Descartar (en. Discard)

/des-kar-tar/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Eliminate or reject something that is unwanted or not considered appropriate.

I decided to discard that idea because it was not viable.

Decidí descartar esa idea porque no era viable.

Not taking something into account when making a decision.

We had to discard several proposals before choosing the best one.

Tuvimos que descartar varias propuestas antes de elegir la mejor.

Separate or classify something, especially in a selection context.

It is important to discard unnecessary documents.

Es importante descartar los documentos innecesarios.

From the prefix 'des-' which indicates negation and 'cartar' which comes from the Latin 'caritas' meaning to throw away.

discard ideas

Stop considering certain ideas because they are not viable.

descartar ideas

discard alternatives

Not taking into account different options.

descartar alternativas

discard

Throwing away or removing something that is no longer used.

desechar

exclude

Implies not including something in the group.

excluir

Rejecting something emphatically.

When I presented the proposal to him, he discarded it instantly.

Cuando le presenté la propuesta, la descartó al instante.

Ignoring something that you don't want to deal with.

The topic was discarded in the meeting because it was not on the agenda.

El tema fue descartado en la reunión porque no estaba en la agenda.