Example: Echo de menos a mis amigos cuando estoy de viaje.
Definition
"Echar de menos" means to miss someone or something deeply, especially when feeling their absence. It is commonly used to express longing for friends, family, or familiar places when separated from them.
The phrase "echar de menos" comes from Spanish, where "echar" originally means to throw or cast, and "menos" means less. Together, it figuratively conveys the idea of 'casting less' or 'feeling the lack of' someone or something. Did you know? Despite 'echar' often meaning 'to throw,' here it expresses an emotional state rather than a physical action.
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"Echar de menos" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - Modismos y refranes - (A2) - parte 1", containing 106 commonly used expressions.
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