English–Spanish
“throw away” in Spanish
How to say “throw away” in Spanish
“Throw away” in Spanish is botar.
Person tossing a worn bottle into a trash can.
Example sentences with botar
Prohibido botar basura en este parque.
It is forbidden to throw away the trash in this park.
Tips for using botar
- In much of Latin America botar is the everyday verb for throwing something away, while in Spain speakers usually prefer tirar or echar a la basura, and botar is easily confused with votar ('to vote').
