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echar un vistazo a los documentos

Grammar & Usage

fixed expression

neutral

How it works

This is an idiomatic verbal phrase composed of 'echar' (to throw/cast), 'un vistazo' (a glance/look), and 'a' (to/at), followed by the object. 'Echar' is conjugated according to the subject and tense, while 'un vistazo a' remains fixed, meaning 'to take a look at' something. The 'a' preposition is crucial here for indicating the direct object of the look.

Sample sentences

Necesito echar un vistazo a los documentos antes de la reunión.

I need to take a look at the documents before the meeting.

¿Podrías echar un vistazo a los documentos que te envié ayer?

Could you take a look at the documents I sent you yesterday?

El abogado prometió echar un vistazo a todos los documentos importantes.

The lawyer promised to take a look at all the important documents.

Quick facts

idiomatic_use:This is a very common idiom. While 'echar' means 'to throw', 'echar un vistazo' collectively means 'to take a look', not 'to throw a look'.

gender_agreement:'Vistazo' is masculine, and the articles and adjectives modifying it will agree with its gender and number. 'Documentos' is masculine plural.

verb_conjugation:The verb 'echar' is regular in most tenses but irregular in some forms (e.g., future subjunctive, conditional simple). It means 'to throw' or 'to cast', but in this idiom, it carries the meaning of 'to give' or 'to take'.

Often used with

echar un vistazo rápido

echar un vistazo al informe

echar un vistazo a la situación

echar un vistazo por encima

echar un vistazo a las fotos

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Example

Necesito echar un vistazo a los documentos antes de la reunión.

I need to take a look at the documents before the meeting.

¿Podrías echar un vistazo a los documentos que te envié ayer?

Could you take a look at the documents I sent you yesterday?