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Learn Spanish (Latin America): echarse a - to burst out / to start sudden reaction

Spanish (Latin America)
/Sudden actions (echarse a)
/echarse a

echarse a

Word

echarse a

Meaning

to burst out / to start (sudden reaction)

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Spanish (Latin America)

Lesson

Sudden actions (echarse a)

Usages of echarse a

Ayer vimos una rata, así que nos echamos a correr.

Yesterday we saw a rat, so we took off running.

El payaso tropezó y la chica se echó a reír.

The clown tripped and the girl burst out laughing.

De repente, la multitud sintió pánico y la gente se echó a gritar.

Suddenly, the crowd felt panic and people started screaming.

El actor soltó un chillido cuando la cucaracha se echó a volar.

The actor let out a shriek when the cockroach started flying.

El jefe vio una cucaracha en el piso, por eso se echó a temblar.

The boss saw a cockroach on the floor, so he started trembling.

¡El perro ladró y el gato se echó a correr!

The dog barked and the cat took off running!

Soltamos una carcajada anoche cuando te echaste a cantar.

We let out a loud laugh last night when you started singing.

La rata entró a la casa y la mujer se echó a llorar.

The rat entered the house and the woman burst out crying.

Repentinamente, la rata persigue a la mujer desesperada y ella se echa a correr.

Suddenly, the rat chases the desperate woman and she starts to run.

La niña se echa a reír repentinamente y suelta una carcajada.

The girl suddenly bursts out laughing and lets out a guffaw.

El niño se echó a llorar sin su salvavidas.

The boy started to cry without his life vest.

El jinete llega al hipódromo y se echa a llorar.

The jockey arrives at the racetrack and suddenly starts crying.

Como pierdas la apuesta, te echarás a temblar.

If you lose the bet, you will suddenly start shaking.

El jinete saca el látigo y el caballo se echa a relinchar.

The jockey takes out the whip and the horse suddenly starts neighing.

Como el caballo relinche, la gente en la grada se echará a correr.

If the horse neighs, the people in the stands will suddenly start running.

El caballo frenético ve el látigo y se echa a correr.

The frantic horse sees the whip and suddenly starts running.

El caballo se echa a galopar y el jinete mira el cronómetro.

The horse starts to gallop and the jockey looks at the stopwatch.

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