tocar a muerto

Language:

Meanings:

1.
SpainLatin Americaformalarchaic
- To toll the bells to announce a death; to sound a death knell (literal, traditional usage).
2.
SpainLatin Americaformalfigurative
- To mark the end, ruin, or doom of something; to signal that something is finished or beyond recovery (figurative).

Examples:

ES: ¿Es eso tocar a muerto?
EN: Is that a proper toll for a deceased?
ES: Además, ¿qué horas son estas de tocar a muerto?
EN: Besides, what time is this to toll for a deceased?

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