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
- verb To be able to do something, or to know how to do it.
- verb Used to say something is allowed or permitted.
- noun A sealed metal container, especially for food or drink.
- verb To preserve food by sealing it in an airtight can or jar.
- verb Informally, to dismiss someone from a job, or to scrap a plan.
discard — full definition
- verb To throw away or get rid of something no longer wanted.
- verb (card games) To throw out a card from one's hand.
- noun Something, or a playing card, that has been thrown away or rejected.