acaban nell'Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traduzioni di acaban nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

I.acabar VB 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 colloq

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? colloq

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 colloq

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! colloq

now I get it! colloq

¡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 SAm sl (tener un orgasmo):

acabar

to come colloq

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 colloq

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 colloq (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 colloq

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 Spagna colloq no me acaba

I'm not too sure I like the color

el color no me acaba de gustar o Spagna colloq no me acaba

I'm not too sure about the color

II.acabar VB 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 colloq

se le acabaron las fuerzas

he ran out of energy

se le acabaron las fuerzas

he ran out of steam colloq

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 colloq

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 letter (morir):

se fue acabando poco a poco

she slowly slipped away

se fue acabando poco a poco

her life's breath slowly ebbed away letter

2.2. acabarse Mess (quedar destrozado):

se acabó en ese trabajo

that job finished him off o did for him colloq

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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casi acaban a los piñazos

they nearly ended up thumping each other colloq

veo que los padres de la patria acaban de votarse otro aumento iron (diputados)

I see our esteemed leaders have awarded themselves another salary increase iron

venir/salir/llegar del rancho Mess colloq seguro que acaban de salir del rancho

I bet they've just come up from the country

venir/salir/llegar del rancho Mess colloq seguro que acaban de salir del rancho

I bet they've just stepped off the farm scherz

Traduzioni di acaban nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

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I prefer stories/films with happy endings

prefiero las historias/películas con final feliz or que acaban bien

quell criticism

acabar con

quell fears

acabar con

finish off task

acabar

let me just finish off this letter

déjame terminar or acabar esta carta

finish off food/bottle

acabar

finish off

acabar con

finish off

acabar

wear down person

acabar con

snuff out hopes

acabar con

fetch up

acabar

you'll fetch up in prison

vas a acabar en la cárcel

acaban nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di acaban nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

I.acabar [a·ka·ˈβar] VB vb intr

1. acabar (terminar):

acabar

to end

acabar bien/mal

to turn out well/badly

acabar en punta

to end in a point

acabar de hacer algo

to have just done sth

ella acaba de llegar

she's just arrived

el libro acaba de publicarse

the book has just been published

acabar con algo

to finish sth off

acabar con alguien

to settle with sb

este niño acabará conmigo

this child will be the death of me

2. acabar (finalmente):

acabarás por comprenderlo

you'll understand it in the end

acabarás por volverme loco

you'll end up driving me mad

II.acabar [a·ka·ˈβar] VB vb trans

acabar

to finish

acabar (consumir)

to finish off

acabar todas las galletas

to eat up all the biscuits

III.acabar [a·ka·ˈβar] VB vb rifl

acabar acabarse:

acabar

to come to an end

la mantequilla se ha acabado

there's no butter left

todo se acabó

it's all over

¡se acabó!

and that's that!

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acaban de anunciar la llegada del vuelo

they've just announced the arrival of the flight

tus fiestas acaban siendo un desmadre

your parties are always completely wild

Traduzioni di acaban nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

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leave off

acabar

round out

acabar

snuff

acabar con

footslog

andar hasta acabar rendido

conquer

acabar con

to end up in love with sb

acabar enamorándose de alguien

to end up a rich man

acabar siendo un hombre rico

to end up penniless

acabar sin dinero

to end up in prison

acabar en la cárcel

finish off (end)

acabar

finish off

acabar con