gettare alle ortiche

Italian

Alternative forms

  • buttare alle ortiche
  • mandare alle ortiche

Etymology

Literally, “to throw to the nettles”. Compare French jeter aux orties.

Verb

gettàre alle ortiche (first-person singular present gètto alle ortiche, first-person singular past historic gettài alle ortiche, past participle gettàto alle ortiche, auxiliary avére)

  1. to abandon; to leave behind; to discard; to throw to the winds
    Synonyms: abbandonare, lasciare, lasciare alle spalle, sbarazzarsi, liberarsi, disfarsi
    Se vi fosse arrivato un istante dopo, Romeo avrebbe potuto sincerarsi della salute di Giulietta gettando alle ortiche la fiala di veleno.
    If he would have gotten there an instant later, Romeo could have made sure of Juliet's health, discarding the vial of poison.
  2. to throw away; to waste
    Synonyms: sprecare, sciupare, buttare via
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