Tope in english

topar = hit. 

Example: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.

more:

» topar con(tra) un muro = come up against + a brick wall ; be up against a brick wall ; hit + a (brick) wall .

Example: There are moments when someone feels that they have come up against a brick wall and they don't quite know where to turn next.

Example: Have you ever been in a situation in which you were up against a brick wall and felt there was absolutely no where to turn?.

Example: You ever have those moments when you are making great progress, and things seem to be coming together, and then suddenly you hit a wall and can't get anything else done?.

» toparse con = meet with ; come across ; run into ; bump into ; cross + Posesivo + path ; cross + paths with ; run across ; walk into ; stumble across ; light on/upon ; alight on/upon .

Example: 'I'll let you know if you're spending too much!' She said this firmly and yet endearingly, and met his eyes with her eyes.

Example: In a jumble of old papers I recently came across the photograph of a young man striding through a classroom door.

Example: If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would run into a ream of wetted paper weighted down with paving stones.

Example: The phone booth on the corner of my street is listing to one side as if a vehicle bumped into it, but it still works.

Example: Based on hundreds of interviews with Hollywood's power players, she weaves Eisner's story together with those who have crossed his path.

Example: Some of you old timers are likely stealing a smile as you read this, tinking that you were lucky not to have crossed paths with him.

Example: Months after I stopped taking the painkillers I ran across them under the sink.

Example: He is presented in the movie as a somewhat comical character, with a lumbering but pleasant clumsiness as he walks through doors and into furniture.

Example: I stumbled across it while zapping through the channels and it seemed like a 'real' documentary.

Example: After years of experimenting, he lighted upon Velcro, which was patented in 1952 and was directly inspired by the natural hooked design of the burdock seeds.

Example: About 1,000 years ago, Taoist monks in China alighted upon the recipe for gunpowder -- accidentally, it's believed.

» toparse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties .

Example: Traditional logic-based approaches to legal expert systems run up against difficulties when dealing with conflicts about the rules themselves.

» toparse con un problema = encounter + a problem ; come across + a problem ; meet with + a problem .

Example: The problems that might be encountered in using chain indexing with DC can be grouped into three categories.

Example: If when you are working you come across a problem which perplexes you, you should write to someone in the field who may be able to help you.

Example: These are circumstances in which natural language indexing meets with many problems.

tope = ceiling. 

Example: The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.

more:

» alcanzar el tope = crest .

Example: Rivers in southern Minnesota are expected to crest lower than previously forecast within the next week.

» a tope = packed to capacity ; in the fast lane ; fast lane ; choc(k)-a-bloc(k) ; chock-full ; in full swing ; in full gear ; packed to the rafters ; in full operation ; full to the gunwales ; loaded to the gunwales ; up to full speed ; at full capacity .

Example: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.

Example: The article 'A charmed brew: document delivery and collection in the fast lane' examines the implications of the proliferation of document delivery services and types of access available for librarians.

Example: The article is entitled 'The news librarians: fast lane information professionals' = El artículo se titula "Los documentalistas de los medios de comunicación: profesionales de la información a toda pastilla".

Example: The library was chock-a-block with celebrities and children as they swarmed to see the signing of the new Harry Potter book by its author.

Example: Herbal cancer remedy is chock-full of drugs.

Example: And when the New Year celebrations were in full swing at the moment Britain entered the Community, how many people remember raising their glasses to Europe?.

Example: Christmas is merely three weeks away, even if the commercialized aspect of the holidays have been in full gear for over two weeks now.

Example: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69.

Example: Fortunately, for the most part, the pier is back in full operation after the storm.

Example: At this time of year, the boats at the floating market are full to the gunwales with sweet potatoes, cabbages, carrots and spring onions.

Example: As she approached the wharf it could be seen that she was loaded to the gunwales with cases and boxes.

Example: The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle.

Example: Iran's first nuclear power plant will be connected to the national grid at full capacity in the coming weeks.

» disfrutar (de) la vida a tope = enjoy + life to the full .

Example: We all want to enjoy life, but are we enjoying it to the extent that we can to enjoy life to the full?.

» estar a tope = overstretch  ; be chocker with .

Example: Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.

Example: Needless to say the garden was absolutely chocker with weeds.

» estar hasta los topes = be chocker with .

Example: Needless to say the garden was absolutely chocker with weeds.

» fijar un tope = cap ; set + a limit ; set + a cut-off point .

Example: States have laws that cap interest rates and fees for loans, but most state laws don't apply to business loans.

Example: Limits on total index size are set by the practicalities of searching several sets of index cards in order to complete a search.

Example: The cut-off point for the ranked output was set to match the number of documents retrieved by MEDLARS.

» funcionando a tope = overstretched  .

Example: Electronic publishing is something librarians shouldn't be doing, given their already overstretched human and financial resources.

