terminate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɜːrmɪneɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtɝməˌneɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tûrmə nāt′)

Inflections of 'terminate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
terminates
v 3rd person singular
terminating
v pres p
terminated
v past
terminated
v past p
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
terminate [sth] vtr (end)rescindir vtr
  concluir vtr
  finalizar vtr
  terminar vtr
 The boss decided Tom wasn't suitable for the job and terminated his contract.
 El jefe decidió que Tom no era apto para el puesto y rescindió su contrato.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
terminate vi (come to an end)terminar vi
 The railway line terminated at a large station.
 La línea férrea terminaba en una gran estación.
terminate [sb] vtr slang (kill)eliminar a vtr + prep
  (coloquial)despachar a vtr + prep
  liquidar a vtr + prep
 The hit man terminated the witness.
 El sicario eliminó al testigo.
terminate [sb] vtr informal ([sb]: fire from job) (eufemismo)prescindir de vi + prep
  echar a vtr + prep
  (coloquial)correr a vtr + prep
 Management decided to terminate Paula; she'd made too many mistakes.
 La dirección decidió prescindir de Paula, había cometido demasiados errores.
terminate [sth] vtr (electrical wiring)conectar vtr
 The electrician terminated the cable.
 El electricista conectó el cable.
terminate [sth] vtr (pregnancy: end)abortar vi
 After speaking with the doctor, the couple decided to terminate the pregnancy.
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'terminate' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Collocations: terminate his [service, employment, access, agreement, payment, call], [she, her job] was terminated, (was) terminated from the [job, company, organization], more...

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