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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesagotar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a.ɣoˈtaɾ
"No debes agotar tus fuerzas en un solo día."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To overwork, exploit, or exhaust someone until they are completely depleted of energy or health.
"The demanding production schedule ended up running the team into the ground." - 2
To use a vehicle, piece of equipment, or business persistently without proper maintenance until it breaks down completely.
"He bought a cheap car and drove it until he finally ran it into the ground."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from horse racing and hunting terminology of the 19th century, where a horse or animal would be chased or driven until it collapsed onto the ground from exhaustion. Over time, the idiom broadened metaphorically to refer to overworking machinery, business ventures, or human beings until complete depletion or failure occurs.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Run into the ground" is said worldwide
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exténuer
Transliteration: ɛk.ste.nɥe
"Ce travail finit par l'exténuer."
verschleißen
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaɪ̯sn̩
"Man sollte Maschinen nicht völlig verschleißen."
sfinire
Transliteration: sfiˈniːre
"Questi turni continui finiscono per sfinire i dipendenti."
agotar
Transliteration: a.ɣoˈtaɾ
"No debes agotar tus fuerzas en un solo día."
esgotar
Transliteration: is.ɡoˈtaɾ
"O projeto acabou por esgotar toda a equipa."
थका देना
Transliteration: thaka dena
"इस काम ने उसे पूरी तरह से थका दिया है।"
耗尽精力
Transliteration: hào jìn jīng lì
"繁重的工作最终会耗尽员工的精力。"
녹초로 만들다
Transliteration: nokchoro mandeulda
"지나친 야근은 직원들을 녹초로 만든다."
使い果たす
Transliteration: tsukaihatasu
"彼はその古い車を限界まで使い果たした。"
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