ditch

to suddenly stop doing something or leave someone, especially when you should not do this

abandonar, dejar de lado

• ditch somebody/something

Collocations ditch a relationship · ditch an idea

• She ditched her boyfriend and started seeing someone new.

  Ella abandonó a su novio y empezó a salir con alguien nuevo.

to destroy or damage something completely, especially by burning it

destruir, quemar

• ditch something

Collocations ditch a car · ditch documents

• The old car was ditched after the accident.

  El viejo coche fue destruido después del accidente.

a long narrow area on each side of a road where the ground is lower than the road, or an area beside a river or lake that has been made by digging out soil to make the water channel deeper and wider

zanja, ribera

• a ditch

Collocations ditch beside a road · riverbank ditch

• The car fell into the ditch.

  El coche cayó en la zanja.

the side of an airplane, especially a small plane or helicopter

costado del avión

• a ditch

Collocations ditch of the aircraft · side of a small plane

• The pilot had to make an emergency landing in the sea and ditch the plane.

  El piloto tuvo que hacer un aterrizaje de emergencia en el mar y hundir el avión.

the side of a ship, especially when it is being repaired or cleaned

costado del barco

• a ditch

Collocations ditch of the vessel · side of a ship being repaired

• The workers were painting the ditches of the ship.

  Los trabajadores estaban pintando los costados del barco.

to suddenly stop doing something or leave someone, especially when you should not do this

abandonar, dejar de lado

• ditch somebody/something

Collocations ditch a relationship · ditch an idea