echar(
eh
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chahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to propel)
3. (to oust)
a. to throw out
Lo echaron del bar por no pagar su cuenta.He was thrown out of the bar for not paying his tab.
b. to expel
Echaron al estudiante de la universidad por razones disciplinarias.The student was expelled from the university for disciplinary reasons.
4. (to serve)
a. to pour
¿SerÃas tan amable de echarme más vino?Please be so good as to pour me some more wine.
5. (to release)
a. to give off
El guiso está echando un aroma delicioso que me está dando hambre.The stew is giving off a delicious aroma that is making me hungry.
b. to emit
El tubo de escape de un coche echa gases cuando está parado en funcionamiento.The exhaust pipe of the car emits gases when it is idle.
6. (to produce)
a. to sprout
En primavera, los árboles de mi jardÃn echan hojas nuevas.In the spring, the trees of my garden sprout new leaves.
7. (to give)
a. to give
Papá le echó la bronca a mi hermano por mentir.My dad gave my brother a telling-off for lying.
8. (to send)
a. to mail (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Voy a la oficina de correos para comprar sellos para echar esta carta.I'm going to the post office to buy stamps to mail this letter.
b. to post (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¿Cuánto cuesta echar este paquete a Alemania?How much does it cost to post this parcel to Germany?
11. (to move)
a. to push
Echa la mesa a un lado para hacer más sitio para la fiesta.Push the table aside to make more room for the party.
12. (to lay off)
a. to fire
Me echaron del trabajo por no cumplir con mis responsabilidades.I was fired from a job for not fulfilling my duties.
b. to sack (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Lo echaron porque nunca completaba sus proyectos.They sacked him because he never completed his projects.
echarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
13. (to commence)
a. to start
El ladrón se echó a correr cuando vio que la policÃa se acercaba a él.The thief started running when he saw the police coming toward him.
b. to begin
Mi hijo se echó a llorar cuando la enfermera le clavó la aguja en el brazo.My son began to cry when the nurse stuck the needle in his arm.
A reflexive verb is a verb that indicates that the subject performs an action on itself (e.g., Miguel se lava.).
a. to throw oneself
Intentó suicidarse echándose al agua desde el puente.He tried to commit suicide throwing himself into the water from the bridge.
15. (to recline)
16. (to apply)
a. to put on
Me eché protector solar antes de ir a la playa, pero me quemé.I put on sunscreen before going to the beach, but I got sunburned.
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Conjugations
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