expulsado
/eɡspulsado/from spelling rules
The English phrase "kicked out" translates to Spanish as expulsado.
The term is used when someone is forced to leave a place or an organization. When you want to state that someone was kicked out of a specific place, you must use the preposition de after expulsado (e.g., expulsado de). The infinitive verb form meaning "to kick out" or "to expel" is expulsar.
Which one should you use?
While expulsado is the standard term, echado is a common, more colloquial way to say someone was kicked out or thrown out.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word must agree in gender with the person being kicked out: use expulsado for a male and expulsada for a female.
How do you pronounce it?
/eɡspulsado/
Did you know?
- The colloquial word for being kicked out, echar, is also used to describe the act of pouring a liquid into a glass or adding a pinch of salt to a dish.
- In some regions, the phrase echar a patadas is used to say someone was kicked out, which literally translates to 'thrown out by kicks'.
- In certain Latin American countries, the phrase me echaron can be used as a humorous way to describe a romantic breakup. It frames the end of a relationship as being 'evicted' from a partnership.
Examples in context
- Tom fue expulsado del gimnasio.Tom was kicked out of the gym.This sentence shows how to use expulsado to describe being kicked out of a gym.Tatoeba #10024665 by manufrutos, translation #10024411 by CK
- El jugador fue expulsado del partido.The player was kicked out of the match.
- Fue expulsado de la universidad por mala conducta.He was kicked out of the university for misconduct.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are talking about a friend's bad behavior at a club.
- MateoJuan fue expulsado del club anoche.Juan was kicked out of the club last night.
- Sofía¡Qué mal! ¿Por qué pasó eso?That's too bad! Why did that happen?
- MateoSe peleó con el guardia de seguridad.He got into a fight with the security guard.
- SofíaAhora entiendo por qué fue expulsado.Now I understand why he was kicked out.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
