acabarse in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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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

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run out supplies/stock:

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to be/come near sth/-ing , the project is now near completion

el proyecto está a punto de acabarse

go (to be used up)

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acabarse

to come to an end

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give out

acabar(se)

to ooze away

acabarse

finish

acabar(se)

to run out of time, to be (all) out of time Am, Aus inf

acabarse el tiempo