tocar fondo: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- To touch the bottom of something physically, as when reaching the floor of a body of water or the bottom of a container.
Examples
BetaDespués de bucear varios minutos, finalmente pude tocar fondo y recoger la moneda que había caído.
After diving for several minutes, I finally managed to touch the bottom and pick up the coin that had fallen.
Cuando el cubo estaba casi vacío, tocó fondo y fue difícil seguir sacando agua.
When the bucket was almost empty, it touched the bottom and it was hard to keep scooping water.
¿Has intentado tocar fondo para ver si hay algo atrapado en el fondo del lago?
Have you tried to touch the bottom to see if there's something trapped at the lake's bottom?
Mientras nadaba en la piscina, sentí el suelo y pude tocar fondo sin problemas.
While swimming in the pool, I felt the floor and was able to touch the bottom without problems.
- To reach the lowest point in a situation or in one’s life; to hit rock bottom, often implying that a change or decisive action is required.
Examples
BetaDespués de perder el trabajo y la casa, sentí que había tocado fondo y decidí buscar ayuda profesional.
After losing the job and the house, I felt I had hit rock bottom and decided to seek professional help.
No creo que haya tocado fondo todavía; las cosas podrían empeorar mucho más si no cambiamos de rumbo.
I don't think we've hit rock bottom yet; things could get much worse if we don't change course.
Cuando Juan tocó fondo, finalmente entendió que tenía que hacer un cambio radical en su vida.
When Juan hit rock bottom, he finally understood that he had to make a radical change in his life.
Examples:
- ES: Al tocar fondo se resignó a vender su reloj, el único regalo que un ser bondadoso le había hecho en el pensionado.EN: He needed to hit the bottom to resign to sell his watch, the only present that a good being had given him in ?
- ES: Bajaré hasta tocar fondo.EN: I'm taking her to the bottom, Mr. Stewart.
- ES: Vamos a tocar fondo.EN: We're gonna hit.
- ES: ¡Puedo tocar fondo!EN: I can touch bottom.
- ES: Ya sabe lo que es tocar fondo, ¿eh?EN: Hey, you really have hit bottom, haven't you?
- ES: Lo que importa, es que nos estamos cerca de tocar fondo.EN: Actually, General, we are close to the bottom of the barrels.
- ES: -Vosotros sí que vais a tocar fondo.EN: - Have you touched it
- ES: Quizás alguien lo empujó hasta tocar fondo.EN: Perhaps someone kicked him, or pushed him touching the bottom.
- ES: - Hay que tocar fondo.EN: Let her sink to the bottom.
- ES: - Vamos a tocar fondo.EN: - We're going to hit it.EN: - We're gonna bottom out.
- ES: Va a tocar fondo.EN: Over the ledge.
- ES: ¡Es mejor tocar fondo que flotar en la superficie!EN: Better to hit rock bottom than float on the surface!
- ES: Eso es tocar fondo, ¿no es así?EN: That's the bottom line, isn't it?
- ES: Es bueno tocar fondo una vez.EN: It's good to hit bottom once and for all.
- ES: Has hecho muchas cosas malas en la vida, pero esto ya es tocar fondo.EN: You've done so many bad things in your life, but now you are really hitting rock bottom.
- ES: Cuidado al tocar fondo, señor, un buen golpe de pie y remontará.EN: You won't sink. You'll be surface again soon.
- ES: La voz corre en la calle, hombre... estamos por tocar fondo.EN: The word is out on the street, man, the bottom is about to fall out.
- ES: Todos asegúrense para tocar fondo.EN: Have all hands prepare to bottom.
- ES: Ok, ahora mírame tocar fondo.EN: Okay, watch me hit rock bottom.
- ES: ¿Para tocar fondo?EN: "To sink as low as I can?"
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