discard

jeter, se débarrasser de

Se débarrasser de quelque chose dont on ne veut plus ou dont on n’a plus besoin.

En anglais simple : To get rid of something because you no longer want or need it.

• Discard the empty box.
• She discarded the damaged clothes.
• We had to discard our original plan.

Synonymes : throw away, get rid of, dispose of

Contraires : keep

Expressions courantes : discard old clothes, discard something unused, discard an idea

défausser

Retirer une carte de celles qu’on a en main pendant une partie.

En anglais simple : To remove a playing card from the cards you are holding during a game.

• Discard one card from your hand.
• She discarded the ace and drew another card.
• Which card should I discard?

Comment l'utiliser : discard something from your hand (You must discard two cards from your hand.)

Expressions courantes : discard a card, discard an ace, discard face down

rebut

Chose jetée ou laissée de côté parce qu’on n’en veut plus.

En anglais simple : Something that has been thrown away or left unwanted.

• This chair was a discard.
• She made a blanket from other people’s discards.
• We found useful objects among the factory’s discards.

Synonymes : reject, castoff

Expressions courantes : pile of discards, an old discard, discard pile