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щепы
will end

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I. terminar VB trans

terminar trabajo/estudio:

terminar
to finish
¿has terminado el libro que te presté?
have you finished the book I lent you?
no han terminado las obras
they haven't finished o completed the work
terminó el viaje en La Paz
he ended his journey in La Paz
terminó el viaje en La Paz
his journey finished in La Paz
terminó sus días en Sicilia
he ended his days in Sicily
dieron por terminada la sesión
they brought the session to a close
este año no pudimos terminar el programa
we didn't manage to get through o finish o complete the syllabus this year
termina esa sopa inmediatamente
finish up that soup at once
puedes terminarlo, nosotros ya comimos
you can finish it off, we've already had some
terminala/termínenla RioPl inf
stop it!
terminala/termínenla RioPl inf
cut it out! inf

II. terminar VB intr

1.1. terminar (de hacer algo):

terminar
to finish
termina de una vez
hurry up and finish
terminar de + infinit.
to finish -ing
estoy terminando de leerlo
I'm reading the last few pages
estoy terminando de leerlo
I'm coming to the end of it
estoy terminando de leerlo
I've nearly finished reading it
déjame terminar de hablar
let me finish (speaking)
salió nada más terminar de comer
he went out as soon as he'd finished eating

1.2. terminar (en un estado, una situación):

terminar
to end up
terminé muy cansada
I ended up feeling very tired
va a terminar mal
he's going to come to a bad end
(terminar de algo) terminó de camarero en Miami
he ended up (working) as a waiter in Miami
terminar + ger o terminar por + infinit.
to end up -ing
terminará aceptando o por aceptar la oferta
she'll end up accepting the offer
terminará aceptando o por aceptar la oferta
she'll accept the offer in the end

2.1. terminar reunión/situación:

terminar
to end
terminar
to come to an end
al terminar la clase
when the class ended
al terminar la clase
at the end of the class
llegamos cuando todo había terminado
we arrived when it was all over
el caso terminó en los tribunales
the case ended up in court
esto va a terminar mal
this is going to turn out o end badly
la historia termina bien
the story has a happy ending
las huellas terminan aquí
the tracks end o stop here
y para terminar nos sirvieron un excelente coñac
and to finish we had an excellent brandy

2.2. terminar (rematar):

terminar en algo
to end in sth
palabras que terminan en consonante
words that end in a consonant
zapatos terminados en punta
pointed shoes o shoes with pointed toes

3.1. terminar (agotar, acabar):

terminaron con todo lo que había en la nevera
they polished off everything in the fridge
terminó con su salud
it ruined his health
ocho años de cárcel terminaron con él
eight years in prison destroyed him
una solución que termine con el problema
a solution that will put an end to the problem

3.2. terminar (pelearse):

terminar con alg.
to finish with sb
ha terminado con el novio
she's finished with o split up with her boyfriend

4. terminar (llegar a) (terminar de +  infinit.):

no termina de convencerme
I'm not totally convinced
no terminaba de gustarle
she wasn't totally happy about it

III. terminarse VB vpr

1. terminarse azúcar/pan:

terminarse
to run out
el café se ha terminado
we've run out of coffee
el café se ha terminado
the coffee's run out
(+ me/te/le etc) se me terminó la lana azul
I've run out of blue wool
se nos han terminado, señora
we've run out (of them), madam o we've sold out, madam

2. terminarse curso/reunión:

terminarse
to come to an end
terminarse
to be over
otro año que se termina
another year comes to an end o another year is over
se terminó la discusión, aquí el que manda soy yo
that's the end of the argument, I'm in charge here

3. terminarse (enfático):

terminarse libro/comida
to finish
terminarse libro/comida
to polish off
a este paso terminará en las calendas griegas
at this rate he won't finish in a month of Sundays
cuando las ranas críen pelo o RioPl cola inf a este paso terminará cuando las ranas críen pelo
at this rate he won't finish in a month of Sundays inf
la validez de este pasaporte terminará el 16 de junio de 2011
this passport expires on o is valid until June 16 2011
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
close down Brit
terminar la emisión
finish off task
terminar
let me just finish off this letter
déjame terminar or acabar esta carta
finish off food/bottle
terminar
finish off
terminar
I'd like to finish off by saying that …
quisiera terminar diciendo que …
he's heading for skid row
va a terminar mal
end off
terminar
the bell rang before he could be counted out
la campana sonó antes de que terminara la cuenta
the bell rang before he could be counted out
la campana sonó antes de que terminara el conteo Col
round off day/meal
terminar
round off
terminar
to round off I'd like to say that …
para concluir or terminar quisiera decir que …

in the PONS Dictionary

Spanish
Spanish
English
English

I. terminar VB trans

1. terminar:

terminar (finalizar)
to finish
terminar (proyecto)
to complete
¿cuándo terminas?
when will you be done?

2. terminar (producir):

terminar
to finish
¿cuándo van a terminar el puerto?
when are they going to finish the port?
estar bien terminado
to be well finished

3. terminar:

terminar (consumir)
to finish up
terminar (beber)
to drink up
terminar (comer)
to eat up

II. terminar VB intr

1. terminar:

terminar (tener fin)
to finish
terminar (tener fin)
to end
terminar (plazo, contrato)
to end
terminar bien/mal
to have a happy/unhappy ending
terminar en punta
to end in a point
terminar de construir
to finish building
terminar de hacer/coser/comer
to finish doing/sewing/eating
cuando termines de comer...
when you finish eating ...
¿cuándo termina la película?
what time does the film end?
la escuela termina a las dos
school is out at 2 pm

2. terminar (acercarse al final):

terminar
to be ending
ya termina la película
the film is almost over

3. terminar (poner fin):

terminar
to put an end to

4. terminar (destruir):

terminar
to do away
el tabaco va a terminar contigo
tobacco is going to be the end of you!

