Jetai (en. Threw)

/ʒə.tɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

The act of throwing something.

I threw the ball to the dog.

J'ai jeté la balle au chien.

The act of getting rid of something.

I threw away the old papers I no longer used.

J'ai jeté les vieux papiers que je n'utilisais plus.

To express an emotion abruptly.

I shot a dark look at my colleague.

J'ai jeté un regard noir à mon collègue.

From the old verb 'jeter', derived from the Latin 'jacere'.

throw in the towel

To abandon a fight or a competition.

jetter l'éponge

take a quick look

To look quickly.

jetter un œil

throw compliments

To give compliments.

jetter des fleurs

to throw

A verb meaning to throw something.

jeter

thrown

Past participle of the verb 'jeter'.

jeté

To get rid of a problem.

I threw the worry away, I don’t want to think about it anymore.

J'ai jeté le soucis, je ne veux plus y penser.

To leave a relationship.

She ditched her ex for someone better.

Elle a jeté son ex pour quelqu'un de mieux.