cast away

jeter, rejeter, se débarrasser de

Jeter quelque chose ou décider de ne plus le garder ou l’accepter.

En anglais simple : To throw something away or stop keeping or accepting it.

• He cast away his old coat.
• She cast her doubts away and stepped forward.
• They have cast away the beliefs they once held.

Comment l'utiliser : cast away something / cast something away (She cast her old letters away.)

Synonymes : throw away, discard, reject

Contraires : keep, retain

Expressions courantes : cast away something, cast away doubts, cast something away

abandonner

Laisser quelqu’un dans un endroit isolé où il peut difficilement trouver de l’aide.

En anglais simple : To leave someone in a lonely place where they cannot easily get help.

• The pirates cast away their prisoners.
• They were cast away on an empty island.
• Who cast these sailors away?

Comment l'utiliser : cast someone away (The captain cast them away on a distant island.)

Synonymes : maroon, abandon

Expressions courantes : cast away someone, cast away sailors

supprimer une restriction de type

Changer le type d’une valeur dans le code pour supprimer une limite à son utilisation.

En anglais simple : To remove a limit on how a value can be used by changing its type in computer code.

• This code casts away const.
• The programmer cast away the qualifier to change the value.
• Can we cast away this type restriction safely?

Comment l'utiliser : cast away something (This conversion casts away the constant qualifier.)

Expressions courantes : cast away const, cast away qualifiers