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acabar
transitive verb, reflexive verb
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Spanish-English translation To finish.
Etymology  
Meaning 1. Dar fin a una cosa: estoy a punto de acabar la tesis doctoral. También intransitivo. y pronominal: la película acaba bien; las entradas ya se han acabado.
2. Apurar, consumir: acaba la copa, que nos vamos. También pronominal: se ha acabado el tiempo.
3. Terminar una relación con otra persona: Javier y yo hemos acabado.
4. Acabar de Seguido de infinitivo, perífrasis que indica que la acción expresada por este se ha producido poco antes: acaba de llegar a casa. acabar de parir loc. col.
Example El partido de fútbol ya ha acabado.
Idioms acabar como el rosario de la aurora: Expresión coloquial que significa Terminar mal un determinado asunto, reunión, etc.: la fiesta acabó como el rosario de la aurora.
San se acabó, coloquialmente sanseacabó:
poner punto final a algo, dar por terminado algo: He dicho que no y sanseacabó.
De nunca acabar:Que se prolonga o puede prolongarse de forma indefinida: es un asunto de nunca acabar.
Synonymous Terminar, finalizar, concluir.
Opposite word Empezar, comenzar, iniciar,
Related words Acabado, inacabable.
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