acabar

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Asturian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *accapāre. Compare Spanish and Portuguese acabar.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /akaˈbaɾ/, [a.kaˈβ̞aɾ]

Verb[edit]

acabar (first-person singular indicative present acabo, past participle acabáu)

  1. to finish, end, finish off
  2. to manage, succeed
  3. (acabar de facer) To have just done (something)
  4. to die, die out

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *accapāre. Compare Occitan acabar.

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acabar (first-person singular present acabo, past participle acabat)

  1. to finish, complete
  2. to end up, wind up

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Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese acabar, from Vulgar Latin *accapāre. Compare Spanish and Portuguese acabar.

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acabar (first-person singular present acabo, first-person singular preterite acabei, past participle acabado)

  1. (intransitive) to finish
  2. (transitive) to complete, finish
  3. (auxiliary with a verb in the gerund) to end up
  4. (auxiliary with de and a verb in the infinitive) to have just (indicates recency)
  5. (transitive with con) to destroy completely, to defeat thoroughly; to put an end to

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References[edit]

  • acabar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • acab” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • acabar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • acabar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • acabar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Occitan[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *accapāre. Compare Catalan acabar.

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acabar

  1. to finish; to complete

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese acabar, from Vulgar Latin *accapāre. Compare Spanish acabar, French achever and English achieve. By surface analysis, a- +‎ cabo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

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  • Hyphenation: a‧ca‧bar

Verb[edit]

acabar (first-person singular present acabo, first-person singular preterite acabei, past participle acabado)

  1. (intransitive) to finish (to be over, completed)
    Synonyms: terminar, finalizar
    Antonym: começar
    O filme acabou.The film is over.
  2. (transitive) to complete; to finish (to make done)
    Synonyms: terminar, completar, finalizar, concluir
    Antonyms: iniciar, começar, inicializar
    Acabe suas tarefas antes de sair.Finish your chores before going out.
  3. (auxiliary with a verb in the gerund) to end up (to eventually do)
    Synonym: terminar por
    No fim, acabamos comendo naquele restaurante maltrapilho.In the end, we ended up eating at that shabby restaurant.
  4. (copulative) to end up; to turn out (to become, at the end of a process)
    Synonym: ficar
    De tanto misturarmos, a cor da tinta acabou cinza.Because we mixed it so much, the colour of the paint ended up grey.
  5. (auxiliary with de and a verb in the infinitive) to have just; just (indicates recency)
    Ele acabou de sair.He just left.
  6. (transitive with com) to destroy completely, to defeat thoroughly
    Synonyms: destruir, matar
    O inseticida prometeu que acabaria com as baratas.The insecticide promised to exterminate cockroaches.
    Nosso time acabou com o deles!Our team murdered theirs!
  7. (transitive with com) to break up; to put an end to (to make an activity or practice stop)
    Essa lei acabará com a impunidade.This law will put an end to impunity.
  8. (transitive with com) to break up with (end a relationship)
    Synonym: terminar com
    Ele acabou com ela.He broke up with her.
  9. (intransitive or takes a reflexive pronoun) to run out (to be entirely used up)
    Synonym: esgotar-se
    Todo o dinheiro acabou.All the money ran out.
  10. inflection of acabar:
    1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive
    2. first/third-person singular personal infinitive

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Descendants[edit]

  • Kabuverdianu: kaba
  • Sranan Tongo: kaba

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *accapāre. By surface analysis, a- +‎ cabo (end, conclusion) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /akaˈbaɾ/ [a.kaˈβ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧ca‧bar

Verb[edit]

acabar (first-person singular present acabo, first-person singular preterite acabé, past participle acabado)

  1. (transitive) to finish; to end
    Synonyms: terminar, finalizar, rematar
  2. (auxiliary with a verb in the gerund) to end up (to eventually do)
    Acabarás haciendo lo que él diga.
    You'll end up doing what he says.
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to run out of
    Se me acabó la paciencia.
    I've run out of patience.
  4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to come to an end, to be over, to be done, to be finished, to be it, to be no more, to be up
    Lo siento. Su tiempo se acabó, señor.
    I am sorry. Your time is up, sir.
  5. (Latin America, vulgar, slang) to orgasm; to cum

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