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él echó

threw, tossed, put, added

→ echar
ech to throw + ó 3rd person singular past tense
verb · third singular · past indicative Uncommon #9,636
threw, tossed Simple past (preterite), third person singular: “he/she/it threw.”
SP: Echó la pelota al perro.
EN: He/She threw the ball to the dog.
put, added Often used with things like salt, sugar, or ingredients.
SP: Le echó sal a la sopa.
EN: He/She added salt to the soup.
Conjugation of echar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First eché echamos
Second echaste —
Third echó echaron

Echó a los estudiantes del salón.

He kicked the students out of the classroom.

Hasta el chucho en la calle desconfía de quien lo echó.

Even the stray dog on the street distrusts the person who threw it out.

— Devdas (2002)

Echó una mirada al libro.

He glanced at the book.

El cantinero echó a Tom del bar.

The bartender kicked Tom out of the bar.

Meat Loaf echó al menos un polvo.

Meat Loaf had at least one shag.

— Love Actually (2003)

Haru lo echó.

Haru kicked him out.

— Arrietty y el mundo de los diminutos (2010)

Pensar que echó por la borda esta fortuna.

To think that he threw away this fortune.

— El manantial de las colinas (1986)

Tom echó gasolina a las cartas y las prendió fuego.

Tom poured gasoline on the cards and set them on fire.

Una liebre echó una carrera contra una tortuga.

A hare raced against a tortoise.

Él echó mano de la pistola.

He reached for the gun.

El tren echó a andar.

The train started moving.

Tal vez ella vio algo y te echó.

Maybe she saw something and kicked you out.

Su madre la echó de su casa.

Her mother kicked her out of the house.

— Hamnet (2025)

Ella lo echó a él.

She kicked him out.

Echó un buen vistazo a los papeles.

He took a good look at the papers.

Tom echó agua caliente en la taza.

Tom poured hot water into the cup.

Tom echó una siesta en el sofá.

Tom took a nap on the sofa.

Todo el mundo echó una carcajada.

Everyone burst out laughing.

Él echó una mirada alrededor en la sala de espera.

He glanced around the waiting room.

Alguien lo abrió, lo cerró y echó el cerrojo.

Someone opened it, closed it, and bolted it.

Ella echó una ojeada al registro para ver si su nombre figuraba en él.

She glanced at the register to see if her name was listed on it.

Tomó nuestras armas y nos echó a patadas de la maldita cantina.

He took our weapons and kicked us out of the damn bar.

— Hellfire (2026)

Tom echó de menos a Mary.

Tom missed Mary.

Él echó a los intrusos.

He drove the intruders out.

Cuando se lo dije echó chispas.

When I told him, he was furious.

Ella echó a perder el trabajo.

She ruined the job.

El camarero lo echó a Tom fuera del bar.

The waiter threw Tom out of the bar.

Echó el anzuelo y sucede que tu hija lo vio.

He cast his line, and it just so happened that your daughter saw it.

— El Extraño (2016)

El barco echó el ancla en el puerto.

The ship dropped anchor in the port.

Tom echó a María del bar.

Tom kicked Maria out of the bar.

Tom solo echó una ojeada a los titulares.

Tom only glanced at the headlines.

Y no te echó Rainer, fue el Sr. Wenger.

And Rainer didn’t fire you; it was Mr. Wenger.

— La ola (2008)

Ella echó una mirada alrededor de la habitación.

She glanced around the room.

Ella les echó la mano con su equipaje.

She helped them with their luggage.

Les echó la culpa a sus amigos.

He blamed his friends.

Tom echó algo de leche en el vaso y se lo entregó a Mary.

Tom poured some milk into the glass and handed it to Mary.

Cuando me vio, echó a correr.

When he saw me, he ran away.