acabar
acabar
transitive verb
1. to finish (terminar); to use up (consumir) (provisiones, dinero)
- hemos acabado el trabajo -> we've finished the work
- acabó sus días en el exilio -> he ended his days in exile
intransitive verb
2. to finish, to end (terminar)
- el asunto acabó mal -> the affair finished o ended badly
- acabar bien -> to have a happy ending (película)
- cuando acabes, avísame -> tell me when you've finished
- acabar de trabajar/comer -> to finish working/eating
- el cuchillo acaba en punta -> the knife ends in a point
- ¡acabáramos! (informal) -> at last!, about time!
also:
- acabar de hacer algo -> to have just done something (haber hecho recientemente)
- acabo de llegar -> I've just arrived
also:
- acabar con -> to put an end to; (poner fin a) to destroy; (enemigo) to ruin (salud)
- acabaron con todas las provisiones -> they used up all the provisions
- acabar con la paciencia de alguien -> to exhaust somebody's patience
- acabar con alguien -> to kill somebody (matar)
- ese niño va a acabar conmigo -> that boy will be the death of me!
also:
- acabar por hacer algo -> to end up doing something
- acabarán por llamar o llamando -> they'll call eventually o sooner or later
3. to end up (tener un fin determinado)
- acabar loco -> to end up (going) mad
- ese acabará en la cárcel -> he'll end up in jail
also:
- no acabo de entenderlo -> I can't quite understand it
- no acaba de gustarme del todo -> I just don't really like it
also:
- de nunca acabar -> never-ending
- este proyecto es el cuento de nunca acabar -> this project just seems to go on and on
acabarse
pronomial verb1. to be used up, to be gone (agotarse)
- se ha acabado la comida -> there's no more food left
- se (nos) ha acabado la leche -> the milk has run out, we've run out of milk
2. to finish, to be over (terminar) (guerra, película)
3. to eat up (consumir) (comida)
- ¡acábatelo todo y no dejes ni una miga! -> make sure you eat it all up!
also:
- ¡se acabó! -> that's enough! (¡basta ya!)
- ¡cómprate uno nuevo y se acabó! -> buy a new one and have done with it
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acabar [ah-cah-bar’]
article & verb transitive & verb neuter
1. To finish, to conclude, to complete, to make up; to compass; to archieve; to grow toward an end.
- Acaba ya -> determine, resolve
2. To harass.
3. To obtain.
4. To terminate in anything, as a sword which ends in a point.
5. To die; to consume; to extinguish; to fail, to destroy.
- Esto acabará conmigo -> this will be the end of me
- Acabar con el negocio -> to make an end of the affair
- Acaba de salir -> it is just fresh from
verb reflexive
6. To grow feeble.
- La vela se está acabando -> the candle is flickering
- Es cosa de nunca acabarse -> it is an endless affair
- Acaba de llegar -> he has just arrived, acabar de, to have just
- Acabóse -> (coll.) No more to be said; that’s the end of it
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Verb conjugation
| Infinitive: | acabar | ||||
| gerundio: | acabando | ||||
| participio pasado: | acabado | ||||
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
| Yo Tú Ella/Él/Usted Nosotros Vosotros Ellos/Ustedes | acabo acabas acaba acabamos acabáis acaban | acabé acabaste acabó acabamos acabasteis acabaron | acababa acababas acababa acabábamos acababais acababan | acabaré acabarás acabará acabaremos acabaréis acabarán | acabe acabes acabe acabemos acabéis acaben |
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