being careless.

throw doubt on

to suggest or hint that (something) is not true. The latest scientific discoveries throw doubt on the original theory.

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.

throw light on

to help to solve or give information on (a mystery, puzzle, problem etc). Can anyone throw any light on the problem?

throw oneself into

to begin (doing something) with great energy. She threw herself into her work with enthusiasm.

throw off

1. to get rid of. She finally managed to throw off her cold; They were following us but we threw them off.

2. to take off very quickly. He threw off his coat and sat down.

throw open

to open suddenly and wide. He threw open the door and walked in.

throw out

to get rid of by throwing or by force. He was thrown out of the meeting; The committee threw out the proposal.

throw a party

to hold, organize etc a party. They threw a party for her birthday.

throw up

1. a slang expression for to vomit. She had too much to eat, and threw up on the way home.

2. to give up or abandon. He threw up his job.

3. to build hurriedly. They threw up a temporary building.

throw one's voice

to make one's voice appear to come from somewhere else, eg the mouth of a ventriloquist's dummy.

ˈthrowaway adjective

disposable; that can be thrown away after being used once or twice. a throwaway cup; throwaway razors.

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