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el colmo

/ˈkolmo/ noun · masculine B2
  1. summit, top
  2. height
  3. the extreme of a situation · Esto es el colmo. ¡Me largo! This is too much. I'm gone!· Ya has llegado al colmo con tu actitud. You've already crossed the line with your attitude.

Plural colmos

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A medida que me aproximaba a la aldea natal, apoderábase de mí inexplicable melancolía, y que llegó al colmo cuando me hizo escuchar el guía el tañido de la campana, tan extraña a mi oído, como si jamás lo hubiera impresionado.
Recuerdos de mi vida: Mi infancia y juventud, p. 15 · C1

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