wear down

agotar, desgastar

Hacer que alguien se canse mucho física o mentalmente, poco a poco.

En inglés sencillo: To gradually make someone very tired in their body or mind.

• The long hours wear me down.
• Months of worry wore him down.
• She felt worn down by the constant noise.

Cómo se usa: wear someone down (Working nights has worn her down.)

Sinónimos: exhaust, tire out, drain

Antónimos: energize, refresh

Expresiones frecuentes: wear someone down, wear down someone

vencer la resistencia, doblegar

Insistir hasta que alguien ceda o ya no pueda oponerse.

En inglés sencillo: To keep trying until someone gives in or can no longer fight against you.

• The children kept asking and wore me down.
• Repeated attacks wore down the enemy's defenses.
• She finally wore him down and he agreed to help.

Cómo se usa: wear someone down (They wore him down with repeated requests.)

Sinónimos: overcome, break down

Expresiones frecuentes: wear someone down, wear down resistance

desgastar, desgastarse

Hacer que algo se vuelva más pequeño o liso por el roce o el uso, o volverse así.

En inglés sencillo: To make something smaller or smoother through repeated rubbing or use, or become smaller this way.

• The soles wear down quickly.
• Years of footsteps wore down the stone steps.
• Grinding your teeth can wear them down.

Cómo se usa: wear something down (Flowing water wears the rocks down.)

Sinónimos: erode, abrade

Expresiones frecuentes: wear down something, wear something down, wear down slowly