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Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “to end with”. Cognate with Spanish acabar con.
Verb
acabar com (first-person singular present acabo com, first-person singular preterite acabei com, past participle acabado com)
- (idiomatic) to exhaust, use up
Acabaram com todos os recursos do país.- They exhausted all the resources of the country.
- to finish, to put an end to
Vamos acabar logo com isso.- Let's finish this quickly.
- to waste, to whack (to kill)
Lá está ele! Acabe com ele!- There he is! Waste him!
- to destroy
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see acabar, com.
O filme acaba com o casamento deles.- The movie ends with their wedding.
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.