terminar

Borrowed from Latin termināre.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [tər.miˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [teɾ.miˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

terminar (first-person singular present termino, first-person singular preterite terminí, past participle terminat)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to finish, to end

   Synonyms: acabar, cessar, finalitzar, finir

• “terminar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “terminar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Borrowed from Latin termināre (“to limit; to finish”).

• Hyphenation: ter‧mi‧nar

terminar (first-person singular present termino, first-person singular preterite terminei, past participle terminado)

1. (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.

2. (intransitive) to finish; to end (to be over)

   Synonyms: acabar, concluir-se

   O filme já terminou. ― The film has ended.

3. (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?

4. (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.

5. (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.

6. (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.

7. (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.

8. (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.

9. (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.

10. (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.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:terminar.

• “terminar” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “terminar” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “terminar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “terminar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “terminar” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “terminar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Borrowed from Latin termināre.[1]

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• IPA^(key): /teɾmiˈnaɾ/ [t̪eɾ.miˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ter‧mi‧nar

terminar (first-person singular present termino, first-person singular preterite terminé, past participle terminado)

1. 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

2. to end up, to wind up, to turn out
3. 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!

4. to end up with (+ con)
5. to put an end to, to be done with (+ con) (in the perfect tense)

   Synonyms: poner fin a, acabar con

• “terminar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014