tope

/ˈtope/, [ˈt̪o.pe]

stop, top


Noun tope m (plural topes)

  1. butt, end, butt end
  2. top, limit
  3. stop, catch, snag (also figuratively)
  4. collision
  5. quarrel, fight
  6. reinforcement
  7. (railway) buffer, bumper
  8. (nautical) masthead, lookout
  9. (Mexico) speed bump
  10. (Costa Rica, Nicaragua) equestrian parade usually held on the first day of a festival

Adverb tope

  1. (colloquial, Spain) really
    Es tope feo
    He's dead ugly

Verb tope

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of topar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of topar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) present subjunctive form of topar.

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Pienso en ti y sonrío. Gracias por los recuerdos que llenan mi corazón hasta el tope con felicidad.

    I think of you, and I smile. Thank you for the memories which fill my heart to the brim with happiness.

  • ¿Podrás hacerlo para la fecha tope?

    Can you make the deadline?

  • En un autobús a tope me daría rabia perder mi parada por culpa de otros pasajeros.

    In a packed bus, it would infuriate me to miss my stop on account of other passengers.


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