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be discarded

[bi dɪˈskɑːrdɪd]
verb phrase
ser descartado
1. to be thrown away or rejected as no longer useful or wanted
Old clothes should be discarded responsibly.
Roupas antigas devem ser descartadas de forma responsável.
2. to be abandoned or set aside as irrelevant
The theory was discarded after new evidence emerged.
A teoria foi descartada após surgirem novas evidências.
3. in card games, to play a card that is not of the suit led
He had to discard a low card from his hand.
Ele teve que descartar uma carta baixa da sua mão.
NYC Slang
get tossed, get ditched
Synonyms
be thrown awaybe rejectedbe abandonedbe disposed ofbe cast aside
Antonyms
be keptbe retainedbe preservedbe maintained

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
ser descartado
most common usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
ser descartado
standard usage
São Paulo
ser descartado
standard usage
Portugal
ser descartado
standard usage; also 'ser rejeitado'

Related Idioms & Phrases

be thrown in the trash
end up on the cutting room floor
be left on the shelf
be cast on the scrap heap
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