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arrojar

to throw, to toss, to shed (light on)

a r o ˈx a ɾ
arroj throw + ar Infinitive
verb Rare #41,931
to throw, to toss
SP: No debes arrojar basura al suelo.
EN: You shouldn't throw trash on the ground.
to shed (light on)
SP: Este informe puede arrojar luz sobre el problema.
EN: This report may shed light on the problem.
Conjugation of arrojar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First arrojé —
Third arrojó arrojaron
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third arroja —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Second arrojes —
Third arroja —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second arroja —
Third — arrojen
arrojar
Past
arrojado

Tu maravillosa conferencia fue como arrojar perlas a los cerdos.

Your wonderful lecture was like casting pearls before swine.

O podemos arrojar su dinero en un colchón grande.

Or we can throw your money at a big mattress.

Señor Dick, ¿puede arrojar más luz sobre lo que ha pasado?

Mr. Dick, can you shed more light on what happened?

— La historia de David Copperfield (2019)

Él perdió la compostura y se puso a arrojar cosas.

He lost his temper and started throwing things.

Es como arrojar perlas a los cerdos.

It's like casting pearls before swine.

Se prohíbe arrojar objetos por la ventanilla.

Throwing objects out of the window is prohibited.

Todos, quienes vivan en casas de vidrio, no deberían arrojar piedras.

Everyone who lives in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.

Sounds similar to

alojar a l o ˈx a ɾ