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Old December 05, 2008, 08:11 AM
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Echaremos en falta
Does this mean echaremos la culpa?
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The sentence mean, we will accuse someone.
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The sentence means, we will accuse someone.
¿Cuál de las dos frases?

¿Son iguales "echar en falta" y "echar la culpa"?

Por mi parte, I don't think I've ever heard "echar en falta".
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Echar la culpa.
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echar en falta a alguien/algo = to notice someone/something is missing
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echar en falta a alguien/algo = to notice someone/something is missing
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echar en falta a alguien/algo = to notice someone/something is missing
Yes.
"le echaremos en falta" it also means "we will miss him", saying we are sad because this person we will not with us.
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Yes.
"le echaremos en falta" it also means "we will miss him", saying we are sad because this person we will not with us.
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Echaremos en falta

and

Echaremos de menos

both mean

we will miss

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Thank you all for your explanations. I was stumped, but it makes sense now.
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