echar por tierra
echar por tierra(
eh
-
chahr
pohr
tyeh
-
rrah
)A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g. Take out the trash.).
1. (general)
a. to wreck
Cuando niño, se entrenó para ser jugador de fútbol profesional, pero una grave lesión en la rodilla echó por tierra sus planes.As a child, he trained to become a professional soccer player, but a serious knee injury wrecked his plans.
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate echar por tierra using machine translators
See Machine TranslationsRandom Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Get a WordWant to Learn Spanish?
Spanish learning for everyone. For free.
Translation
The world’s largest Spanish dictionary
Conjugation
Conjugations for every Spanish verb
Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary faster
Grammar
Learn every rule and exception
Pronunciation
Native-speaker video pronunciations
Word of the Day
el matorral
thicket
SpanishDict Premium
Have you tried it yet? Here's what's included:
Cheat sheets
No ads
Learn offline on iOS
Fun phrasebooks
Learn Spanish faster
Support SpanishDict
