terminar

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terminar

  • /tɨɾ.mi.ˈnaɾ/ Portugal

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Do latim terminare⁽ˡᵃ⁾.

verb terminando · terminado · termino · terminas · termina · terminamos

  1. acabar, encerrar, chegar ao fim
  2. dar fim, desfazer, romper
  3. delimitar, demarcar O portão que terminava o condomínio.
  4. ter como consequência Ir ou não ir, àquela altura, terminava dando no mesmo.

Similar: acabar · Opposite: começar, iniciar

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verb

Similar: acabar · Opposite: começar, iniciar

In English

  • absolve obsolete: to finish, accomplish
  • close put an end to
  • finish to come to an end
  • complete to finish
  • split intransitive: separate
  • round to complete, fill out
  • end intransitive: be finished, be terminated
  • dump to end a relationship
  • turn out to result; end up
  • terminate to end something, especially when left in an incomplete state
  • end up come to a final place, condition, or situation, sometimes unplanned or unexpecte
  • wind up 9. to conclude, complete, or finish

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@misc{terminar_2026,
  title = {terminar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/terminar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}