echar un guante: meaning & examples

Language: Spanish

Meanings:

1.
All Spanish-speaking regionsneutralliteral
- To put on a glove.
Examples
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- Antes del partido, el boxeador echó un guante y se preparó para el combate.
  Before the match, the boxer put on a glove and got ready for the fight.
- ¿Puedes echarte un guante para evitar lastimarte las manos mientras trabajas?
  Can you put on a glove to avoid hurting your hands while you work?
- Ella echó un guante de cuero para protegerse del frío durante el invierno.
  She put on a leather glove to protect herself from the cold during winter.
- Cuando el médico echó un guante antes de examinar al paciente, todos supieron que iba a comenzar la consulta.
  When the doctor put on a glove before examining the patient, everyone knew the consultation was about to start.
2.
SpainLatin Americacolloquial
- To catch, seize, or get hold of someone or something; to nab.
Examples
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- La policía logró echar un guante al ladrón justo cuando intentaba escapar.
  The police managed to catch the thief just as he was trying to escape.
- ¿Quién echó un guante al responsable de los robos en el vecindario?
  Who nabbed the person responsible for the neighborhood thefts?
- Después de semanas de búsqueda, finalmente echaron un guante al sospechoso principal.
  After weeks of searching, they finally caught the main suspect.

Examples:

ES: Has sido atrapado en una noche, Profundiza, olvidaste echar un guante?
EN: You got caught up in the moment one night, go deep, forget to throw a glove on?

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