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discard

/dɪsˈkɑːd/

/dɪsˈkɑrd/

discardnoun

discards

/dɪsˈkɑːd/

/dɪsˈkɑrd/

Translations

défausseDans les jeux de cartes.

He placed a discard on the table, hoping to draw a better card on his next turn.

Il a posé une défausse sur la table, espérant piocher une meilleure carte à son prochain tour.

rebutObjet rejeté ou jeté au rebut.

The discard pile was full of old magazines and broken toys.

Le tas de rebut était plein de vieux magazines et de jouets cassés.

Additional translations

rebutAu sens d’acte de mise au rebut; registre administratif ou technique.

Definitions

An item or object that has been thrown away or rejected.

The discard pile was full of old magazines and broken toys.

In card games, a card that is removed from one's hand and placed in a designated pile.

He placed a discard on the table, hoping to draw a better card on his next turn.

The act or process of throwing something away; disposal.

Regulations govern the discard of hazardous materials.

Synonyms

discarded item

discardverb

discarded

Past Simple

discarded

Past Participle

discarding

ing-form

/dɪsˈkɑːd/

/dɪsˈkɑrd/

Translations

se débarrasser deSens général, plus idiomatique quand on insiste sur le fait de s’en défaire.

She decided to discard the old clothes she no longer wore.

Elle a décidé de se débarrasser des vieux vêtements qu’elle ne portait plus.

défausserDans les jeux de cartes.

He had to discard a card to draw a new one from the deck.

Il a dû défausser une carte pour en piocher une nouvelle dans le paquet.

jeterSens général: se débarrasser de quelque chose devenu inutile.

She decided to discard the old clothes she no longer wore.

Elle a décidé de jeter les vieux vêtements qu’elle ne portait plus.

Definitions

To get rid of something that is no longer useful or desirable.

She decided to discard the old clothes she no longer wore.

In card games, to play a card that is not needed or wanted.

He had to discard a card to draw a new one from the deck.

Synonyms

eliminate

jettison

dispose

throw away

get rid of

cast aside

Antonyms

discardadjective

/dɪˈskɑːd/

/dɪˈskɑrd/

Attributive use of the noun implying relation to things that have been thrown away (e.g., "a discard pile").

Translations

de défausseEmploi attributif, surtout dans les jeux de cartes.

Place the used cards on the discard pile.

Placez les cartes utilisées sur la pile de défausse.

Definitions

Relating to or suitable for things that have been thrown away or rejected; used only attributively.

Place the used cards on the discard pile.