out of spoons: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    Primarily North AmericanUsed globally onlineinformalcolloquialdisability community
    • Having no remaining energy, mental resources, or capacity to perform tasks; experiencing exhaustion or depletion as described by 'Spoon Theory'.
    • Inability to take on additional responsibilities or activities because available personal energy or coping resources have been exhausted.

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    • After a long day of meetings and running errands, I was completely out of spoons and just wanted to rest.

      Después de un largo día de reuniones y recados, estaba completamente sin energía y solo quería descansar.

    • If you're feeling out of spoons today, maybe you should skip the workout and focus on self-care.

      Si hoy te sientes sin energía, tal vez deberías saltarte el entrenamiento y enfocarte en cuidarte.

    • She told me she was out of spoons, so I didn’t ask her to help with the project this weekend.

      Ella me dijo que estaba agotada, así que no le pedí que ayudara con el proyecto este fin de semana.

  • 2.

    General Englishneutral
    • Literally having no spoons (eating utensils) available.

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    • We ran out of spoons at the picnic, so some people had to eat their salad with forks instead.

      Nos quedamos sin cucharas en el picnic, así que algunas personas tuvieron que comer su ensalada con tenedores.

    • Can you check the drawer? I think we’re out of spoons and the guests are arriving soon.

      ¿Puedes revisar el cajón? Creo que nos hemos quedado sin cucharas y los invitados llegan pronto.

    • They were out of spoons at the restaurant, so the waiter brought us forks to eat the soup.

      No tenían cucharas en el restaurante, así que el camarero nos trajo tenedores para comer la sopa.

    • I realized we were out of spoons right before dessert was served, which caused a bit of a scramble in the kitchen.

      Me di cuenta de que nos habíamos quedado sin cucharas justo antes de servir el postre, lo que causó un poco de caos en la cocina.

Examples:

  • EN: We're out of spoons! That's it.
    ES: ¡Se nos acabaron las cucharas!
  • EN: ‐ But, we're out of spoons!
    ES: ¡Pero ya no tenemos cucharas!
  • EN: Mainly out of spoons.
    ES: Yo lo hice! Principalmente de cucharas.
  • EN: I'm making an instrument out of spoons, and a napkin holder, and dreams, and magic.
    ES: Hago un instrumento con cucharas, un servilletero, sueños y magia.
  • EN: I understand about running out of spoons.
    HI: समझ रहा हूँ मैं कलियों के मुसकराने को॥
  • EN: She often runs out of spoons before the end of the day.
    HI: वो अक्सर दिन के उजाले को मैला कर जाती हैं।
    HI: वह अक्सर बातें किया करती थी शाम से तारों को छूने की
  • EN: Are you all out of spoons?
    HI: क्या आप सभी व्रतधारी हैं?
  • EN: In case you ran out of spoons to eat your
    HI: जब हाथो से आपने खाना खिलाती थी
  • EN: Let's make a cool project out of spoons!
    HI: सुविचारों का स्वच्छ पवन बह जाने दे!
  • EN: We're out of spoons.
    ID: Kita kekurangan sendok.
  • EN: We're out of spoons!
    ID: Kita kehabisan sendok!
  • EN: We're out of spoons now.
    ID: Kita kehabisan sendok sekarang.
  • EN: We're almost running out of spoons just from taste-testing.
    ID: Kita hampir kehabisan sendok... Hanya karena mencicipi.
  • EN: Are we out of spoons?
    ID: Kita kehabisan sendok?
  • EN: - We're out of spoons.
    ES: -Se acabaron las cucharas.

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