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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin termināre.

Pronunciation

Verb

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

Conjugation

    Conjugation of terminar (first conjugation)
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

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.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  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.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of terminar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
More information Singular, Plural ...

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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