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discard

UK
/dɪsˈkɑːd/
US
/dɪsˈkɑrd/

Translations

discardnoun
discards
pl
UK
/dɪsˈkɑːd/
US
/dɪsˈkɑrd/
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.
Synonyms
reject
refuse
junk
trash
scrap
remnant
leftover
discarded item
dross
castoff
discardverb
discarded
Past Simple
discarded
Past Participle
discarding
Gerund
UK
/dɪsˈkɑːd/
US
/dɪsˈkɑrd/
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.
Synonyms
eliminate
jettison
dispose
throw away
get rid of
cast aside
reject
abandon
Antonyms
retain
keep
hold
discardadjective
UK
/dɪˈskɑːd/
US
/dɪˈskɑrd/
Attributive use of the noun implying relation to things that have been thrown away (e.g., "a discard pile").
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

discardnoun
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.
discardverb
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.
discardadjective
Relating to or suitable for things that have been thrown away or rejected; used only attributively.
Place the used cards on the discard pile.
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