desechar después
/deset͡ʃaɾ despwes/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "discard after" is desechar después.
An instruction to throw something away after a specific time or event has occurred.
How does it change in a sentence?
In a complete sentence, después usually requires the preposition de before a noun or a noun phrase to mean "after [something]".
Did you know?
- While desechar means 'discard', the root word echar is used in dozens of common idioms, such as echar de menos for 'to miss someone'.
- The Latin root of desechar, disiectāre, literally means 'to scatter' or 'to disperse', which is the conceptual ancestor of discarding items.
- While desechar means to discard an object, it can also be used metaphorically to mean rejecting an idea or a proposal.
Examples in context
- Desechar después de 3 mesesDiscard after 3 months
- Botar después de la fecha indicadaDiscard after the indicated date
- Tirar después de 6 mesesDiscard after 6 months
- Desechar después de 4 semanasDiscard after 4 weeks
- Botar después de la fecha de vencimientoDiscard after the expiration date
- Tirar después de 2 meses de usoDiscard after 2 months of use
- Tirar a la basura después de 2 semanasDiscard after 2 weeks
- Tirar a la basura después de consumirloDiscard after consuming
- desechar después de su usoDiscard after use
- Desechar después de la fecha de vencimiento.Discard after the expiration date.
Example conversation
Mateo and Lucía are cleaning up a first aid kit.
- MateoLucía, ¿qué hacemos con estas gasas?Lucía, what do we do with these gauze pads?
- LucíaDebes desechar después de usarlas.You must discard them after using them.
- MateoEntendido, las tiraré ahora mismo.Got it, I'll throw them away right now.
- LucíaExacto, así mantenemos todo limpio.Exactly, that way we keep everything clean.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries desechar, después, CC BY-SA 4.0.
