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Subir el volumen a tope

Grammar & Usage

verb phrase / idiom

informal / colloquial

How it works

This phrase consists of the transitive verb 'subir' (to raise/increase), the direct object 'el volumen' (the volume), and the idiomatic locution 'a tope' (to the max/to the limit). 'A tope' acts adverbially to indicate maximum capacity or intensity. The verb 'subir' conjugates regularly as a standard -ir verb depending on the subject.

Sample sentences

Sube el volumen a tope, que me encanta esta canción.

Turn the volume all the way up, I love this song.

Los vecinos se quejaron porque tenían el volumen a tope a las tres de la mañana.

The neighbors complained because they had the volume blasting at three in the morning.

Cuando voy solo en el coche me gusta subir el volumen a tope y cantar.

When I'm driving alone in the car, I like to crank up the volume and sing along.

Quick facts

regionalism:The expression 'a tope' is particularly common in Peninsular Spanish, though widely understood across the Spanish-speaking world.

verbConjugation:Regular -ir verb (subo, subes, sube, subimos, subís, suben)

prepositionalIdiom:'A tope' derives from 'tope' (limit, stop/buffer), functioning as 'at full blast' or 'to the maximum'.

Often used with

poner la música a tope

estar a tope

bajar el volumen

darle caña

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Example

Sube el volumen a tope, que me encanta esta canción.

Turn the volume all the way up, I love this song.

Los vecinos se quejaron porque tenían el volumen a tope a las tres de la mañana.

The neighbors complained because they had the volume blasting at three in the morning.