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Learn Portuguese (Portugal): acabar - to finish

Portuguese (Portugal)
/Near future (ir)
/acabar

acabar

Word

acabar

Meaning

to finish

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Portuguese (Portugal)

Lesson

Near future (ir)

Usages of acabar

A professora vai acabar o projeto depois.

The teacher is going to finish the project later.

Vou ter de acabar o projeto depois.

I am going to have to finish the project later.

A guerra acabou há dois anos e nós traremos a paz.

The war finished two years ago and we will bring peace.

Nós já acabámos o curso, não é?

We already finished the course, didn't we?

A promoção acaba no domingo.

The offer ends on Sunday.

A pasta de dentes acabou.

The toothpaste ran out.

Desta maneira, acabamos mais cedo.

This way, we finish earlier.

O marcador preto acabou.

The black marker ran out.

Logo que o concerto acabar, não ficaremos no recinto.

As soon as the concert ends, we will not stay in the venue.

Se dividissem a riqueza, a pobreza acabava.

If they divided the wealth, poverty would end.

Se calhar vamos ao pódio mal a corrida acabe.

Maybe we will go to the podium as soon as the race finishes.

Acabei de publicar a crítica, mas é pena que o atendimento tenha sido medíocre.

I just published the review, but it's a pity the service was mediocre.

Acabei de pedir a conta porque é pena que a especialidade tenha sido tão medíocre.

I just asked for the bill because it's a pity the specialty was so mediocre.

A noiva está prestes a partir para a lua de mel por ter acabado o trabalho.

The bride is about to leave for the honeymoon because she has finished the work.

O meu passe acabou ontem.

My pass expired yesterday.

Ele estava a colar a madeira, mas um degrau está por acabar.

He was gluing the wood, but a step is yet to be finished.

Dito de outro modo, a negociação acabou hoje.

Put another way, the negotiation ended today.

O falar superficial tem de acabar.

Superficial talking has to stop.

Que eu saiba, esse namorico supostamente já acabou.

As far as I know, that fling supposedly already ended.

Fico sozinho no cais e a correria acaba.

I remain alone on the platform and the rush ends.

Ao fim de três dias de trabalho meticuloso, o mestre acabou a obra.

After three days of meticulous work, the master finished the piece.

Resolvemos o impasse hoje. Sendo assim, a paralisação acabou.

We resolved the deadlock today. That being so, the stoppage ended.

O contrato acabou; por conseguinte, saímos do escritório.

The contract ended; consequently, we left the office.

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