al traste

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Spanish

Adverb

al traste

  1. (idiomatic) to the dogs, unsuccessfully
    • 2020 July 26, “La cuarentena británica da la puntilla al turismo en España, que se prepara para un verano desastroso”, in El País:
      El turismo ya veía peligrar la temporada con los rebrotes. Vive un verano anómalo con miles de cancelaciones y afronta agosto, el mes de más actividad, con la incertidumbre de si se agravará la pandemia y se irá al traste definitivamente la temporada.
      Tourism already saw the season in danger with the regrowth. It is experiencing an unusual summer with thousands of cancellations and faces August, the month with the most activity, with the uncertainty of whether the pandemic will worsen and the season will definitively go to the dogs.

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