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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin termināre.
Pronunciation
Verb
terminar (first-person singular present termino, first-person singular preterite terminí, past participle terminat)
- (transitive, intransitive) to finish, to end
- Synonyms: acabar, cessar, finalitzar, finir
Conjugation
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin termināre (“to limit; to finish”).
Pronunciation
Verb
terminar (first-person singular present termino, first-person singular preterite terminei, past participle terminado)
- (transitive) to finish; to complete (to reach the end of an activity)
- Synonyms: completar, finalizar, acabar
- Demorou horas para terminarmos a construção. ― It took hours for us to finish the building.
- (intransitive) to finish; to end (to be over)
- Synonyms: acabar, concluir-se
- O filme já terminou. ― The film has ended.
- (auxiliary with de and a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to finish doing something
- Synonym: acabar de
- O bolo já terminou de assar? ― Has the cake finished baking?
- (intransitive, or transitive with com) to break up (with) (to end a romantic relationship)
- Terminarei com a Maria hoje mesmo. ― I’ll break up with Mary today.
- O João e a Ana terminaram. ― John and Ann broke up.
- (transitive) to form the end or conclusion of; to conclude
- Synonym: concluir
- Uma barreira terminava o caminho. ― A barrier was at the end of the path.
- A morte das personagens principais terminou a história. ― The death of the main characters concluded the story.
- (transitive with em or com or por) to end in (to have as its end or conclusion)
- Muitas palavras terminam no sufixo -ação. ― Many words end with the suffix -ation.
- (transitive with em) to end in (to have as its consequence)
- Synonyms: resultar em, acabar em
- Os protestos terminaram no início da guerra civil. ― The protests ended up starting the civil war.
- (transitive with com) to end with; to destroy; to bring to an end
- Synonyms: acabar com, destruir, arruinar
- O fim da relação terminou com a minha felicidade. ― The break-up destroyed my happiness.
- (auxiliary with por and a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to end up (to eventually do something)
- Synonym: acabar
- Os soldados terminaram por invadir a cidade. ― The soldiers ended up invading the city.
- (transitive) to limit; to bound (to form the boundaries of)
- Synonyms: delimitar, demarcar
- Construí um muro para terminar meu terreno. ― I built a wall to limit my land.
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:terminar.
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin termināre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teɾmiˈnaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ter‧mi‧nar
Verb
terminar (first-person singular present termino, first-person singular preterite terminé, past participle terminado)
- to finish, to end, to terminate, to be over, to wrap up, to finish up, to finish off, to finish out, to complete, to conclude
- Synonyms: acabar, cesar, finalizar
- to end up, to wind up, to turn out
- to break up, to be done, to be through, to be over (a relationship - doesn't have to be romantic)
- Synonym: romper
Si haces eso, ¡hemos terminados! ¡No volvería a hablar contigo nunca más!- If you do that, we are through! I would never speak to you again!
- to end up with (+ con)
- to put an end to, to be done with (+ con) (in the perfect tense)
- Synonyms: poner fin a, acabar con
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of terminar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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plural
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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| with infinitive terminar
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| dative
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terminarme
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terminarte
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terminarle, terminarse
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terminarnos
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terminaros
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terminarles, terminarse
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| accusative
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terminarme
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terminarte
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terminarlo, terminarla, terminarse
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terminarnos
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terminaros
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terminarlos, terminarlas, terminarse
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terminándome
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terminándote
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terminándole, terminándose
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terminándonos
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terminándoos
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terminándoles, terminándose
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terminándome
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terminándote
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terminándolo, terminándola, terminándose
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terminándonos
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terminándoos
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terminándolos, terminándolas, terminándose
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| with informal second-person singular tú imperative termina
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| dative
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termíname
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termínate
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termínale
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termínanos
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not used
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termínales
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| accusative
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termíname
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termínate
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termínalo, termínala
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termínanos
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not used
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termínalos, termínalas
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| with informal second-person singular vos imperative terminá
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| dative
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terminame
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terminate
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terminale
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terminanos
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not used
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terminales
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| accusative
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terminame
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terminate
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terminalo, terminala
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terminanos
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not used
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terminalos, terminalas
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| with formal second-person singular imperative termine
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termíneme
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not used
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termínele, termínese
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termínenos
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not used
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termíneles
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| accusative
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termíneme
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not used
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termínelo, termínela, termínese
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termínenos
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not used
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termínelos, termínelas
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| with first-person plural imperative terminemos
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| dative
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not used
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terminémoste
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terminémosle
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terminémonos
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terminémoos
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terminémosles
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not used
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terminémoste
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terminémoslo, terminémosla
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terminémonos
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terminémoos
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terminémoslos, terminémoslas
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terminadme
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not used
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terminadle
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terminadnos
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terminaos
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terminadles
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terminadme
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not used
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terminadlo, terminadla
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terminadnos
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terminaos
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terminadlos, terminadlas
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| with formal second-person plural imperative terminen
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| dative
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termínenme
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not used
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termínenle
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termínennos
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not used
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termínenles, termínense
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termínenme
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not used
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termínenlo, termínenla
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termínennos
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not used
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termínenlos, termínenlas, termínense
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