jogar fora — meaning in English

English meaning

• blow verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
• can verb To be able to do something, or to know how to do it.
• dump noun A site where waste or garbage is disposed of.
• jettison verb To throw cargo or equipment overboard or overboard-equivalent, usually to lighten a vessel or aircraft in an emergency.
• pitch noun A persuasive presentation intended to sell or promote something.
• scrap noun A small leftover piece or fragment of something.
• toss verb To throw something lightly or carelessly, usually with an upward motion.
• trash noun Discarded material; garbage or rubbish.

Senses

jogar fora is used for these senses in English:

• can (transitive) To discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).
• dump (transitive) To discard; to get rid of something one no longer wants.
• jettison (figurative) To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective.
• pitch (transitive) To throw away; discard.
• scrap (transitive) To discard; to get rid of.
• throw away (transitive) To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash.

blow — full definition

1. verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
2. verb To explode or shatter suddenly, or to cause something to do so.
3. verb (informal) To waste or squander, especially money or an opportunity.
4. noun A hard hit or strike.
5. noun A sudden shock or setback.

can — full definition

1. verb To be able to do something, or to know how to do it.
2. verb Used to say something is allowed or permitted.
3. noun A sealed metal container, especially for food or drink.
4. verb To preserve food by sealing it in an airtight can or jar.
5. verb Informally, to dismiss someone from a job, or to scrap a plan.

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