never-ending in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for never-ending in the English»Spanish Dictionary

never-ending <pred never ending> [Am ˌnɛvər ˈɛndɪŋ, Brit nɛvərˈɛndɪŋ] ADJ

never-ending dispute/saga

interminable

never-ending dispute/saga

eterno

never-ending dispute/saga

inacabable

never-ending devotion/supply

inagotable

never-ending devotion/supply

inacabable

Translations for never-ending in the Spanish»English Dictionary

interminable ADJ

interminable serie/discusión

interminable

interminable serie/discusión

never-ending

interminable serie/discusión

endless

interminable discurso/espera

interminable

interminable discurso/espera

never-ending

interminable cola/fila

endless

interminable cola/fila

never-ending

kilométrico¹ (kilométrica) ADJ inf

kilométrico (kilométrica) lista de espera/pasillo

endless

kilométrico (kilométrica) proceso

unending

kilométrico (kilométrica) proceso

never-ending

había una cola kilométrica

there was a line miles long Am

había una cola kilométrica

there was a queue miles long Brit

inabarcable ADJ

tantos conocimientos son inabarcables en un curso

it's too much information to tackle o cover in one academic year

tantos conocimientos son inabarcables en un curso

it's impossible to cover so much in one academic year

extensiones inabarcables de hielo

endless o never-ending stretches of ice

escalada N f

1. escalada SPORTS (de una montaña):

escalada

climb

escalada

ascent

¿cuándo se realizó la primera escalada del Everest?

when was Everest first climbed?

¿cuándo se realizó la primera escalada del Everest?

when was the first ascent of Everest?

2. escalada (aumento, subida):

su escalada hacia el poder es imparable

his rise to power is unstoppable

se produjo una escalada de o en la violencia

there was an escalation of violence

la escalada interminable de los precios

the never-ending increase o escalation in prices

la escalada alcista de la Bolsa

the upward trend in the Stock Market

antojarse VB vpr en tercera persona

1. antojarse (apetecer) (+ me/te/le etc):

se me antojó una cerveza

I felt like (having) a beer

cuando estaba embarazada se me antojaban las cosas más extrañas

when I was pregnant, I had cravings for the strangest things

se le antojó ir a nadar a medianoche

she had an urge to go swimming at midnight

se le antojó que le llevaran el desayuno a la cama

he felt like having breakfast brought to him in bed

hace exactamente lo que se le antoja

he does exactly as he pleases

no voy porque no se me antoja ¡y se acabó!

I'm not going because I don't feel like it, and that's final!

2. antojarse liter (parecer) (+ me/te/le etc):

el camino se les antojaba eterno

the road seemed never-ending to them

las sombras se le antojaban monstruos

the shadows seemed like monsters

se me antoja que nos está mintiendo

I've got a feeling that she's lying to us

I.acabar VB intr

1.1. acabar (terminar):

acabar reunión/partido/película:

to finish

acabar reunión/partido/película:

to end

¿te falta mucho? — no, ya casi acabo

do you have much to do? — no, I've nearly finished

todavía no he acabado

I haven't finished yet

todavía no he acabado

I'm not through yet inf

1.2. acabar:

acabar con algo/alg.

to finish with sth/sb

¿has acabado con esto?

have you finished with this?

ven cuando acabes con lo que estás haciendo

come as soon as you've finished what you're doing

espera, que todavía no he acabado contigo

wait a minute, I haven't finished with you yet

cuando acabes con Cristina ¿me puedes atender a mí?

when you've finished with Cristina, can you help me?

cuando acabes con Cristina ¿me puedes atender a mí?

when you're through with Cristina, can you help me? inf

1.3. acabar novios:

acabar

to split up

acabar

to break up

acabar con alg.

to break up o split up with sb

acabar con alg.

to finish with sb

he acabado con ella

I've broken up with o split up with o finished with her

he acabado con ella

I'm through with her inf

1.4. acabar (acabar de + infinit.):

cuando acabes de leer el libro me lo pasas ¿vale?

will you lend me the book when you've finished (reading) it?

todavía no he acabado de pagar la casa

I still haven't finished paying for the house

para acabar de arreglarlo, se puso a llover

and to top it all o cap it all o make matters worse, it began to rain

¡acabáramos! inf

now I get it! inf

¡acabáramos! así que lo que quería era dinero

now I get it! it was money he was after

es que vivió siete años en Tokio — ¡acabáramos! con razón habla tan bien japonés

she lived in Tokyo for seven years, you know — oh, I see! that's why she speaks Japanese so well

1.5. acabar:

acabar + ger o acabar por + infinit.

to end up -ing

acabarán por aceptarlo o aceptándolo

they'll end up accepting it

acabarán por aceptarlo o aceptándolo

they'll accept it in the end

2. acabar + compl:

la palabra acaba en o por 'r'

the word ends in 'r'

por este lado acaba en punta

this side ends in a point

acabamos cansadísimos

by the end we were dead tired

¿en qué acabó lo de anoche?

how did things end up last night?

tanta historia para acabar en nada

all that fuss for nothing

siempre decía que ese chico iba a acabar mal

I always said that boy would come to no good

no te metas que esto puede acabar mal

don't get involved, things could turn nasty o get ugly

la película acabó bien

the movie had a happy ending

3. acabar AmS sl (tener un orgasmo):

acabar

to come inf

4.1. acabar (acabar con) (terminar, destruir):

acabó con todos los bombones

he finished off all the chocolates

acabó con todos los bombones

he polished off all the chocolates inf

en dos años acabó con la herencia

he went through his inheritance in two years

si tratas así los zapatos vas a acabar con ellos en dos días

if you treat your shoes like that, they'll be ruined o you'll wear them out in a couple of days

estás acabando con mi paciencia

you're trying my patience

estás acabando con mi paciencia

I'm running out of patience with you

este escándalo puede acabar con su carrera

this scandal could ruin o finish his career

hay que acabar con este tipo de discriminaciones

this sort of discrimination must be eliminated o eradicated

hay que acabar con este tipo de discriminaciones

we/they must do away with o put an end to o put a stop to this sort of discrimination