5. terminar (separarse):

terminar
to break up

6. terminar (llegar a):

terminar por hacer algo
to end up doing sth
terminaron peleándose
they wound up fighting

7. terminar (haber hecho):

terminar de hacer algo
to have just done sth

III. terminar VB refl terminarse

1. terminar (aproximarse al final):

terminarse
to be almost over

2. terminar (no haber más):

terminarse
(for) there to be no more
se me está terminando la paciencia
I'm running out of patience
se terminaron las galletas
there aren't any more biscuits (left)
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
follow through
terminar
follow through
terminar
eat up
terminar
log off
terminar sesión
finish up
terminar
cast off
terminar
finish
terminar(se)
to finish doing sth
terminar de hacer algo
finish
terminar
to finish school
terminar los estudios
to escalate into sth
terminar en algo
to fall to pieces plan, relationship
terminar en nada
pack up
terminar
in the PONS Dictionary
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Spanish
English
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I. terminar [ter·mi·ˈnar] VB trans

1. terminar:

terminar (finalizar)
to finish
terminar (proyecto)
to complete
¿cuándo terminas?
when will you be done?

2. terminar (producir):

terminar
to finish
¿cuándo van a terminar el puerto?
when are they going to finish the port?
estar bien terminado
to be well finished

3. terminar:

terminar (consumir)
to finish up
terminar (beber)
to drink up
terminar (comer)
to eat up

II. terminar [ter·mi·ˈnar] VB intr

1. terminar:

terminar (tener fin)
to finish
terminar (tener fin)
to end
terminar (plazo, contrato)
to end
terminar bien/mal
to have a happy/unhappy ending
terminar en punta
to end in a point
terminar de construir
to finish building
terminar de hacer/coser/comer
to finish doing/sewing/eating
cuando termines de comer...
when you finish eating...
¿cuándo termina la película?
what time does the film end?
la escuela termina a las dos
school is out at 2 pm

2. terminar (acercarse al final):

terminar
to be ending
ya termina la película
the film is almost over

3. terminar (poner fin):

terminar
to put an end to

4. terminar (destruir):

terminar
to do away
el tabaco va a terminar contigo
tobacco is going to be the end of you!

5. terminar (separarse):

terminar
to break up

6. terminar (llegar a):

terminar por hacer algo
to end up doing sth
terminaron peleándose
they wound up fighting

7. terminar (haber hecho):

terminar de hacer algo
to have just done sth

III. terminar [ter·mi·ˈnar] VB refl terminarse

1. terminar (aproximarse al final):

terminar
to be almost over

2. terminar (no haber más):

terminar
(for) there to be no more
se me está terminando la paciencia
I'm running out of patience
se terminaron las galletas
there aren't any more biscuits (left)
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
log off
terminar sesión
eat up
terminar
finish off (end)
terminar
finish off (use up)
terminar
cast off
terminar
finish up
terminar
follow through
terminar
pack up
terminar
finish
terminar(se)
to finish doing sth
terminar de hacer algo
finish
terminar
to finish school
terminar los estudios
to escalate into sth
terminar en algo
presente
yotermino
túterminas
él/ella/ustedtermina
nosotros/nosotrasterminamos
vosotros/vosotrastermináis
ellos/ellas/ustedesterminan
imperfecto
yoterminaba
túterminabas
él/ella/ustedterminaba
nosotros/nosotrasterminábamos
vosotros/vosotrasterminabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesterminaban
indefinido
yoterminé
túterminaste
él/ella/ustedterminó
nosotros/nosotrasterminamos
vosotros/vosotrasterminasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesterminaron
futuro
yoterminaré
túterminarás
él/ella/ustedterminará
nosotros/nosotrasterminaremos
vosotros/vosotrasterminaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesterminarán
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

¿cuándo van a terminar el puerto?
when are they going to finish the port?
terminar en punta
to end in a point
terminar de hacer/coser/comer
to finish doing/sewing/eating
el tabaco va a terminar contigo
tobacco is going to be the end of you!
terminar por hacer algo
to end up doing sth
terminar de hacer algo
to have just done sth
el público se disgregó al terminar el espectáculo
the audience dispersed when the show ended
to give up one's friends
terminar (la amistad) con los amigos de uno
in conclusion, I should like to say that ...
para terminar, me gustaría decir que...
to rest one's case
terminar la presentación de su alegato

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Aquella multitud que minutos antes estuvo delirante ante la muerte, de pronto empezó a disgregarse con cierta pesadumbre.
otrovagomas.net
Y con el tiempo su grupo también se debilitó y disgregó.
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La religión, al fin de cuentas, tiene esa tarea: religar, reunir lo que está innecesariamente disgregado.
site.informadorpublico.com
Lo peor es cuando siento que mi yo se disgrega también en lo que refiere a la voluntad.
www.somosfelicesblog.com.ar
Como comenta en él algunos autores han descalificado a la ciencia ficción hard, incluso la han tratado de disgregar cómo un género aparte.
eltrasguprobabilista.wordpress.com

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