discard

desechar, descartar

Deshacerse de algo porque ya no se quiere o no se necesita.

En inglés sencillo: To get rid of something because you no longer want or need it.

• Discard the empty box.
• She discarded the damaged clothes.
• We had to discard our original plan.

Sinónimos: throw away, get rid of, dispose of

Antónimos: keep

Expresiones frecuentes: discard old clothes, discard something unused, discard an idea

descartar

Retirar una carta de las que se tienen en la mano durante una partida.

En inglés sencillo: To remove a playing card from the cards you are holding during a game.

• Discard one card from your hand.
• She discarded the ace and drew another card.
• Which card should I discard?

Cómo se usa: discard something from your hand (You must discard two cards from your hand.)

Expresiones frecuentes: discard a card, discard an ace, discard face down

desecho, descarte

Cosa que se ha tirado o apartado porque nadie la quiere.

En inglés sencillo: Something that has been thrown away or left unwanted.

• This chair was a discard.
• She made a blanket from other people’s discards.
• We found useful objects among the factory’s discards.

Sinónimos: reject, castoff

Expresiones frecuentes: pile of discards, an old discard, discard pile