4.2. acabar inf (matar):

sabe demasiado, hay que acabar con él

he knows too much, we're going to have to eliminate him

sabe demasiado, hay que acabar con él

he knows too much, we're going to have to get rid of him inf

este clima/niño va a acabar conmigo

this weather/child will be the death of me

5.1. acabar (para referirse a una acción reciente) (acabar de +  infinit.):

acaba de salir

she's just gone out

acababa de meterme en la cama cuando sonó el teléfono

I had just got into bed when the telephone rang

acabo de comer

I've just eaten

5.2. acabar (no acabar de + infinit.):

no acaba de convencerme la idea

I'm not totally convinced by the idea

no acabo de entenderlo

I just don't understand

el color no me acaba de gustar o Spain inf no me acaba

I'm not too sure I like the color

el color no me acaba de gustar o Spain inf no me acaba

I'm not too sure about the color

II.acabar VB trans

1. acabar trabajo:

acabar

to finish

ya acabé el libro

I've finished the book

no logró acabar el curso

he didn't manage to finish o complete the course

iré cuando acabe lo que estoy haciendo

I'll go when I've finished what I'm doing

2. acabar (destrozar):

el esfuerzo lo acabó y tuvo que abandonar la carrera

he was exhausted by the effort and had to drop out of the race

la tragedia la acabó

the tragedy destroyed o killed her

III.acabarse VB vpr

1. acabarse (terminarse):

se nos ha acabado el café

we've run out of coffee

se nos ha acabado el café

the coffee's run out

se nos ha acabado el café

we're out of coffee inf

se le acabaron las fuerzas

he ran out of energy

se le acabaron las fuerzas

he ran out of steam inf

se me está acabando la paciencia

I'm running out of patience

el trabajo de la casa no se acaba nunca

housework is a never-ending o an endless job

se fue él y se acabaron los problemas

as soon as he left, the problems ended

¡esto se acabó! no lo aguanto más

that's it! I can't take any more

y (san) se acabó inf

and that's that

le dices que no quieres y (san) se acabó

tell him you don't want to and that's that

te he dicho que no vas y (san) se acabó

I've told you you're not going and that's all there is to it! o and that's that! o and let that be an end to it!

2.1. acabarse liter (morir):

se fue acabando poco a poco

she slowly slipped away

se fue acabando poco a poco

her life's breath slowly ebbed away liter

2.2. acabarse Mex (quedar destrozado):

se acabó en ese trabajo

that job finished him off o did for him inf

3. acabarse (enfático):

acabarse (comer)

to finish

acabarse (comer)

to finish up

acábate todas las lentejas

finish (up) all the lentils

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

inacabable

neverending

el cuento de nunca acabar ¿otra vez nos vamos a mudar? esto es el cuento de nunca acabar

we're going to move again? this is like a neverending story o there seems to be no end to this

never-ending in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for never-ending in the English»Spanish Dictionary

never-ending [ˌnevərˈendɪŋ, Am ˈnevɚ-] ADJ

never-ending

interminable

Translations for never-ending in the Spanish»English Dictionary

inacabable ADJ

inacabable

never-ending

inacabable

interminable

cuento N m

1. cuento LIT (historieta):

cuento

story

cuento chino inf

tall story

cuento de hadas

fairy tale [or story]

cuento de nunca acabar

never-ending story

tener mucho cuento inf (presumir)

to boast a lot

tener mucho cuento (exagerar)

to exaggerate everything

dejarse de cuentos

to stop beating about the bush

2. cuento ARCHIT, TECH:

cuento

brace

Phrases:

eso es como el cuento de la lechera

don't count your chickens before they're hatched

venir a cuento

to matter

no venir a cuento

to be beside the point

fin N m

1. fin (término):

fin

end

fin de semana

weekend

a fin(es) de mes

at the end of the month

algo toca a su fin

sth is coming to an end

poner fin a algo

to put an end to sth

sin fin

never-ending

al fin y al cabo, a fin de cuentas

after all

2. fin (propósito):

fin

aim

fines deshonestos

immoral purposes

a fin de que +subj

so that

Phrases:

el fin justifica los medios prov

the end justifies the means prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Modern life takes place amidst a never-ending barrage of flesh on screens, pages, and billboards.

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Such is the way of things, the continuation of the never-ending process of death and rebirth.

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The two factions are in a never-ending war for a rare material called dark matter.

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If no one objects, the couple then exchanges rings, which symbolizes their never-ending love and commitment towards one another.

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And the never-ending battles, the hate, the war, the ignorance.

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Thus, the individual atom is replaced by a never-ending ontological process of individuation.

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It's about the multitude of wrong words and the never-ending search for the right ones.

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These processes are responsible for the formation, the development, and ultimately, the destruction of the universe in a never-ending cycle ("palingenesis").

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Their town was never-ending, gray drab, surrounded by super-tall mountains that people lived on top of.

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When never-ending consumption patterns cease for the betterment of the world as a whole, then all systems will harmoniously interact in a non-abusive way.

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