butti via

throw away

→ buttare

phrase Rare #22,482

throw away Used for getting rid of something you no longer want. It comes from the verb phrase buttare via. This form is common in the present tense and can be used with direct-object pronouns like lo/la/li/le.

IT: Butti via questi calzini, per favore.

EN: Please throw away these socks.

Primo lo legga attentamente, poi se vuole lo butti via.

First read it carefully, then throw it away if you want.

— Madre (2009)

Le butti via.

You throw them away.

La butti via.

You throw it away.

— L'agente segreto (2025)

Butti via questi calzini, per piacere.

Throw away these socks, please.

Qualcuno gli butti via il telefono!

Someone throw his phone away!

— Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)

Tu butti via il sasso, io la spada e ci ammazziamo da persone civili?

You throw away the stone, I'll throw away the sword, and we'll kill each other like civilized people?

— La storia fantastica (1987)

Butti via questi calzini, per favore.

Throw away these socks, please.

Non butti via questo documento!

Don't throw this document away!

Ne metti uno quando incontri uno sconosciuto, poi lo butti via.

You put one on when you meet a stranger, then throw it away.

— Fight Club (1999)

Proprio come tua sorella, butti via le mance come fossero acqua.

Just like your sister, you throw away tips like water.

— Mangiare bere uomo donna (1994)

Butti via le sedie con le gambe rotte.

Throw away chairs with broken legs.

Tanto vale che tu le butti via.

You might as well throw them away.

— Fa' la cosa giusta (1989)