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No. 10,793 in Spanish

descartar

To dismiss, reject, or discard.

In a sentence

  • Decidimos descartar esa opción por ser poco práctica.

    We decided to discard that option as it was impractical.

    Here, 'descartar' is used to indicate rejecting or leaving aside an option after consideration.

  • Es importante no descartar nuevas ideas sin analizarlas primero.

    It is important not to discard new ideas without analyzing them first.

    In this case, 'descartar' means dismissing or not considering something preemptively.

  • El jugador tuvo que descartar la carta que no coincidía con las reglas del juego.

    The player had to discard the card that didn't comply with the game rules.

    Here, 'descartar' refers to removing or getting rid of something that cannot be used.

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