» funcionar a tope = stretch + Nombre + to the limit ; work at + full capacity ; operate at + full capacity ; be stretched to the bone ; fire on + all (four/six/eight) cylinders ; hit on + all (four/six/eight) cylinders ; run on + all (four/six/eight) cylinders .

Example: All agencies, it was found, were stretched to the limit, but by pooling resources these might be made to go further.

Example: Your laptop battery should work at full capacity for two to three years before it will not last as long as it used to.

Example: In most cases, it is unlikely that any system will operate at full capacity for prolonged periods.

Example: Unfortunately, with budgets stretched to the bone, the focus is not on investments to boost the economy, but on fiscal retrenchment.

Example: Coming into the off season firing on all cylinders is just the way we want to see her starting her prep for next year's competition.

Example: What stops you from becoming the person you truly want to be: motivated, energized, and hitting on all cylinders?.

Example: If we could get running on all cylinders and really using all our talent in the best possible way that would be a great gain for the economy.

» hasta los topes = packed to capacity ; bursting at the seams ; choc(k)-a-bloc(k) ; chock-full ; overloaded ; packed to the rafters ; full to the gunwales ; loaded to the gunwales .

Example: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.

Example: The library solved the problems of budget cuts, a library building bursting at the seams, and stock ill matched to some of the courses by switching to the use of on-line search services.

Example: The library was chock-a-block with celebrities and children as they swarmed to see the signing of the new Harry Potter book by its author.

Example: Herbal cancer remedy is chock-full of drugs.

Example: He dismissed the image of overloaded libraries collapsing under the weight of a surfeit of paper as 'mythology'.

Example: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69.

Example: At this time of year, the boats at the floating market are full to the gunwales with sweet potatoes, cabbages, carrots and spring onions.

Example: As she approached the wharf it could be seen that she was loaded to the gunwales with cases and boxes.

» hasta los topes de = bursting with .

Example: It is a great pleasure to welcome you to a country bursting with pride and energy.

» hasta los topes (de) = jam-packed (with) ; filled to capacity ; full to capacity .

Example: This week is looking to be quite a jam packed, event-filled, extravaganza!.

Example: If a class is filled to capacity, please contact the secretary and ask to be put on a waiting list.

Example: Once the bucket is full to capacity, let the contents ferment for a period of 10-14 days at room temperature.

» lleno a tope = packed to capacity ; packed to the rafters ; full to the gunwales ; loaded to the gunwales .

Example: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.

Example: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69.

Example: At this time of year, the boats at the floating market are full to the gunwales with sweet potatoes, cabbages, carrots and spring onions.

Example: As she approached the wharf it could be seen that she was loaded to the gunwales with cases and boxes.

» lleno hasta los topes = bursting ; bursting at the seams ; packed to capacity ; packed to the rafters ; full to the gunwales ; loaded to the gunwales .

Example: The bursting linen cupboard is characteristic of the late 19th century, since people used their linen to decorate interiors.

Example: The library solved the problems of budget cuts, a library building bursting at the seams, and stock ill matched to some of the courses by switching to the use of on-line search services.

Example: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.

Example: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69.

Example: At this time of year, the boats at the floating market are full to the gunwales with sweet potatoes, cabbages, carrots and spring onions.

Example: As she approached the wharf it could be seen that she was loaded to the gunwales with cases and boxes.

» poner un tope = cap ; set + a limit ; set + a cut-off point .

Example: States have laws that cap interest rates and fees for loans, but most state laws don't apply to business loans.

Example: Limits on total index size are set by the practicalities of searching several sets of index cards in order to complete a search.

Example: The cut-off point for the ranked output was set to match the number of documents retrieved by MEDLARS.

» sin tope = uncapped .

Example: While the rest of the world has been enjoying cheap uncapped Internet for long now, South African has been milked for every cent they have.

» tope ficticio = glass ceiling [Límite artificial que algunos sectores sociales marginados alcanzan, por encima del cual no pueden avanzar aunque puedan ver los objetivos y estén a su alcance] .

Example: This article describes the impact of the organizational factors which create the 'glass ceiling,' inhibiting women's ability to climb the corporate ladder.

» trabajar a tope = work at + full capacity ; operate at + full capacity ; fire on + all (four/six/eight) cylinders ; hit on + all (four/six/eight) cylinders ; run on + all (four/six/eight) cylinders .

Example: Your laptop battery should work at full capacity for two to three years before it will not last as long as it used to.

Example: In most cases, it is unlikely that any system will operate at full capacity for prolonged periods.

Example: Coming into the off season firing on all cylinders is just the way we want to see her starting her prep for next year's competition.

Example: What stops you from becoming the person you truly want to be: motivated, energized, and hitting on all cylinders?.

Example: If we could get running on all cylinders and really using all our talent in the best possible way that would be a great gain for the economy.