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Idioms-Echar

Spanish idioms usisng the verb echar (to toss, throw)

Spanish IdiomEnglish translationSample sentence in SpanishEnglish Translation
echar a andar to start walking Echamos a andar hacia el parque. We started walking towards the park.
echar a perder to spoil La comida se echó a perder por no refrigerarla. The food spoiled because it wasn’t refrigerated.
echar a volar to start flying El pájaro echó a volar al amanecer. The bird started flying at dawn.
echar la casa por la ventana to spare no expense Echaron la casa por la ventana en la boda. They spared no expense at the wedding.
echar la culpa to blame No me eches la culpa a mí. Don’t blame me.
echar la siesta to take a nap Voy a echar la siesta después de comer. I’m going to take a nap after lunch.
echar raíces to settle down Finalmente decidieron echar raíces en esa ciudad. They finally decided to settle down in that city.
echar un vistazo to take a look Voy a echar un vistazo al informe. I’m going to take a look at the report.
echar una mano to lend a hand ¿Puedes echarme una mano con esto? Can you lend me a hand with this?
echarse a andar to start walking Nos echamos a andar hacia la montaña. We started walking towards the mountain.
echarse a correr to start running Cuando vio al perro, se echó a correr. When he saw the dog, he started running.
echarse a dormir to fall asleep Después de leer, se echó a dormir. After reading, he fell asleep.
echarse a llorar to burst into tears Se echó a llorar cuando escuchó la noticia. She burst into tears when she heard the news.
echarse a perder to go bad La leche se echó a perder. The milk went bad.
echarse a reír to burst into laughter Todos se echaron a reír con el chiste. Everyone burst into laughter at the joke.
echarse a un lado to step aside Por favor, échate a un lado. Please step aside.
echarse atrás to back out No puedes echarte atrás ahora. You can’t back out now.
echarse atrás to lean back Se echó atrás en la silla. He leaned back in the chair.
echarse encima to come upon La tormenta se nos echó encima rápidamente. The storm came upon us quickly.
echarse una siesta to take a nap Después de trabajar, me eché una siesta. After working, I took a nap.
echarse a volar to take off El avión se echó a volar a las tres. The plane took off at three.
echarse a volar to fly El pájaro se echó a volar. The bird flew.
echarse a volar to take flight El águila se echó a volar. The eagle took flight.
echarse a perder to ruin El proyecto se echó a perder por falta de fondos. The project was ruined due to lack of funds.
echarse a perder to spoil La fruta se echó a perder. The fruit spoiled.
echarse a perder to spoil El vino se echó a perder. The wine spoiled.
echarse a reír to laugh Se echó a reír con la broma. He laughed at the joke.
echarse a llorar to cry Se echó a llorar al escuchar la noticia. She cried upon hearing the news.
echarse a dormir to go to sleep Me eché a dormir temprano. I went to sleep early.
echarse a dormir to fall asleep Se echó a dormir en el sofá. He fell asleep on the couch.
echar de menos to miss Echo de menos a mi familia. I miss my family.
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