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61 acabar + Posesivo + vida útil
(v.) = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful lifeEx. Blair is accused of presiding over a 'fag-end' government, one that is rapidly running towards the end of its useful life.* * *(v.) = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful lifeEx: Blair is accused of presiding over a 'fag-end' government, one that is rapidly running towards the end of its useful life.
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62 acabar cargando con Algo
(v.) = wind up with + Nombre* * *(v.) = wind up with + NombreEx: 'I better get out of here before I wind up with more jobs!' Rachel Bough gave a short laugh.
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63 acabar con Algo
Ex. If it's a simple report, it might be easier just to recreate it from scratch and be done with it.* * *Ex: If it's a simple report, it might be easier just to recreate it from scratch and be done with it.
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64 acabar con el sufrimiento de Alguien
(v.) = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + miseryEx. Surely the writing is on the wall for Gordon Brown and ministers will act in October to put him out of his and our collective miseries.* * *(v.) = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + miseryEx: Surely the writing is on the wall for Gordon Brown and ministers will act in October to put him out of his and our collective miseries.
Spanish-English dictionary > acabar con el sufrimiento de Alguien
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65 acabar con la paciencia de Alguien
(v.) = try + Nombre + patienceEx. He is to be praised for not wasting the reader's time and trying his patience with the dead issue of the possibility of the ordination of women.* * *(v.) = try + Nombre + patienceEx: He is to be praised for not wasting the reader's time and trying his patience with the dead issue of the possibility of the ordination of women.
Spanish-English dictionary > acabar con la paciencia de Alguien
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66 acabar con la paciencia de un santo
(v.) = test + the patience of a saint, try + the patience of a saintEx. This may be obvious but circumstances do arise that will test the patience of a saint; those are the times to keep plugging on until solution is found.Ex. Listening to your baby cry and cry and not knowing what to do can try the patience of a saint.* * *(v.) = test + the patience of a saint, try + the patience of a saintEx: This may be obvious but circumstances do arise that will test the patience of a saint; those are the times to keep plugging on until solution is found.
Ex: Listening to your baby cry and cry and not knowing what to do can try the patience of a saint.Spanish-English dictionary > acabar con la paciencia de un santo
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67 acabar con mejor cara
(v.) = end up on + a high noteEx. What started off as a pretty bad day ended up on a high note, at least for two women in particular.* * *(v.) = end up on + a high noteEx: What started off as a pretty bad day ended up on a high note, at least for two women in particular.
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68 acabar con un broche de oro
(v.) = end + Nombre + on a high (note)Ex. Nobody likes to see the end of summer; but if you can end it on a high note, it will start the new school and work year off on the right foot.* * *(v.) = end + Nombre + on a high (note)Ex: Nobody likes to see the end of summer; but if you can end it on a high note, it will start the new school and work year off on the right foot.
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69 acabar con una nota de optimismo
(v.) = end + Nombre + on a high (note)Ex. Nobody likes to see the end of summer; but if you can end it on a high note, it will start the new school and work year off on the right foot.* * *(v.) = end + Nombre + on a high (note)Ex: Nobody likes to see the end of summer; but if you can end it on a high note, it will start the new school and work year off on the right foot.
Spanish-English dictionary > acabar con una nota de optimismo
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70 acabar de + Infinitivo
(v.) = have + just + Participio PasadoEx. The Quebec Office for the Handicapped has just published a new edition, considerably updated and expanded, of its thesaurus.* * *(v.) = have + just + Participio PasadoEx: The Quebec Office for the Handicapped has just published a new edition, considerably updated and expanded, of its thesaurus.
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71 acabar de forma positiva
(v.) = end + Nombre + on a high (note)Ex. Nobody likes to see the end of summer; but if you can end it on a high note, it will start the new school and work year off on the right foot.* * *(v.) = end + Nombre + on a high (note)Ex: Nobody likes to see the end of summer; but if you can end it on a high note, it will start the new school and work year off on the right foot.
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72 acabar de salir de
(v.) = be fresh out ofEx. These researches indicate that it is important to consider whether the applicant is fresh out of high school, or a repeater, and better selection will be made if the university looks at the high school record.* * *(v.) = be fresh out ofEx: These researches indicate that it is important to consider whether the applicant is fresh out of high school, or a repeater, and better selection will be made if the university looks at the high school record.
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73 acabar de trabajar
(v.) = clock off + workEx. Just wait until they hear the newest company rule: No bathroom breaks until you clock off work at the end of the day.* * *(v.) = clock off + workEx: Just wait until they hear the newest company rule: No bathroom breaks until you clock off work at the end of the day.
