el colmo. 'el colmo'. This masculine noun means 'climax; para c.: to top it all'. For example, 'eres el colmo de la belleza' / 'You are the height of beauty'. El colmo.
colmo masculine nounheight - el colmo de la estupidez -> the height of stupidity
- es el colmo de la locura -> it's sheer madness
- para colmo de desgracias -> to crown it all
- ¡eso es el colmo! -> that's the last straw!
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colmo [col’-mo]nounHeap, that which rises above the brim of a measure of grain, flour, etc. 2. (m)
Over-measure, full; height. (m)- Ella llegó al colmo de sus deseos -> she attained the summit of her wishes
- El colmo de la elegancia -> the height of elegance
- El colmo de lo absurdo -> the height of absurdity
- Para colmo de desgracias -> to make matters worse
- Sería el colmo si ->
Complement, finishing, completion, crown.., it would be the last straw if...
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colmo
¡eres el colmo! ¡deja ya de quejarte! you really take the biscuit! just stop complaining!; ¡esto es el colmo! ¡ya no lo aguanto más! this is the last straw! I can't stand it any longer!; tu hermano es el colmo, no paro de reírme con él your brother is hilarious o is something else (familiar), he makes me laugh so much; el colmo de la elegancia the height of elegance; para colmo to top it all; to cap it all; y, para colmo, se le rompió el ordenador and to top o cap it all his computer broke; para colmo de desgracias o de males to make matters worse
ser el colmo de los colmos que la mismísima policía le robe es ya el colmo de los colmos to be robbed by the police themselves really is the limit
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