echar la ley
Spanish, verb/eˌt͡ʃaɾ la ˈlei/
echar la ley is a Spanish verb meaning “to lay down the law” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does echar la ley mean in English?
verb
- 1
to lay down the law
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How do you pronounce echar la ley?
- /eˌt͡ʃaɾ la ˈlei/
- [eˌt͡ʃaɾ la ˈlei̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.