termines in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for termines in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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

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(apenas + subj) apenas termines, me avisas

let me know as soon as you've finished

Translations for termines in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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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

round off day/meal

terminar

round off

terminar

to round off I'd like to say that …

para concluir or terminar quisiera decir que …

incomplete

sin terminar

to be left incomplete

quedar inconcluso or inacabado or sin terminar

drink up

terminar su copa

play out game

terminar

termines in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for termines in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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)

Translations for termines in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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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

termines Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

¿cuándo van a terminar el puerto?

when are they going to finish the port?

terminar de hacer/coser/comer

to finish doing/sewing/eating

cuando termines de comer...

when you finish 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

terminar (la amistad) con los amigos de uno

to give up one's friends

para terminar, me gustaría decir que...

in conclusion, I should like to say that ...

terminar la presentación de su alegato

to rest one's case