What does this sentence mean in this context?
Durante el sermon echaba a menudo una buena siesta.
I don't understand the last part of it where it says "echaba a menudo una buena siesta". What does it mean?
2 Answers
He often napped (long duration) during the sermon. I wouldn't even hazard to name the uses for echar.
Echarse la siesta - To take a siesta
Hoy me voy a echar una siesta, que ayer me fui a la cama muy tarde - Today I?m going to have a siesta, as I went to bed very late last night.
Here are some echar phrases
During the sermon I often had a good nap.