agotar

v.

1 to exhaust.

La preocupación agota la mente Worry exhausts the mind.

2 to sell out of (producto).

este niño me agota this child tires me out

3 to deplete, to drain, to use up, to drain out.

El abuso agota las existencias Abuse depletes the stock on hand.

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agotar

► verbo transitivo

1 (cansar) to exhaust, tire/wear out

2 (gastar) to exhaust, use up

► verbo pronominal agotarse

1 (cansarse) to become exhausted, become tired out

2 (gastarse) to run out

3 COMERCIO to be sold out

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verb

1) to tire out, wear out

2) exhaust

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- agotarse

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1. VT

1) (=cansar) wear out, tire out

las vacaciones me agotan — holidays wear o tire me out, holidays are exhausting

este niño me agota las fuerzas — this child wears o tires me out

2) (=terminar con) [+ recursos naturales, reservas] to use up, exhaust; [+ posibilidades] to exhaust

el público agotó las entradas en dos horas — all the tickets (were) sold out within two hours

las jugueterías agotaron sus existencias — the toyshops sold out

han agotado todas las vías legales — they have exhausted all legal avenues

antes de eso prefieren agotar la vía diplomática — they prefer to try all diplomatic options first

agoté todos mis argumentos intentando convencerle — I ran out of arguments trying to persuade him

agotamos todos los temas de conversación — we ran out of topics of conversation

tanto papeleo me agota la paciencia — I lose patience with o get impatient with all this paperwork

3)

he decidido agotar el plazo — I decided to take as much time as I was allowed

he agotado todas las prórrogas — all my extensions have run out, I've used up all my extensions

el gobierno pretende agotar la legislatura — the government aims to last out its term

2.

VI (=cansar)

correr cuando hace calor agota — running in the heat tires you out, running in the heat is exhausting

3.

See:

agotarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <recursos> to exhaust, use up; <pila> to wear out, run down; <mina/tierra> to exhaust

el público agotó la edición — the edition sold out

agotó sus fuerzas — he used up all his strength

agotaron todos los temas de conversación — they exhausted all topics of conversation

b) (cansar) <persona> to tire ... out, wear ... out

2.

agotarse v pron

a) existencias/reservas to run out, be used up; pila to run down; mina/tierra to become exhausted; edición to sell out

se me está agotando la paciencia — my patience is running out

b) persona to wear o tire oneself out

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= exhaust, deplete.

Ex. The potential areas of application of PRECIS are far from being exhausted.

Ex. This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.

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* agotar el espacio = run out of + space.

* agotar el presupuesto = drain + budget.

* agotar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* agotarse = run down, peter out, run + short (of), run out, go out of + print, sell out, dry up, run out of, run + dry, be all gone.

* agotarse el tiempo = time + run out.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <recursos> to exhaust, use up; <pila> to wear out, run down; <mina/tierra> to exhaust

el público agotó la edición — the edition sold out

agotó sus fuerzas — he used up all his strength

agotaron todos los temas de conversación — they exhausted all topics of conversation

b) (cansar) <persona> to tire ... out, wear ... out

2.

agotarse v pron

a) existencias/reservas to run out, be used up; pila to run down; mina/tierra to become exhausted; edición to sell out

se me está agotando la paciencia — my patience is running out

b) persona to wear o tire oneself out

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= exhaust, deplete.

Ex: The potential areas of application of PRECIS are far from being exhausted.

Ex: This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.

* agotar el espacio = run out of + space.

* agotar el presupuesto = drain + budget.

* agotar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* agotarse = run down, peter out, run + short (of), run out, go out of + print, sell out, dry up, run out of, run + dry, be all gone.

* agotarse el tiempo = time + run out.

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agotar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹recursos› to exhaust, use up; ‹pila› to wear out, run down; ‹mina/tierra› to exhaust

el público agotó la edición en cuatro semanas the edition sold out in four weeks

agotó sus fuerzas durante los primeros 5.000 metros he used up all his strength o he burnt himself out in the first 5,000 meters

agotaron todos los temas de conversación they exhausted all topics of conversation

2 (cansar) ‹persona› to exhaust, tire … out, wear … out

■ agotarse

v pron

1 «existencias/reservas» to run out, be used up; «pila» to run down; «mina/tierra» to become exhausted; «edición» to sell out

se me está agotando la paciencia my patience is running out o wearing thin

2 «persona» to exhaust oneself, wear o tire oneself out

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agotar (conjugate agotar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹recursos› to exhaust, use up;

‹pila› to wear out, run down;
‹mina/tierra› to exhaust

b) (cansar) ‹persona› to tire … out, wear … out

agotarse verbo pronominal

a) [existencias/reservas] to run out, be used up;

[pila] to run down;
[mina/tierra] to become exhausted;
[edición] to sell out;

◊ se me está agotando la paciencia my patience is running out

b) [persona] to wear o tire oneself out

agotar verbo transitivo
1 (dejar sin fuerzas) to exhaust, wear out
2 (consumir totalmente) to exhaust, use up (completely)
'agotar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- barrer
- cansar
- machacar
English:
drain
- exhaust
- finish
- sell out
- shatter
- tire out
- wear out
- deplete
- sell
- spend
- tire
- use
- wear

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agotar

♦ vt

1. [cansar] to exhaust, to tire out;

este niño me agota this child wears me out

2. [consumir] [producto] to sell out of;

[agua] to use up, to run out of; [recursos] to exhaust, to use up;

hemos agotado todas las copias we've sold all the copies;

ya había agotado todos los pretextos she had run out of excuses;

agotaron todas las vías legales para obtener la extradición they exhausted all the legal channels for obtaining the extradition order;

piensa agotar su mandato al frente del partido she intends to serve her full term as party leader

3. [pila, batería] to run down

♦ See also the pronominal verb agotarse

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agotar

v/t

1 (cansar) wear out, exhaust

2 (terminar) use up, exhaust

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agotar vt

1) : to exhaust, to use up

2) : to weary, to wear out

♦ See also the reflexive verb agotarse

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agotar vb

1. (cansar) to exhaust / to wear out [pt. wore; pp. worn]

trabajar tanto le agota working so much wears her out

2. (gastar) to use up

agoté todos mis ahorros I used up all my savings