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Spanish
Verb
echar a la calle (first-person singular present echo a la calle, first-person singular preterite eché a la calle, past participle echado a la calle)
- (idiomatic) to dismiss or fire someone
El dueño nos ha echado a todos a la calle.- The owner has fired us all.
- (idiomatic) to evict someone
Si no paga el alquiler que debe, lo echarán a la calle.- If he doesn't pay his overdue rent, he will get evicted.
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