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74 acabar mejor de lo que + empezar
(v.) = end up on + a high noteEx. What started off as a pretty bad day ended up on a high note, at least for two women in particular.* * *(v.) = end up on + a high noteEx: What started off as a pretty bad day ended up on a high note, at least for two women in particular.
Spanish-English dictionary > acabar mejor de lo que + empezar
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75 acabar paulatinamente
(v.) = wind + Nombre + downEx. Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.* * *(v.) = wind + Nombre + downEx: Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.
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76 acabar repentinamente
(v.) = come to + a swift end, come to + an abrupt endEx. But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.Ex. The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap.* * *(v.) = come to + a swift end, come to + an abrupt endEx: But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.
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77 acabar teniendo
(v.) = end up withEx. Could the USA end up with a House of Delegates rather than a House of Representatives?.* * *(v.) = end up withEx: Could the USA end up with a House of Delegates rather than a House of Representatives?.
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78 acabar como el rosario de la aurora o del alba
to end up in confusion, end with everybody falling outSpanish-English dictionary > acabar como el rosario de la aurora o del alba
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79 acabar (de ler/etc.)
Dicionário português (brasileiro)-Inglês > acabar (de ler/etc.)
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80 acabar com
См. также в других словарях:
acabar — verbo transitivo 1. Llevar (una persona) [una cosa] a su fin: He acabado por fin el libro. Sinónimo: finalizar. 2. Gastar o consumir ( … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
acabar — acabar, acabar con v. matar, asesinar. ❙ «Fue un error acabar con ellos en el sitio.» Joaquín Leguina, Tu nombre envenena mis sueños, 1992, RAE CREA. ❙ «Además, ¿por qué no acabar con él de una vez por todas?» Jesús Ferrero, Belver Yin, 1986,… … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
acabar — um trabalho. acabar com acabar com um trabalho (terminá lo); acabar com alguém (matá lo). acabar de acabar de chegar … Dicionario dos verbos portugueses
acabar — (De cabo1). 1. tr. Poner o dar fin a algo, terminarlo, concluirlo. U. t. c. prnl.) 2. Apurar, consumir. 3. Poner mucho esmero en la conclusión de una obra. 4. matar. 5. vulg. Ecuad. insultar (ǁ ofender). 6. desus. Alcanzar, conseguir … Diccionario de la lengua española
acabar — Se conjuga como: amar Infinitivo: Gerundio: Participio: acabar acabando acabado Indicativo presente imperfecto pretérito futuro condicional yo tú él, ella, Ud. nosotros vosotros ellos, ellas, Uds. acabo acabas acaba acabamos acabáis acaban… … Wordreference Spanish Conjugations Dictionary
acabar — v. tr. 1. Pôr fim a; chegar ao cabo de; matar, dar cabo de; aperfeiçoar; completar. • v. intr. 2. Morrer, expirar; terminar; fazer envelhecer. • v. pron. 3. Cessar de haver. • v. auxil. 4. Usa se seguido das preposições de ou por e infinitivo,… … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
acabar — ► verbo transitivo/ pronominal 1 Concluir o dar fin a una cosa: ■ la obra ya se ha acabado, sólo faltan los detalles. SINÓNIMO finalizar 2 Gastar o consumir una cosa totalmente: ■ se ha acabado toda la cerveza. SINÓNIMO terminar ► verbo… … Enciclopedia Universal
acabar — {{#}}{{LM A00290}}{{〓}} {{ConjA00290}}{{\}}CONJUGACIÓN{{/}}{{SynA00294}} {{[}}acabar{{]}} ‹a·ca·bar› {{《}}▍ v.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Llegar al fin o alcanzar el punto final: • No me gusta cómo acaba la película. Las entradas para el concierto se… … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
acabar — v tr (Se conjuga como amar) 1 Dar o poner fin a alguna cosa; terminarla o concluirla: No se levantó de la mesa sino hasta que acabó su tarea , Cuando acabes el tejido me avisas 2 (No) acabar de (seguido de un verbo en infinitivo) Haber realizado… … Español en México
acabar — 1. tener orgasmo; eyacular; cf. irse cortado, botar la piedra, desocuparse; nunca acabamos juntos, mi marido y yo , ya pues mi amor, acabe pronto que tenemos que llegar a tiempo a ese funeral , gordita ¿Si? Ya acabé ya 2. terminar; eliminar;… … Diccionario de chileno actual
acabar — (v) (Básico) finalizar una actividad o una cosa Ejemplos: Me casé justo después de acabar la carrera. ¿Cómo acaba la película? Sinónimos: terminar, culminar, zanjar, ultimar, finiquitar, redondearse … Español Extremo Basic and Intermediate