English-German translations for throw away

• wegwerfen
  Es wäre auch der Eindruck entstanden, daß wir Geld zum Wegwerfen hätten, und dies wäre schlecht gewesen. It would have also given the impression that we had money to throw away and that would have been a bad thing.
  . – Herr Präsident! Es gibt ein chinesisches Sprichwort, das sagt, man solle die Uhr wegwerfen, bevor man in eine Verhandlung geht. – Mr President, the Chinese have a proverb to the effect that one should throw away one’s watch before beginning to negotiate.
  Auf dem Flughafen in Wrocław zum Beispiel, von dem ich abfliege, musste ich einen Deostick wegwerfen, obwohl das keine Flüssigkeit war - als Strafe dafür, dass ich ihn nicht angegeben hatte. At Wrocław Airport, for example, which is the one I use, I was told to throw away a stick deodorant, even though it was not in liquid form, as a penalty for not having declared it.
• fortwerfen
• wegmüssen
• wegschmeißen

Definition of throw away

• To discard , to toss out, to put in the trash, to dispose of
• To waste, to squander
• To intentionally throw an incomplete pass

Examples

• He wanted to throw away the cup, but he couldnt find a trash can.
• Dont throw the newspaper away, it goes in the recycle bin!
• Voting for a third-party candidate sometimes feels like throwing your vote away.
• The team threw away its chance at the semifinals.

Related words

• throw money away
• throwaway
• throw-away