This is the 8900th most frequent Spanish word.
topes
Speed bumps.
In this sentence, 'topes' refers to 'speed bumps,' obstacles on the road designed to enforce speed limitations.
Los conductores deben reducir la velocidad al pasar sobre los topes en la carretera.
Drivers must reduce speed when passing over the speed bumps on the road.
Here, 'topes' is used to denote 'limits' or 'bounds' in a metaphorical sense, indicating maximum capacity.
Hemos llegado a los topes de las capacidades de nuestro servidor.
We have reached the limits of our server's capacity.
In this context, 'topes' means 'stoppers' or 'buffers,' referring to physical objects used to prevent contact or damage.