cast away

desechar, tirar, descartar

Tirar algo o dejar de conservarlo o aceptarlo.

En inglés sencillo: To throw something away or stop keeping or accepting it.

• He cast away his old coat.
• She cast her doubts away and stepped forward.
• They have cast away the beliefs they once held.

Cómo se usa: cast away something / cast something away (She cast her old letters away.)

Sinónimos: throw away, discard, reject

Antónimos: keep, retain

Expresiones frecuentes: cast away something, cast away doubts, cast something away

abandonar

Dejar a alguien en un lugar solitario donde no pueda conseguir ayuda fácilmente.

En inglés sencillo: To leave someone in a lonely place where they cannot easily get help.

• The pirates cast away their prisoners.
• They were cast away on an empty island.
• Who cast these sailors away?

Cómo se usa: cast someone away (The captain cast them away on a distant island.)

Sinónimos: maroon, abandon

Expresiones frecuentes: cast away someone, cast away sailors

eliminar una restricción de tipo

Cambiar el tipo de un valor en el código para quitar una limitación sobre su uso.

En inglés sencillo: To remove a limit on how a value can be used by changing its type in computer code.

• This code casts away const.
• The programmer cast away the qualifier to change the value.
• Can we cast away this type restriction safely?

Cómo se usa: cast away something (This conversion casts away the constant qualifier.)

Expresiones frecuentes: cast away const, cast away qualifiers