Phrase · 🧩 Idioms for attitudes and reactions
No tires la toalla ahora, que ya te falta poco.
Don't throw in the towel now; you're nearly there.
C1encouraging someone not to give upinformallearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Noadverbnot, notires2verbthrow (negative command)tirar · subjunctive · present · 2nd sing.ladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitetoalla1nountowelfem. · sing.ahoraadverbnow,que3conjunctionthatyaadverbalready; nowtepronounyou, to you, yourselftú · 2nd sing.faltaverbis left; (faltar poco) to be nearly therefaltar · present · 3rd sing.pocoadverblittle, not much.
- tires → toalla: tirar la toalla
- te → falta: experiencer
Word for word: “Don't throw the towel now, you have little left.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1tirar la toalla = to give up (lit. throw the towel), as in boxing.
- 2Negative tú command = present subjunctive.
- 3Colloquial que = because, giving the reason for the advice.