tocar fondo
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tocar fondo(
toh
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kahr
fohn
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doh
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
a. to touch the bottom
¿Puedes tocar fondo? - No, esta piscina tiene más de dos metros de profundidad.Can you touch the bottom? - No, this pool is more than two meters deep.
2. (figurative) (to reach the lowest level)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. to reach rock bottom
Nuestra relación tocó fondo cuando me enteré de que él me era infiel.Our relationship reached rock bottom when I found out that he was cheating on me.
b. to hit rock bottom
Me encontraron borracho en un banco. Ese día toqué fondo. Al día siguiente empecé a ir a Alcohólicos AnónimosThey found me drunk on a bench. That day I hit rock botton. The following day I started going to AA.
c. to bottom out
La divisa tocó fondo en mayo. Desde entonces, ha repuntado ligeramente.The currency bottomed out in May. Since then, it has slightly recovered.
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