A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the many uses of the verb echar. Pasar probably has more uses than echar. Some of the uses are exactly the same as in English while others are not.

A José no se le pasa nada – You can’t get anything by José
¡cómo pasa el tiempo! read more

A la gringa  the American way
Agringarse  to be very Americanized in terms of habits or customs
Aticarse – to become very Costa Rican in terms of your habits or customs
Aticado/a  same as the last one
Caripálida  paleface
Costarricense read more

Abismo – abyss
Agrietarse – to crack
Albergue – shelter
Búsqueda y rescate – search and rescue
Aislado – cut off or isolated
Comportamiento – the behavior of a volcano, ocean etc.
Cráter – crater
Damnificados read more

Echar: To throw something but almost always has to do with a forcible  casting out or expulsion or pouring. I could write pages and pages about the many uses of this verb. Here are some of the most common expressions using echar.

Echar a alguien – read more