Spanish Idioms - Echar Part 4

to run smoothly La boda fue viento en popa y todos disfrutaron mucho. The wedding ran smoothly and everybody had a good time.

to think of Usted piensa mucho en ella y no se pone a trabajar. You think of her too much and you don't get to work.

to not worry Pierde cuidado mi esposo irá a recoger a todos los niños. Do not worry my husband will go pick up all the kids.

to lose sight of Eugenia perdió de vista a su hija pequeña en el almacén. Eugenia lost sight of her little daughter at the store.

to go out of one’s mind Él la abandonó y ella perdió el juicio. He abandoned her and she lost her mind.

to lose one’s poise Enrique perdió los estribos cuando su papá le gritó. Enrique lost his poise when his dad yelled at him.

to be left agape in shock or bewilderment Se quedaron boquiabiertos al ver pasar a la bella actriz. They were astonished when they saw the beautiful actress passing by.

to agree on Quedamos en que vamos a pasear durante el día. We agreed on going for a drive during the day.

to have (something) left Nos quedó un poco de puré de papas del Día de Gracias. We have some mashed potatoes left from Thanksgiving.

to fit; to look good with something A Rebecca le queda muy bien ese vestido rojo. Rebecca looks good with that red dress.

to be dumbfounded Se quedó de una pieza al escuchar el veredicto. She was dumbfounded when she listened to the veredict.

to be flat broke No puedo ir de vacaciones este año; me quedé sin blanca. I cannot go on vacation this year; I'm flat broke.

to burn the midnight oil Me quemé las pestañas cosiendo los vestidos del desfile.. I burnt the midnight oil sewing the dresses for the parade.

to complain about Los padres de familia se quejaron de la nueva maestra. The parents complained about the new teacher.

to mean Romelia quiso decir que sí quiere acompañarte mañana. Romelia meant that she does want to go with you tomorrow.

to get rid of Oscar no se quita de encima a la chica de la otra calle. Oscar cannot get rid of the girl from the other street.

to laugh at; to make fun of Cuando ella baile no debes reírte de ella. When she dances you should not laugh at her.

to look at; to notice No habíamos reparado en tu bigote. We hadn't noticed your mustache.

to rack one’s brain Mi maestro de matemática se está rompiendo la cabeza con ese problema. My Math teacher is racking his brain with that problem.

to know how to do something Marta sabe jugar ping pong. Marta knows how to play ping pong.

to know by heart El predicador se sabe de memoria las escrituras. The preacher knows the scriptures by heart.

to lead out for a dance Danilo la sacó a bailar en la última canción. Danilo led her out for a dance on the last song.

to drive crazy El ruido de ese motor me saca de quicio. That engine's noise drives me crazy.

to make clear Ellos necesitan sacar en claro qué procedimiento van a seguir. They need to make clear what procedure they will follow.

to take a picture ¿Puedes sacar una fotografía de ese hermoso paisaje? Can you take a picture of that beautiful landscaping?

to work (one) hard A Marcela le sacaron el jugo haciendo spinning. Marcela worked very hard doing spinning.

to profit by Pedro sacó ventaja de la situación. Pedro took advantage of the situation.

to resemble to take after Este niño salió a su papá. This kid took after his father.

to be successful Vas a ver que vas a salir adelante por tu perseverancia. You'll see you will be succesful because of your perseverance.

to go to meet Cuando Jaime llega a casa hasta el perro le sale al encuentro. When Jaime gets home even the dog goes to meet him.

to run into; to confront Cuando iba para la cafetería un ladrón me salió al paso. When I was going to the cafeteria I ran into a thieve.

to do well Fidelina salió bien en las clases. Fidelina did well in the classes.

to dispose of La cocinera salió de esas papas viejas. The cook disposed of those old potatoes.

to come out a winner Salimos ganando con ese microondas. We came out winners with that microwave.

to have one’s own way Ramiro se salió con la suya y no trajo su carro. Ramiro had his own way and he didn't bring his car.

to be obvious El amor entre Camila y Roberto salta a la vista. The love between Camila y Roberto is obvious.

to serve as Préstame ese reloj me puede servir de cronómetro. Lend me that watch it could serve me as a timer.

to be useful for Esta pantalla sirve para ver películas. This screen is useful for watching a movie.

to dream of Mariana sueña con tener un caballo. Mariana dreams of having a horse.

to get on (something) El director se subió al escenario para señalar los errores. The director got on stage to point the mistakes.

to delay to take longer La blusa tardó en secarse porque era de tela gruesa. The blouse took longer in getting dry because it was a thick fabric.

to tremble with Clarissa tembló de miedo al escuchar los ruidos en la terraza. Clarissa tremble of fear when she heard the noises on the terrace.

to pull Él tiró de mi brazo muy duro y me lastimó. He pulled my arm very hard and he hurt me.

knock on wood Yo nunca me enfermo toco madera. I never get sick knock on wood.

to be one’s turn Te toca tirar el dardo. It is your turn to throw the dart.

to bring up to discussion Ya que trae a colación el tema debemos discutirlo ahora. Since you bring up the discussion we should discuss it now.

to trouble one by overwork keep someone on the go. Nuestro supervisor nos trajo al retortero 5 días.Our supervisor kept us on the go for 5 days.

to be up to something Esa señora que entró se trae algo entre manos That woman that just came in is up to something.

to try to El mecánico está tratando de arreglar el carro de Lupita. The mechanic is trying to fix Lupita's car.

to be a question of to be about La película se trata de alienígenas. The movie is about aliens.