terminar

Borrowed from Latin termināre.

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

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

1. (ambitransitive) 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 [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

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)

2. (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.

   • 2011, Sérgio Estrella, Rafael Neves, Rodrigo Estevam, Sérgio Oliveira, Alex Sandro de Mattos, Coleção Nintendo Blast - Ano 2, GameBlast, page 35:

     Apesar de as fases serem enormes e terem uma duração máxima de 60 minutos, existe o recurso de quick save. Afinal, não faria sentido e não seria nada cômodo comprar um jogo portátil que não se pode jogar a qualquer hora e em qualquer lugar, sem precisar se preocupar em achar um save point ou terminar a fase para poder salvar.

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

   Synonyms: acabar, concluir-se

   O filme já terminou. ― The film has ended.

6. (catenative) to finish [with de (+ infinitive) ‘doing something’]

   Synonym: acabar de

   O bolo já terminou de assar? ― Has the cake finished baking?

8. (intransitive) to break up (to end a romantic relationship) [with com ‘someone’]

   Terminarei com a Maria hoje mesmo. ― I’ll break up with Mary today.

   O João e a Ana terminaram. ― John and Ann broke up.

10. (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.

12. (intransitive) to end (to have as its end or conclusion) [with em or com or por ‘in/with something’]

    Muitas palavras terminam no sufixo -ação. ― Many words end with the suffix -ation.

14. (intransitive) to end (to have as its consequence) [with em ‘in a result’]

    Synonyms: resultar em, acabar em

    Os protestos terminaram no início da guerra civil. ― The protests ended up starting the civil war.

16. (intransitive) to end with; to destroy; to bring to an end [with com ‘something’]

    Synonyms: acabar com, destruir, arruinar

    O fim da relação terminou com a minha felicidade. ― The break-up destroyed my happiness.

18. (catenative) to end up (to eventually (do something)) [with por (+ infinitive) ‘doing something’]

    Synonym: acabar

    Os soldados terminaram por invadir a cidade. ― The soldiers ended up invading the city.

20. (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.

• “terminar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “terminar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “terminar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “terminar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “terminar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “terminar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

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. (transitive) to (cause to) finish, to (cause to) end, to (cause to) terminate, to (cause to) conclude

   Synonyms: acabar, cesar, finalizar

2. (intransitive or pronominal) to finish, to end, to terminate, to be over, to conclude (of a thing)
3. to end up, to wind up, to turn out
4. to break up, to be done, to be through, to be over (a relationship - doesn't have to be romantic) [with con ‘someone’]

   Synonym: romper

   Si haces eso, ¡hemos terminado! ¡No volvería a hablar contigo nunca más!

   If you do that, we are through! I would never speak to you again!

5. to end up with [with con ‘something’]
6. to put an end to, to be done with, to destroy, to annihilate [with con ‘someone/something’]

   Synonyms: poner fin a, acabar con

• “terminar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024