{"id":820,"date":"2010-06-17T20:06:30","date_gmt":"2010-06-17T20:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=820"},"modified":"2010-06-17T20:09:04","modified_gmt":"2010-06-17T20:09:04","slug":"idioms-with-echar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/idioms-with-echar\/","title":{"rendered":"Idioms with the verb “echar”"},"content":{"rendered":"

The verb echar <\/strong>has more than 30 meanings, according to the Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Espa\u00f1ola, and it also has lots of idioms.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a look at some interesting idioms with the verb echar.<\/p>\n

1. echar a rodar<\/strong> \u2013 to fail, to fall through (plans). Ech\u00f3 a rodar nuestros planes con su irresponsabilidad.<\/em> (She made our plants fail with her irresponsability.)<\/p>\n

2. echar (a) cara o cruz<\/strong> \u2013 1. to flip a coin. Van a echar cara o cruz para ver quien empieza el juego.<\/em> (They\u2019ll flip a coin to see who starts the game.) \u2013 2. to decide something randomly, rather than rationally. Todav\u00eda no sabemos donde vamos de vacaciones, lo echaremos a cara o cruz.<\/em> (We still don\u2019t know where we will go on vacation, we will flip a coin.)<\/p>\n

3. echar de menos<\/strong> \u2013 to miss someone. Realmente echo de menos a mis sobrinos.<\/em> (I really miss my nephews.)<\/p>\n

4. echar de ver<\/strong> \u2013 to realize something. Ech\u00e9 de ver que quer\u00eda irse y no quedarse.<\/em> (I realized that she wanted to go and not to stay.)<\/p>\n

5. echar rayos y centellas \/ rayos<\/strong> \u2013 to be extremely mad. Echaba rayos tras saber que Juan no hab\u00eda entregado los relatos.<\/em> (She was really after to know that Juan hadn\u2019t handed in his reports.)<\/p>\n

6. echar a perder<\/strong> \u2013 to go to waste. Sus planes se echaron a perder a causa de la lluvia.<\/em> (His planes went to waste \/ fell through because of the rain.) \u2013 Si dejas la pera fuera de la nevera, se va a echar a perder.<\/em> (If you don\u2019t putt he pear in the fridge, it will go to waste.)<\/p>\n

7. echarse atr\u00e1s<\/strong> \u2013 to take back something you said or to abandon a project. Se echo atr\u00e1s y dijo que s\u00ed iba a ser parte del proyecto.<\/em> (He took back what he\u2019d said and said he would be part of the project.) \u2013 Iba a comprar un coche nuevo pero al final se ech\u00f3 atr\u00e1s. <\/em>(He was going to buy a new car but in the end he decided not to.)<\/p>\n

8. echarse encima<\/strong> \u2013 (an event or period) to be near, to be coming up. Se echa encima la fecha tope y todav\u00eda no ha empezado su trabajo.<\/em> (The deadline is coming up and he still hasn\u2019t started his work.)<\/p>\n

9. echarse tras alguien<\/strong> \u2013 to run after someone. Los polic\u00edas se echaron tras el ladr\u00f3n.<\/em> (The cops ran after the thief.)<\/p>\n

10. ech\u00e1rselas de <\/strong>\u2013 to act like, to pretend to be. Mi amigo se las echa de inteligente.<\/em> (My friend pretends to be smart.)<\/p>\n

Do you know any other idioms with echar? Leave us a comment and share!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The verb echar has more than 30 meanings, according to the Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Espa\u00f1ola, and it also has lots of idioms. Let\u2019s take a look at some interesting idioms with the verb echar. 1. echar a rodar \u2013 to fail, to fall through (plans). Ech\u00f3 a rodar nuestros planes con su irresponsabilidad…<\/p>\n

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