Echarse (en. Lie)

/eˈtʃaɾse/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To place oneself in a horizontal position, generally to rest.

After a long day, I decided to lie down on the sofa.

Después de un largo día, decidí echarme en el sofá.

To do something quickly or carelessly.

He jumped into the pool without thinking twice.

Se echó a la piscina sin pensarlo dos veces.

To declare or express something.

He backtracked on his decision and decided not to go.

Se echó atrás en su decisión y decidió no ir.

From the verb 'echar' which means 'to throw' or 'to launch', plus the reflexive pronoun 'se'.

to take a nap

To take a brief nap.

echarse un sueñito

to go bad

To ruin or deteriorate.

echarse a perder

to take the blame

To take responsibility for a mistake.

echarse la culpa

throw

Verb that means to throw or launch something.

echar

to lie down

To go to bed or to rest.

acostarse

to rest

To rest or be inactive for a while.

reposar

To have a drink

Let’s have a drink before dinner.

Vamos a echarnos un trago antes de cenar.

To chat aimlessly

Don’t give me a long story, get to the point.

No me eches un rollo, ve al grano.