Usage examples of "echar culpa" in Spanish with translation to English

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Fue su propia culpa. It was his own fault.
¿Serías tan amable de echar mi carta al correo? Would you be so kind as to post my letter?
No es mi culpa. It's not my fault.
No puedo echar una siesta en la oficina. I cannot have a nap at the office.
El jurado había dictado un veredicto de culpa. The jury has returned a verdict of guilty.
Vas a echar de menos la comida japonesa en los Estados Unidos. You will miss Japanese food in the United States.
Él tiene la culpa del fracaso. He is to blame for the failure.
No olvides echar esta carta, por favor. Please remember to mail this letter.
Él culpa a la mala suerte de su fracaso. He blames his failure on bad luck.
¿Quieres echar un cigarro? How about a smoke?
Era culpa suya. It was her fault.
Podemos echar maldiciones a través de una fotografía. We can lift curses by a photograph.
Tom no cree que la culpa fuera de Mary. Tom doesn't think it was Mary's fault.
Echar sal en la herida. Rub salt in the wound.
Tom no es la clase de persona que culpa a los otros por sus propios errores. Tom isn't the kind of person who blames others for his mistakes.
Solo voy a echar una cabezada. I'm just going to take a nap.
Fue culpa suya. It was her fault.
Después de llamar dos veces, a la policía no le quedó más remedio que echar la puerta abajo. After knocking twice, the police had no choice but to break the door down.
No es tu culpa, es mía. It is not you but I that am to blame.
No puedo echar a andar este motor. Está averiado. I cannot start this engine. It's broken.
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