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echar un vistazo rápido

Grammar & Usage

fixed expression

neutral

How it works

This is a verbal idiom consisting of the verb 'echar' (to throw/cast), the indefinite article 'un', the noun 'vistazo' (a glance), and the adjective 'rápido' (quick). The verb 'echar' will be conjugated according to the subject and tense. It functions as a single semantic unit meaning 'to take a look' with 'rápido' specifying the speed.

Sample sentences

Voy a echar un vistazo rápido al informe antes de la reunión.

I'm going to take a quick look at the report before the meeting.

¿Puedes echar un vistazo rápido a mi trabajo para ver si hay errores?

Can you take a quick look at my work to see if there are any errors?

Siempre le gusta echar un vistazo rápido al periódico por la mañana.

He always likes to take a quick look at the newspaper in the morning.

Quick facts

synonym_with_dar:The phrase 'dar un vistazo' is a very common and practically interchangeable synonym.

verb_conjugation:The verb 'echar' is regular in most tenses. 'Un vistazo' literally means 'a glance', and 'rápido' modifies 'vistazo'. The phrase emphasizes the speed and brevity of the look.

Often used with

echar un vistazo a algo

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Example

Voy a echar un vistazo rápido al informe antes de la reunión.

I'm going to take a quick look at the report before the meeting.

¿Puedes echar un vistazo rápido a mi trabajo para ver si hay errores?

Can you take a quick look at my work to see if there are any errors?