acabar

English translation of acabar

1 a [reunión/película] to finish, end; [persona] to finish; [novios] to split up ya casi acabo = I've nearly finished Definition of finish in the British & World English dictionary Definition of finish in the US English dictionary Translate finish | into French | into German | into Italian b (en un estado, situación) to end up acabó en la cárcel = he ended up in jail (+ compl) acabamos cansadísimos = by the end we were exhausted ese chico va a acabar mal = that boy will come to no good la película acabó bien = the movie had a happy ending acabarán aceptándolo or por aceptarlo = they'll end up accepting it acabar de algo = to end up as sth acabó de camarero = he ended up (working) as a waiter Definition of end up in the British & World English dictionary Definition of end up in the US English dictionary Translate end up | into French | into German | into Italian c (rematar) acabar en algo = to end in sth

2acabar con a acabar con algo (terminar) (con libro/tarea) = to finish with sth (con bombones/bebidas) to finish off sth (con salud/carrera) to ruin sth (con sueldo/herencia) to fritter away sth (con abuso/problema) to put an end to sth b (fam) acabar con algn (pelearse) = to finish with sb (matar) to do away with sb (colloq) este niño va a acabar conmigo = this child will be the death of me

3acabar de a (terminar) acabar de hacer algo = to finish doing sth cuando acabes de leerlo = when you've finished reading it b (para referirse a acción reciente) acaba de salir = she's just gone out acababa de meterme en la cama cuando … = I had just got into bed when … c (llegar a) no acabo de entenderlo = I just don't understand no acababa de gustarle = she wasn't totally happy about it

[trabajo/libro] to finish; [curso/carrera] to finish, complete Definition of finish in the British & World English dictionary Definition of finish in the US English dictionary Translate finish | into French | into German | into Italian

Derivatives

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1 (terminarse) [provisiones/comida] to run out; [problema] to be over; [reunión/fiesta/curso] to end; [proyecto] to finish, come to an end; [año] to come to an end se nos acabó el café = we ran out of coffee se le acabaron las fuerzas = he ran out of energy un trabajo que no se acaba nunca = a never-ending o an endless task ¡esto se acabó! = that's it! Definition of run out in the British & World English dictionary Definition of run out in the US English dictionary Translate run out | into French | into German | into Italian

2 (enf) (comer) to finish (up) Definition of finish in the British & World English dictionary Definition of finish in the US English dictionary Translate finish | into French | into German | into Italian