ellos echaron

they threw away

→ echar
ech to throw + ar Infinitive + on they past tense
verb · third plural · past indicative Uncommon #18,098
they threw away Often used with “la basura” (the trash) or similar things you discard.
SP: Echaron la basura después de la fiesta.
EN: They threw away the trash after the party.
Conjugation of echar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First eché echamos
Second echaste —
Third echó echaron

Para empezar, Amador no salió, lo echaron, como a todos.

For starters, Amador didn't leave; he was kicked out, just like everyone else.

— Los lunes al sol (2002)

Echaron la culpa del accidente al mal tiempo.

They blamed the accident on the bad weather.

A Tomás lo echaron de su trabajo.

Tomás was fired from his job.

Las lluvias echaron a perder la cosecha.

The rains ruined the harvest.

A Jimmy y a mí nos echaron diez años, como si nada.

Jimmy and I were given ten years, just like that.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Lo echaron del trabajo.

He was fired from his job.

Muchos se echaron al mar.

Many threw themselves into the sea.

Se echaron a perder estos plátanos.

These bananas spoiled.

Echaron de menos a Tom.

They missed Tom.

Todos los huevos se echaron a perder.

All the eggs spoiled.

Pero, eh, no entiendo por qué, si te echaron, ¿por qué te enviaron?

But, uh, I don’t understand why—if they fired you, why did they send you?

— The Internship (2026)

Echaron sal en su té para reírse un rato, pero a él no le pareció gracioso.

They put salt in his tea to have a laugh, but he didn’t find it funny.

Esa película la echaron por la televisión.

That movie was shown on television.

Los alumnos se echaron a reír.

The students burst out laughing.

Lo echaron.

They kicked him out.

En mi fábrica, dos chicas intentaron fundar un sindicato y las echaron.

In my factory, two girls tried to start a union and were fired.

— Scary Movie (2000)

Echaron a correr al ver al policía.

They ran away when they saw the policeman.

Pero ellos nos echaron.

But they threw us out.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Y nos echaron.

And they kicked us out.

— State and Main (2000)