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terminar.

to finish; to complete (to reach the end of an activity)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/teʁ.miˈna(ʁ)/Brazil[teɦ.miˈna(h)]Brazil/teɾ.miˈna(ɾ)/São-Paulo/teʁ.miˈna(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to finish; to complete (to reach the end of an activity)

    transitive
    Demorou horas para terminarmos a construção.
  2. to finish; to end (to be over)

    intransitive
    O filme já terminou.
  3. to finish

    catenative
    O bolo já terminou de assar?
  4. to break up (to end a romantic relationship)

    intransitive
    Terminarei com a Maria hoje mesmo.
    O João e a Ana terminaram.
  5. to form the end or conclusion of; to conclude

    transitive
    Uma barreira terminava o caminho.
    A morte das personagens principais terminou a história.
  6. to end (to have as its end or conclusion)

    intransitive
    Muitas palavras terminam no sufixo -ação.
  7. to end (to have as its consequence)

    intransitive
    Os protestos terminaram no início da guerra civil.
  8. to end with; to destroy; to bring to an end

    intransitive
    O fim da relação terminou com a minha felicidade.
  9. to end up (to eventually (do something))

    catenative
    Os soldados terminaram por invadir a cidade.
  10. to limit; to bound (to form the boundaries of)

    transitive
    Construí um muro para terminar meu terreno.
Where this word comes from

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

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