[Meaning] Estoy a tope de trabajo

Question

Hi,

Could someone please clarify the meaning of this sentence?

"Estoy a tope de trabajo?

Thanks.

Answer 1

A tope usually means "up to here.." "overwhelmed" having taken too much on in this context. In street slang !tope! used to mean something like Cool! You hear ¡guay! more these days. So I'd translate this as :

"I'm up to here with work" or I've got too much work just now" seeming to suggest that the person is unlikely to take on anything else for the present

Estoy a tope de trabajo. No tengo ni diez minutos para mi, y no digamos ya una hora

I;ve just seen this. My suggestion is confirmed. Here's the full translation...

I'm up to here with work, I haven't got even ten minutes for myself, and as for an hour...

So this person is claiming to be overworked

gracias, entendi claramente - jaunty_mellifluous, Jul 12, 2013

Good answer. - annierats, Jul 12, 2013

Answer 2

Maybe tope means deadline in this context?

It says here, Pero si es verdad - dije honestamente - Estoy a tope de trabajo. No tengo ni diez minutos para mi, y no digamos ya una hora - jaunty_mellifluous, Jul 12, 2013