Echarles (en. Throw them)

/eˈtʃaɾles/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To direct an object towards someone.

I am going to throw the ball to my friends.

Voy a echarles la pelota a mis amigos.

To initiate or provoke an action that affects others.

She decided to blame her teammates.

Ella decidió echarles la culpa a sus compañeros.

To dismiss someone from a place.

The boss decided to fire them.

El jefe decidió echarles del trabajo.

From the verb echar, which comes from the Latin 'iacere', meaning to throw.

to give them a hand

To help someone in a complicated situation.

echarles un cable

to give them a telling off

To scold or reprimand someone.

echarles la bronca

to hold something against someone

To reproach someone for something.

echarles en cara

to throw

Verb that means to throw or launch something.

echar

blame

Responsibility for a mistake or a problem.

culpa

to fire

To make someone leave a job or a place.

despedir

To take a look

I am going to take a look at the documents.

Voy a echarles un vistazo a los documentos.

To complain bitterly

I can't believe you are complaining about something so trivial.

No puedo creer que les eches pestes por algo tan trivial.

To have a drink

After that, we decided to have a drink at the bar.

Después de eso, decidimos echarles un trago en el bar.