Echate (en. Lay down)

/ˈe.t͡ʃa.te/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Indicates the action of putting something in a place.

Put the cream on your skin to protect yourself from the sun.

Echate la crema en la piel para protegerte del sol.

To use or spend something.

Add a little salt to the food.

Echate un poco de sal a la comida.

Act of throwing oneself or jumping.

Jump into the water to cool off.

Echate al agua para refrescarte.

From the verb 'echar', which comes from the Latin 'exiacare', meaning 'to throw or cast'.

take a look

Look at something quickly or superficially.

échate un vistazo

tell the story

Relate or tell a story.

échate el cuento

step back

Make a movement backward or back off.

échate para atrás

throw

Verb that means to throw or place something in a location.

echar

throw (formal)

Present tense form of the verb in the first person singular or subjunctive.

eche

throws

Present tense form of the verb in the third person singular.

echa

To give advice or a recommendation.

When you need help, shout out.

Cuando necesites ayuda, échate un grito.

To do something randomly or unplanned.

We jumped into the adventure without thinking twice.

Nos echamos a la aventura sin pensarlo dos veces.