gettare alle ortiche
Italian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to throw to the nettles”. Compare French jeter aux orties.
Verb
[edit]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)
- 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.
- to throw away; to waste
- Synonyms: sprecare, sciupare, buttare via