agotar
transitive verb
1 (cansar) wear out; tire out
las vacaciones me agotan holidays wear o tire me out; holidays are exhausting; este niño me agota las fuerzas this child wears o tires me out
2 (terminar con) [+recursos naturales, reservas] to use up; exhaust; [+posibilidades] to exhaust
el público agotó las entradas en dos horas all the tickets (were) sold out within two hours
las jugueterías agotaron sus existencias the toyshops sold out; han agotado todas las vías legales they have exhausted all legal avenues; antes de eso prefieren agotar la vía diplomática they prefer to try all diplomatic options first; agoté todos mis argumentos intentando convencerle I ran out of arguments trying to persuade him; agotamos todos los temas de conversación we ran out of topics of conversation
tanto papeleo me agota la paciencia I lose patience with o get impatient with all this paperwork
intransitive verb
(cansar) correr cuando hace calor agota running in the heat tires you out; running in the heat is exhausting
pronominal verb
agotarse1 (cansarse) to get exhausted; tire o.s. out; wear o.s. out
me agoto pronto nadando I soon get exhausted when I swim; I soon tire o wear myself out when I swim; swimming soon tires o wears me out
2 [+mercancía, artículo, género] to sell out
se han agotado las entradas para el concierto tickets for the concert have sold out; ese producto se nos ha agotado we've sold out of that product; that product is o has sold out