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descartar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • can verb To be able to do something, or to know how to do it.
  • discard verb To throw away or get rid of something no longer wanted.
  • dismiss verb To fire someone from a job, or to formally end someone's employment.
  • preclude verb To make something impossible or rule it out in advance.
  • scrap noun A small leftover piece or fragment of something.

Senses

descartar is used for these senses in English:

  • can (transitive) To discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).
  • cast off (transitive) To discard or reject something.
  • discard (transitive) To throw away, to reject.
  • dismiss (transitive) To invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration.
  • preclude (transitive) To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible.
  • scrap (transitive) To discard; to get rid of.

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.

discard — full definition

  1. verb To throw away or get rid of something no longer wanted.
  2. verb (card games) To throw out a card from one's hand.
  3. noun Something, or a playing card, that has been thrown away or rejected.

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