acabar

/akaˈbaɾ/, [a.kaˈβ̞aɾ]

end, finish

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Tienes que acabar este trabajo antes de la fecha señalada.

You must get the job done before the deadline.

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La carrera parecía no acabar nunca.

The race seemed to never end.

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Sólo nos tardó quince minutos acabar el trabajo.

It only took us fifteen minutes to complete the job.

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Después de acabar los deberes, se fue a dar un paseo.

After he had finished his homework, he went out for a walk.

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Hay que acabar con esta costumbre.

We must do away with such a custom.

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Tom encontró difícil acabar todo el trabajo en tan sólo un día.

Tom found it difficult to finish all the work in just one day.

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Esto no va a acabar bien.

It's not going to end well.

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Los perros que han sido abandonados suelen acabar en las perreras.

Abandoned dogs usually end up in dog pounds.

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No podemos acabar este trabajo en un día.

We cannot complete this work in a day.

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Las provisiones se están empezando a acabar.

The supplies are beginning to give out.

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Tom no puede acabar este trabajo en un día.

Tom can't finish this job in a day.

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¡Deja de moverte tanto! Haces que la barca cabecee, vamos a acabar volcando.

Stop moving around so much! You're making the boat pitch, and we'll end up capsizing.

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Antes de nada, tenemos que acabar los deberes.

First of all, we have to finish the homework.

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Tengo que acabar un par de cosas antes de irme.

I have to finish up some things before I go.

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La Unión Europea nació con el anhelo de acabar con los frecuentes y cruentos conflictos entre vecinos que habían culminado en la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

The European Union is set up with the aim of ending the frequent and bloody wars between neighbours, which culminated in the Second World War.

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Sólo quiero acabar esto y salir.

I just want to finish this and leave.

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Él logra acabar con diez cajas de cereales de maíz de un tirón.

He can finish ten boxes of corn flakes in one sitting.

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Acabar con el déficit será un trabajo difícil.

Eliminating the deficit will be a very difficult job.

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¿Piensas que hay alguna oportunidad de que seamos capaces de acabar a tiempo?

Do you think there's any chance we'll be able to finish this on time?

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Tardé tres horas en acabar los deberes.

It took me three hours to finish my homework.

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