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echado

lying down

adjective eh-CHAH-doh Rare
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Usage Note

Echado is the past participle of echar used as an adjective meaning 'lying down' or 'stretched out'. In regional Latin American Spanish, echado can also mean lazy or idle (es muy echado = 'he is very laid-back/lazy'). The form agrees in gender and number: echada, echados, echadas.

Examples

"Estaba echado en el sofá toda la tarde."

Natural Translation

He was lying on the sofa all afternoon.

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