What does arrojar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word arrojar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use arrojar in Spanish.

The word arrojar in Spanish means throw, toss, produce, generate, produce, emit, jump, lunge, throw yourself, fling yourself, throw up, throw in a cell, shed some light on, throw in the towel, shed light on, shed light on, shed light on an issue, cast pearls before swine, produce results, yield results, yield a trade deficit, produce a balance. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word arrojar

throw, toss

verbo transitivo (tirar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El niño arrojó piedras al agua.
The boy threw (or: tossed) some stones into the water.

produce, generate

verbo transitivo (dar, resultar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El recuento de votos arroja malos resultados.
The vote count is showing bad results.

produce, emit

verbo transitivo (echar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La chimenea arroja demasiado humo.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Burning coal emits huge quantities of carbon dioxide.

jump

verbo pronominal (tirarse de una altura)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
El suicida se arrojó desde el sexto piso.
The suicidal person jumped off the sixth floor.

lunge

verbo pronominal (abalanzarse)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Se arrojó contra su atacante.
She lunged at her attacker.

throw yourself, fling yourself

verbo pronominal (precipitarse) (figurative)

Se arrojó a la aventura de abrir un nuevo negocio.
She threw herself (or: flung herself) into the venture of opening a new business.

throw up

verbo transitivo (vomitar algo)

El niño arrojó todo el desayuno y tenía un poco de fiebre.
The boy threw up all his breakfast and had a slight fever.

throw in a cell

locución verbal (encerrar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Los policías arrojaron al ladrón en una celda.
The police threw the thief in a cell.

shed some light on

locución verbal (aclarar, explicar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El profesor arrojó algo de luz sobre el complejo teorema.
The teacher shed some light on the complex theorem.

throw in the towel

locución verbal (figurado: rendirse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El boxeador arrojó la toalla después del cuarto round.

shed light on

locución verbal (aclarar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La investigación arrojó una nueva luz sobre los agujeros negros.
The research shed new light on black holes.

shed light on

locución verbal (esclarecer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Las últimas investigaciones han arrojado luz sobre el misterioso asesinato.

shed light on an issue

locución verbal (aclararla)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Con el siguiente estudio esperamos arrojar luz sobre esta cuestión tan controvertida.
Our next study will shed light on this controversial issue.

cast pearls before swine

expresión (hacer algo que no sabrán apreciar)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

produce results, yield results

locución verbal (dar resultados)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Tantos meses de esfuerzo por fin arrojan resultados.
All the months of effort finally produced results

yield a trade deficit

locución verbal (dar pérdida comercial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La inversión arrojó un déficit comercial inesperado.
The investment yielded an unexpected trade deficit.

produce a balance

locución verbal (dar un saldo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La transacción arrojó un saldo de 3.000 pesos.
The transaction produced a balance of 3000 pesos.

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