Hazlo ahora o me cargo el perro

Question

Do it now or I'll kill the dog. Sometimes, it just seems like any word can mean any other word.

Cargarse - to kill

Right?

Gracias.

Edit: would this be understood in Mexico or only Spain?

Answer 1

In Mexico 'echarse' is used just like 'cargarse', as least in this context.

Oh yes I think I remember "Echale un tiro" it means like, shoot her, like toss a shot her way, can it work without the tiro though and just be "me echo un tiro a ella"? - jeezzle, Oct 14, 2011

Answer 2

Jeezle, I don't think echar can be used without the tiro bit.

IN Spain:

pegar un tiro

Pegar without tiro makes no sense , means something different in fact.

cargarse a alguien, matar

In Mexico 'echarse' is used just like 'cargarse', as least in this context.

So would they say:

vamos a echar a pepe....meaning we are going to kill him? Weird.

I don't think so, echar means to throw out, hmmmmm