Spanish Idioms - Echar Part 8

to beat around the bush Ese discursante anda por las ramas y nos nos habla claro. That speaker beats around the bushes and doesn't speak clearly.

to hobnob with A Clarita le encanta codearse con los de alta sociedad. Clarita loves to hobnob with people from high society.

to take possession of El banco se apoderó de la casa de Lupita. The bank took possession of Lupita's house.

to allow Mi papá finalmente consintió en que me casara. My dad finally allowed me to marry.

to lean on Puedes apoyarte en nosotros en estos tiempos tan difíciles. You can lean on us on this difficult times.

to consist of El proyecto consiste en agrupar a los vecinos. The project consists of grouping the neighbors.

to hurry to El ingeniero se apresuró a hacer los planos de la casa. The engineer hurried to make the house plan.

to sleep on it Tendré que consultar con la almohada para tomar una decisión. I will have to sleep on it to come to a decision.

to take advantage of Ese muchacho se aprovechó de ella y le robó su dinero. That guy took advantage of her and stole her money.

to rely on María puede contar con Felipe para lo que sea. María can rely on Felipe for anything.

to cause a row Alberto causó un escándalo en la boda de su mejor amigo. Alberto caused a row at his best friend's wedding.

to agree on En el divorcio convenimos una fuerte suma de dinero para mí. During the divorce we agreed on a big amount of money for me.

to repent Mario se arrepintió de todo el daño que le hizo. Mario repented of the pain he caused her.

to be difficult Nos costó mucho trabajo subir ese sillón al tercer nivel. It was very difficult for us to take that couch up to the third level.

to attend Asistieron personas a la conferencia anual. Five hundred people attended the annual conference.

to take care of (a person) No puedo ir contigo I can't go with you tengo que cuidar a mis hermanitos. I have to take care of my younger siblings.

to appear at (a window) Tengo miedo porque vi a un hombre asomarse por la ventana. I am afraid because I saw a man appearing at the window.

to take care of (a thing) No te preocupes Do not worry yo voy a cuidar de ti. I will take care of you.

to be astonished Ellos se asombraron al ver a la bella modelo. They were astonished when they saw the beautiful model.

to be careful about Debes cuidarte de Flavio You must be careful with Flavio

I don't trust him very much.

to dare to ¡No se atrevan a hacerme cosquillas! Don't you dare tickling me!

to fullfill Si cumplimos con estas reglas nos dejarán tener una fiesta a fin de año. If we fulfill these regulations they will let us have a party at the end of the year.

to get off Se cayó cuando se bajó del bus. He fell when he got off the bus.

to tell someone a thing or two necesito decirle cuatro verdades.

I need to tell her a thing or two.

to not say a word Alejandra se sentó hasta atrás y no dijo ni pío en la reunión. Alejandra sat on the back and did not say a word during the meeting.

to drop Cuando le dieron la noticia dejó caer el vaso. When she heard the news she dropped the glass.

to fail to; to stop Tienes que dejar de comer tantos dulces si quieres bajar de peso. You need to stop eating so much candy if you want to loose weight.

to leave word Déjales dicho que laven lo platos al terminar de comer. Leave word with them to do the dishes when they're done eating.

to stand someone up Rosalía dejó plantado a Miguel en el restaurante. Rosalía stood Miguel up at the restaurant.

to address; to make one’s way to Después de ir a la bibliotecase dirigió al salón de clases. After going to the library he made his way to the classroom.

to get ready to Nosotros nos dispusimos a limpiar la casa cuando nos apagaron las luces. We prepared to clean the house when they turned the lights off.

to sugarcoat something Vas a tener que dorarle la píldora para que te dé permiso. You will have to sugarcoat it to her so that she will let you.

to sleep the sleep of the dead Amanda estaba durmiendo a pierna suelta así que no quise despertarla. Amanda was sleeping the sleep of the dead so I didn't want to wake her up.

to sleep like a log No oye la alarma porque duerme como un lirón. He doesn't hear the alarm clock because he sleeps like a dormouse.

to sleep off a hangover Regresaron muy tarde de la fiesta y ahora están durmiendo la mona. They came back very late from the party and now they are sleeping off the hangover.

to rest on one’s laurels Se durmió en los laureles y no se dio cuenta cuando ofrecieron el premio. He rested on his laurels and didn't notice when they offered the prize.

to insist on; to persist in Josué se empeñó en conquistar a Rosa. Josué insisted on winning Rosa's heart.

to fall in love with Víctor se enamoró de Lucrecia al nomás verla. Víctor fell in love with Lucrecia the firs time he saw her.

to shrug one’s shoulders Se encogió de hombros y no me contestó. He shrugh his shouders and didn't answer.

to become aware of; to find out about Claudia se enteró de la muerte de su madre ayer. Claudia found out about her mother's passing yesterday.

to have a screw loose A mi maestra le falta un tornillo y nos da muchas tareas. My teacher has a screw loose and gives us a lot of homework.

to trust No te fíes de los hombres aduladores. Don't trust flattering men.

to stare at; to notice No te fijes en esa chica de pelo rubio. Don't pay attention to the blonde girl.

to enjoy Mis abuelos están gozando de su jubilación a lo grande. My grandparents are enjoying their retirement big time.

to talk incessantly Esa perica habla hasta por los codos. That parakeet talks incessantly.

to not give a damn about El que vayas o no me importa un comino. I don't give a damn whether you go or not. (curse word)

to insist on Esperanza insiste en ver al supervisor. Esperanza insists on seeing the supervisor.

to go 50-50 Vendamos la propiedad y nos vamos a la mitad. Let's sell the property and we go 50-50.

to get straight to the point Por favor vaya al grano y díganos la verdad. Please go straight to the point and tell us the truth.