a todo meter — meaning & examples
Language: es
Meanings:
- At full speed; with great force or intensity; doing something very quickly or energetically.
Examples
BetaEl ciclista bajó la colina a todo meter para ganar la etapa de la carrera.
The cyclist went down the hill at full speed to win the stage of the race.
¿Puedes terminar el informe a todo meter? El jefe lo quiere para esta tarde.
Can you finish the report really fast? The boss wants it by this afternoon.
Los estudiantes trabajaban a todo meter para preparar la presentación final.
The students were working at full speed to prepare the final presentation.
- Continuously or without pause; nonstop.
Examples
BetaDesde que empezó el proyecto, el equipo ha estado trabajando a todo meter sin descansar.
Since the project started, the team has been working nonstop without resting.
El programa de televisión se transmitió a todo meter durante toda la noche especial.
The TV program was broadcast nonstop throughout the entire special night.
A todo meter, la fábrica produce miles de unidades cada día para satisfacer la demanda.
Nonstop, the factory produces thousands of units each day to meet demand.
- To an excessive degree; done excessively or without restraint (applied to actions such as drinking, working, or performing).
Examples
BetaDespués de la fiesta, él siguió bebiendo a todo meter, sin importarle nada más.
After the party, he kept drinking excessively, not caring about anything else.
Trabajó a todo meter durante semanas y terminó agotado por el esfuerzo excesivo.
He worked excessively for weeks and ended up exhausted from the overwork.
Si comes a todo meter, podrías tener problemas de salud a largo plazo.
If you eat excessively, you might have health problems in the long run.
Examples:
- ES: Defenderás a tu hermano a todo meter.EN: You're gonna defend your brother all the way.
- ES: Terminó conmigo saliendo a todo meter de la casa para ir a mi club.EN: Round 10 ended with me storming out of the house to go to my club.
- ES: Patty está cantando a todo meter. ¿Se fijaron?EN: Patty be singing her ass off, too, don't she?
- ES: - Sí, muy rápido. Fue a todo meter. Como una visita al Louvre.EN: I ran through, like the Louvre in that Godard movie, Band of Outsiders.
- ES: Baja por ahí... a todo meter.EN: Go that way... really fast.
- ES: vamos a todo meter.EN: I said to myself, "Fuck it.
- ES: Bala Perdida a todo meter...EN: Stray bullet to the heart...
- ES: Bala Perdida a todo meter.EN: Stray Bullet to the heart.EN: Stray Bullet to the heart.
- ES: Bala Perdida a todo meter. ¿Qué te pasa, perra?EN: Stray Bullet to the heart-- what's the matter, bitch?
- ES: Bebía a todo meter.EN: She'd always shown compassion.
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