deslomar

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Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ lomo (back) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /desloˈmaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧lo‧mar

Verb

deslomar (first-person singular present deslomo, first-person singular preterite deslomé, past participle deslomado)

  1. to ruin one's back
  2. (figurative, takes a reflexive pronoun) to work one's fingers to the bone, to break one's back
    • 2020 September 14, Daniel Verdú, “Las malas calles de El Polaco”, in El País:
      Policías jubilados, desempleados, trabajadores que se desloman en las refinerías o las acererías de la zona y muchas familias que cuentan los días hasta final de mes para que la Renta Ciudadana del Gobierno ilumine el extracto de la cuenta bancaria.
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