What does buttare in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word buttare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use buttare in Italian.
The word buttare in Italian means throw away, throw, toss, waste, go, throw yourself, make a run, send out, give off, bud, throw overboard, cast overboard, calm a situation, throw water on the fire, throw to the winds, throw overboard, wreck, undo, kick out, overthrow, jot down, throw out the baby with the bathwater, throw out, dismiss, throw out the garbage, throw away, to be thrown away, throw to the ground, throw on the ground, throw out of the window. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word buttare
throw awayverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (gettare via, disfarsi) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") Non si buttano le cartacce per terra. Make sure to throw your wrappers away in the garbage and not on the ground. |
throw, tossverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (lanciare, tirare) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Riesci a buttarmi quell'asciugamano per favore? The fisherman cast his net. |
wasteverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (scialacquare, sprecare) (figurative) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Non buttare via il tuo talento. Don't throw your talent away. |
goverbo intransitivo (informale (tendere, volgere) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Come butta? How's it going? |
throw yourselfverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (lanciarsi nel vuoto) (transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.") Il tuffatore si è buttato dall'altissimo trampolino senza alcun timore. The fearless diver threw himself off the really high board. |
make a runverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato, informale (provarci) Se non ti butti non saprai mai se eri all'altezza o no di questo lavoro. If you don't give it a try (or: have a go) you'll never know if you can do the job or not. |
send out, give offverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (emettere) (phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S]) Il palazzo incendiato buttava ancora fumo a distanza di tre giorni. After three days the burned building still gave off smoke. |
budverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (piante (gemmare) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") L'albero sta già buttando i germogli. The tree is already sprouting buds. |
throw overboard, cast overboard
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calm a situation
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throw water on the fire
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throw to the windsverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (anche figurato (gettare all'aria, sprecare) |
throw overboard
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wreck, undo
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kick outverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (informale (cacciare, espellere) |
overthrow
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jot down(to write something quickly) |
throw out the baby with the bathwater(figurative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
throw out
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dismiss
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throw out the garbage
(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
throw awayverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (gettare) |
to be thrown away
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") This moldy bread is to be thrown away. |
throw to the ground, throw on the ground
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throw out of the window(to abandon, disown) She threw her career out the window when she started drinking. |
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