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a fondo

thoroughly

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phrase Uncommon #12,770
thoroughly Can also mean “all the way” when describing pressing a pedal or similar action.
SP: Quiero conocer el tema a fondo.
EN: I want to understand the subject thoroughly.

John investigó el accidente a fondo.

John investigated the accident thoroughly.

Me gustaría conocer a Tom más a fondo.

I’d like to get to know Tom better.

Pisa a fondo.

Hit the gas.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

Tom pisó a fondo el freno para no dar al perro.

Tom slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting the dog.

La policía registró el local a fondo.

The police thoroughly searched the premises.

Bueno, investigué a fondo en la Internet.

Well, I did a thorough search on the Internet.

— No entrar (2026)

Mientras tanto, tenía que lavar el piso a fondo.

In the meantime, I had to scrub the floor thoroughly.

Él conoce esta ciudad a fondo.

He knows this city inside and out.

Aun sobre las que uno cree conocer a fondo.

Even about things you think you know thoroughly.

Quisiera hacer algo bien a fondo.

I would like to do something really thoroughly.

— Hable con ella (2002)

Lo estudiamos a fondo.

We studied it thoroughly.

Lo busqué a fondo cuando llamaste y no lo encontré.

I searched thoroughly when you called and couldn't find it.

— Realmente amor (2003)

Necesita ir a fondo.

He needs to go all the way.

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

¿Lo ha visto bien a fondo?

Have you taken a good, thorough look at it?

— Parásitos (2019)

A fondo.

Thoroughly.

— Un buen ladrón (2025)

Tom pisó a fondo los frenos para no dar al perro.

Tom slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting the dog.

No tiene tiempo de revisarla a fondo.

He/She doesn’t have time to review it thoroughly.

— Nueve reinas (2000)

¡Quería vivir a fondo y extraer toda la esencia a la vida!

I wanted to live life to the fullest and get everything I could out of it!

— La Sociedad de los Poetas Muertos (1989)

Él conoce Nueva York a fondo.

He knows New York inside and out.

Estudié el caso a fondo.

I studied the case in depth.

— Los renglones torcidos de Dios (2022)

He ido a fondo en esas cosas.

I've gone into those things thoroughly.

— Paris, je t'aime (2006)

Mete la lengua y acelera a fondo.

Stick your tongue in and go full throttle.

— गल्ली बॉय (2019)

¡Han entrado a fondo!

They’ve really gone for it!

— Río Místico (2003)

He estudiado los cómics a fondo.

I have studied comics thoroughly.

Y usted conocía bastante a fondo el expediente de Oppenheimer.

And you were quite thoroughly familiar with Oppenheimer's file.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Una investigación a fondo está ahora en marcha.

A thorough investigation is now underway.

Tom pisó a fondo el freno para no chocar al perro.

Tom slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting the dog.

Voy a entregarme a fondo.

I'm going to give it my all.

— La vida de Adèle (2013)

Sí señor, a fondo.

Yes sir, all out.

— Roma città aperta (1945)

Respira a fondo.

Take a deep breath.

— Horas de terror (1997)

¿Han registrado a fondo?

Have they searched thoroughly?

— La vida de los otros (2006)

Era necesario estudiar el asunto a fondo.

It was necessary to study the matter thoroughly.