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ebonita: ebonite
ebook: e-book
eboraria: ivory carving
ebrardista: a supporter of Marcelo Ebrard, Mexican politician
ebriedad: drunkenness
ebrio: drunk, inebriated
ebriosidad: ebriosity
ebru: ebru
ebullición: boiling; agitation, turmoil
ebulloscopía: ebullioscope
eburón: Eburon
ebúrneo: ivory; ivorylike
eccehomo: ecce homo; a person of pitiable, sorrowful or lacerated appearance
eccema: eczema
eccematoso: eczematous
ecdisozoo: ecdysozoan
ecdótico: ecdotic
echando hostias: extremely fast
echar: to throw, toss, cast, jettison (to release an object from one's grasp so that it moves through the air); to pour (to cause to flow in a stream from a container); to put in, add; to let out; to discharge
echar a andar: to launch, set up, set in motion
echar a la calle: to dismiss or fire someone; to evict someone
echar a la cara: synonym of echar en cara (“to reproach”)
echar a pelear los meones: to get it on; to get one's leg over
echar a perder: to spoil, ruin
echar a suertes: to draw lots
echar abajo: to break down; to overthrow; to bring down (government)
echar agua al mar: to rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic
echar al agua: to peach on, snitch
echar balones fuera: to dodge the issue
echar carnes: to put on weight
echar con cajas destempladas: to kick out; send packing
echar cuenta: to pay attention; take notice
echar cuentas: to work out; tally up; do the math; to mull over; alternative form of echar cuenta
echar de menos: to miss; to feel the absence of
echar de ver: to clock; to set eyes on
echar el anzuelo: to lay the bait
echar el bofe: to be out of breath
echar el buitre: to vomit; to throw up
echar el cierre: to shut down; to shut up shop
echar el guante: to catch, glove, entrap
echar el pie atrás: to step back; to pull back
echar el quilo: to work very hard
echar el resto: to go all in; to go for broke; to go all out; to pull out all the stops
echar en cara: to reproach
echar en falta: to miss, lack
echar en rostro: synonym of echar en cara
echar flores: to give a posy, to pat on the back
echar humo: to blow one's top, to fume
echar la araña: to urinate; to pee.
echar la capa al toro: to give someone a hand
echar la casa por la ventana: to push the boat out
echar la cuenta: to do the math; to add up
echar la culpa: to blame; to lay/put the blame (on)
echar la ley: to lay down the law
echar la llave: to lock up
echar la papilla: to puke up
echar la pava: to chuck up; to hurl (vomit)
echar la pota: to spew; to vom
echar la primera piedra: synonym of tirar la primera piedra
echar la regla: to measure with a ruler; to examine or check closely