Expressions with "echar"

Question 1

to start to

Answer 1

echar a

• Los ladrones se echaron a correr cuando vieron al guardia.
• The thieves started running when they saw the guard.

Question 2

to throw in one’s face

Answer 2

echar en cara

• Ese gran error te lo va a echar en cara toda la vida.
• She will throw in your face that big mistake her whole life.

Question 3

to ruin; to spoil

Answer 3

echar a perder

• Los frijoles se echaron a perder con el cambio de temperatura.
• The beans got ruined with the temperature change.

Question 4

to forget completely

Answer 4

echar en el olvido

• Esos malos recuerdos tienes que echarlos al olvido.
• You have to forget completely those bad memories.

Question 5

to demolish

Answer 5

echar abajo

• Nos pusimos tristes cuando echaron abajo nuestra antigua escuela.
• We got sad when they demolished our old school.

Question 6

to flatter

Answer 6

echar flores

• A él le encanta echarle flores a las jovencitas.
• He loves to flatter young girls.

Question 7

to mail

Answer 7

echar al correo

• ¿Quiere usted echar esta carta al correo?
• Do you want to mail this letter?

Question 8

to lay hands on

Answer 8

echar mano a

• La policía echó mano del criminal rápidamente.
• The police laid hand on the criminal rapidly.

Question 9

to give someone a dressing down

Answer 9

echar la bronca a uno

• Juan le echó la bronca a Gerardo en la fiesta.
• Juan gave Gerado a dressing down at the party.

Question 10

to take root

Answer 10

echar raíces

• Vuestros abuelos echaron raíces en Costa Rica.
• Your grandparents took root in Costa Rica.

Question 11

to be angry; to be furious

Answer 11

echar chispas

• Maricela estaba que echaba chispas cuando se enteró de todo.
• Maricela was furious when she found out about everything.

Question 12

to make a fizzle

Answer 12

echar todo a rodar

• Mario echó todo a rodar cuando trajo a su alborotado perro.
• Mario made a fizzle when he brought his crazy dog.

Question 13

to blame

Answer 13

echar la culpa

• La dueña de la tienda le echó toda la culpa a la pobre sirvienta.
• The store owner blamed it all on the poor maid.

Question 14

to lean backwards; to retract

Answer 14

echarse atrás

• Cuando los confronté, Fernando se echó para atrás.
• When I confronted them, Fernando retracted.

Question 15

to feed (animals)

Answer 15

echar de comer

• Los granjeros no echaron nada de comer para las gallinas.
• The farmers didn´t feed the hens.

Question 16

to lie down to sleep

Answer 16

echarse a dormir

• Los amigos se echaron a dormir después de regresar del campamento.
• The friends lied down to sleep after they came back from the camp.

Question 17

to miss

Answer 17

echar de menos

• Aunque no me lo diga yo sé que me va a echar de menos.
• Even though he won’t tell me I know he will miss me.

Question 18

to boast of being

Answer 18

echárselas de

• Samantha se las echa de ser más inteligente que cualquiera.
• Samantha boasts of being smarter than anyone.