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    Escuchar música a tope

    Grammar & Usage

    fixed expression
    neutral to casual

    How it works

    This is a verbal phrase. 'Escuchar' is the infinitive verb meaning 'to listen'. 'Música' is the direct object, meaning 'music'. 'A tope' is an adverbial phrase meaning 'at full capacity' or 'to the maximum', modifying 'escuchar música' to indicate the volume level. It can be used with various verbs to mean 'to the max' or 'at full speed/volume'.

    Sample sentences

    Me encanta escuchar música a tope cuando limpio la casa.

    I love listening to music at full volume when I clean the house.

    No puedes escuchar música a tope tan tarde, los vecinos se van a quejar.

    You can't listen to music at full volume so late, the neighbors are going to complain.

    Para animarme, puse mi canción favorita a tope y me puse a bailar.

    To cheer myself up, I put my favorite song on full blast and started dancing.

    Quick facts

    usageOfAtope:'A tope' is a common Spanish idiom used to express 'to the maximum', 'at full speed/volume', or 'with great intensity'. It can be applied to actions (trabajar a tope - to work flat out), sounds (subir el volumen a tope - to turn the volume all the way up), or physical states (estar a tope - to be full of energy).

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    Example

    Me encanta escuchar música a tope cuando limpio la casa.

    I love listening to music at full volume when I clean the house.

    No puedes escuchar música a tope tan tarde, los vecinos se van a quejar.

    You can't listen to music at full volume so late, the neighbors are going to complain.

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