"echar una cuerda" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Spanish]

IPA: /eˌt͡ʃaɾ ˌuna ˈkweɾda/, [eˌt͡ʃaɾ ˌu.na ˈkweɾ.ð̞a] Forms: echo una cuerda [first-person, present, singular], eché una cuerda [first-person, preterite, singular], echado una cuerda [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “to throw a rope”. Etymology templates: {{yesno||l|L}} L, {{m-g|to throw a rope}} “to throw a rope”, {{lit|to throw a rope}} Literally, “to throw a rope” Head templates: {{es-verb}} echar una cuerda (first-person singular present echo una cuerda, first-person singular preterite eché una cuerda, past participle echado una cuerda)
  1. (idiomatic) to make a rough measurement; to get an idea of the lay of the land Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-echar_una_cuerda-es-verb-B60rFzRD Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header
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    "e‧char u‧na cuer‧da"
  ],
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        "e‧char u‧na cuer‧da"
      ]
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        "(idiomatic) to make a rough measurement; to get an idea of the lay of the land"
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    {
      "ipa": "/eˌt͡ʃaɾ ˌuna ˈkweɾda/"
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      "ipa": "[eˌt͡ʃaɾ ˌu.na ˈkweɾ.ð̞a]"
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    "e‧char u‧na cuer‧da"
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    {
      "ipa": "/eˌt͡ʃaɾ ˌuna ˈkweɾda/"
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