How to Say "to deplete" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to deplete” is “agotar” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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natural resources
Examples
Hemos agotado las reservas de agua.
We have used up the water reserves.
Las entradas para el concierto se agotaron en minutos.
The tickets for the concert sold out in minutes.
No agotes tus ahorros en un solo viaje.
Don't drain your savings on a single trip.
Reflexive for 'Selling Out'
When talking about shops running out of things, we often use the reflexive 'se': 'Las entradas SE agotaron' (The tickets sold out/exhausted themselves).
Using 'agotar' for people running out of items
Mistake: “Saying 'Yo agoté la leche'.”
Correction: Usually, Spanish speakers say 'Se me acabó la leche'. Use 'agotar' more for resources or when the item itself is gone from a store.
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