tope (old-fashioned) [təʊp]
tope [toup]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Soplar, beber mucho. (n)
sustantivo
1Altar, bóveda o torre budista, construída para guardar reliquia
sustantivo
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tope
adjective invariable
1top, maximum (máximo)
- fecha tope -> deadline
2fab (informal) (genial) (peninsular Spanish), brill (British)
adverb
3mega, really (informal) (muy)
masculine noun
4block (pieza); doorstop (para puerta)
5buffer (fail)
6limit (límite máximo); deadline (de plazo)
7speed bump (para velocidad) (Mexican Spanish), sleeping policeman (British)
8(freno)
- poner tope a -> to rein in, to curtail
9(expresiones)
- a tope -> flat out; (de velocidad, intensidad) packed (lleno)
- abrir el grifo a tope -> to turn the tap o (British) faucet on full (United States)
- estar hasta los topes -> to be bursting at the seams
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tope [toh’-pay]
noun
1Top, the highest point or part. (m)
2Butt (con cabeza), the striking of one thing against another. (m)
3Rub, the point of difficulty. (m)
4Obstacle, impediment (pega). (m)
5Scuffle (pelea), quarrel (riña). (m)
6The highest point of a mast. (m)
- A tope o al tope -> juncture, union, or incorporation of the extremities of things
- Al tope -> conjointly, contiguously
- Hasta el tope -> up to the top, or the brim
adjective
1Maximum.
- Edad tope para un puesto -> maximum age for a job
tope
adjetivo:invariable
(máximo) maximum; top la edad tope para el puesto the maximum age for the job; fecha tope closing date; deadline; precio tope top price; sueldo tope maximum salary
sustantivo:masculino
1 (límite) limit
estar a tope hasta el tope hasta los topesoo (familiar)
el teatro estaba (lleno) a tope the theatre was packed out; (familiar) el contenedor está hasta los topes the container is overloaded; voy a estar a tope de trabajo I'm going to be up to my eyes neck in work;o (familiar)
ir a tope (familiar) to go flat out; (familiar)
trabajar a tope (familiar) to work flat out; (familiar)
vivir a tope (familiar) to live life to the full
tope salarial wage ceiling
tope
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