Agotar in english
pronunciation: ɪgzɔst part of speech: noun, verb
agotarse = run down ; peter out ; run + short (of) ; go out of + print ; sell out ; run out (of) ; run + dry ; be all gone.
Example: A closed system will be subject to entropy -- the tendency for a system to run down through the loss of differentiation.Example: Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.Example: The arguments are well known but we must realise that there was a very real fear that society would run short of manual labour = The arguments are well known but we must realise that there was a very real fear that society would run short of manual labour.Example: Zilg claims that his book 'Du Pont: Behind the nylon Curtain', which is highly critical of Du Pont, was allowed to go out of print prematurely as a direct result of pressure being brought to bear on the publisher by Du Pont.Example: The first edition was quickly sold out, and I decided to revise it in the light of comments by colleagues and reviewers, and of developments in my own thinking.Example: The philosophy of science lacks a time dimension and seems to have run out of language to cope with all the abstractions needed.Example: So stop fretting that UK unemployment is rising as the tax burden soars, consumers stop spending and North Sea oil runs dry.Example: The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.agotar = exhaust ; deplete ; wear + Nombre + down.
Example: The potential areas of application of PRECIS are far from being exhausted.Example: This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.Example: The trials of raising her teenage children and caring for her sick father have worn her down.more:
» agotar el espacio = run out of + space .
Example: Many university and state libraries are running out of space and research libraries have a serious conservation problem.» agotar el presupuesto = drain + budget .
Example: By accentuating administrative strengths, archivists can facilitate preservation implementation without draining their budget.» agotar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life .
Example: Blair is accused of presiding over a 'fag-end' government, one that is rapidly running towards the end of its useful life.» agotarse = run down ; peter out ; run + short (of) ; go out of + print ; sell out ; run out (of) ; run + dry ; be all gone .
Example: A closed system will be subject to entropy -- the tendency for a system to run down through the loss of differentiation. Example: Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months. Example: The arguments are well known but we must realise that there was a very real fear that society would run short of manual labour = Los argumentos son bien conocidos pero debemos darnos cuenta de que había existía un miedo real de que la sociedad se quedase sin mano de obra. Example: Zilg claims that his book 'Du Pont: Behind the nylon Curtain', which is highly critical of Du Pont, was allowed to go out of print prematurely as a direct result of pressure being brought to bear on the publisher by Du Pont. Example: The first edition was quickly sold out, and I decided to revise it in the light of comments by colleagues and reviewers, and of developments in my own thinking. Example: The philosophy of science lacks a time dimension and seems to have run out of language to cope with all the abstractions needed. Example: So stop fretting that UK unemployment is rising as the tax burden soars, consumers stop spending and North Sea oil runs dry. Example: The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.» agotarse el dinero = run out of + money ; run out of + cash .
Example: All doom and gloom aside, the federal government is unlikely to run out of money. Example: But some analysts wonder whether the domestic automakers can hang on until then without running out of cash.» agotarse el dinero en metálico = run out of + cash .
Example: But some analysts wonder whether the domestic automakers can hang on until then without running out of cash.» agotarse el saldo = run out of + credit .
Example: If you run out of credit before the end of the offer period, your services will be suspended.» agotarse el tiempo = time + run out ; run out of + time ; be out of time .
Example: If time is running out, do not feel obliged to read them from cover to cover. Example: I realised for the first time that I was in my early 30s and I was running out of time to do what I wanted with my life. Example: She didn't need a medical degree to know that his life was fading fast, and she was out of time to really get to know her father.» agotarse la paciencia = run out of + patience .
Example: When you run out of patience, you tend to blurt out words that you don't mean.» dinero + agotarse = money + dry up .
Example: The money dried up, but at least Dubai's celebrity investors are not left out of pocket.» financiación + agotarse = funding + dry up .
Example: The article 'Slim chance for ethnic funding' explains how funding for library projects to provide assistance to ethnic minorities has almost dried up.