echar

vt

• 1 a (lanzar, tirar) to throw lo eché a la basura = I threw it out o away echó la moneda al aire = he tossed the coin echaron el ancla/la red = they cast anchor/their net echó la cabeza hacia atrás = she threw her head back echar algo a perder = to ruin sth echar de menos algo/a algn = to miss sth/sb Definition of throw in the British & World English dictionary Definition of throw in the US English dictionary Translate throw | into French | into German | into Italian • echar abajo [edificio] = to pull down; [gobierno] = to bring down; [proyecto] = to destroy; [esperanzas] = to dash; [moral] = to undermine; [puerta/valla] = to break … down b (expulsar) [persona] (de trabajo) to fire (colloq) to sack (BrE) (colloq); (de bar, casa) to throw … out; (de colegio) to expel Definition of fire in the British & World English dictionary Definition of fire in the US English dictionary Translate fire | into French | into German | into Italian c [carta] to mail (AmE) to post (BrE) Definition of mail in the British & World English dictionary Definition of mail in the US English dictionary Translate mail | into French | into German | into Italian d (pasar, correr) [cortinas] to pull, draw échale (la) llave = lock it ¿echaste el cerrojo? = did you bolt the door? Definition of pull in the British & World English dictionary Definition of pull in the US English dictionary Translate pull | into French | into German | into Italian • (mover) lo echó para atrás/a un lado = she pushed ( o moved etc) it backward(s)/to one side e (expeler, despedir) [olor/humo/chispas] to give offTranslate give off | into French | into German | into Italian • (producir) [hojas] to sprout ya está echando flores = it's flowering already Definition of sprout in the British & World English dictionary Definition of sprout in the US English dictionary Translate sprout | into French | into German | into Italian

• 2 a (poner) [leña/carbón] to put; [gasolina] to put in ¿le echas azúcar al café? = do you take sugar in your coffee? Definition of put in the British & World English dictionary Definition of put in the US English dictionary Translate put | into French | into German | into Italian • (servir, dar) to give échame un poco de vino = can you give me a little wine? Definition of give in the British & World English dictionary Definition of give in the US English dictionary Translate give | into French | into German | into Italian • [trago] to have Definition of have in the British & World English dictionary Definition of have in the US English dictionary Translate have | into French | into German | into Italian b [sermón/discurso] (fam) (+ me/te/le etc) to give le echó una maldición = she put a curse on him Definition of give in the British & World English dictionary Definition of give in the US English dictionary Translate give | into French | into German | into Italian • (fam) [condena/multa] (+ me/te/le etc) to give echarle la culpa a algn = to put o lay the blame on sb Definition of give in the British & World English dictionary Definition of give in the US English dictionary Translate give | into French | into German | into Italian c (fam) (calcular) (+ me/te/le etc) ¿cuántos años me echas? = how old do you think I am? de aquí a tu casa échale una hora = it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house d (Esp) (fam) (dar, exhibir) [programa/película] to show Definition of show in the British & World English dictionary Definition of show in the US English dictionary Translate show | into French | into German | into Italian