| Traduções principais |
| to end all sth expr | (be superlative example) | acabar vt |
| | It was the war to end all wars. |
| top sth off vtr phrasal sep | informal (make complete) (figurado, irônico) | finalizar vt |
| | | rematar vt |
| | | acabar vt |
| | | completar vt |
| | To top off my bad day, I got a flat tire on the way home. |
phase sth out,
phase out sth vtr phrasal sep | (eliminate, withdraw) | eliminar vt |
| | | acabar vt |
| | With the rise of internet banking, cheques are being phased out as a form of payment. |
| | A Grã-Bretanha vai eliminar o uso de cheques como forma de pagamento até 2018. |
tear sb to shreds,
rip sb to shreds v expr | figurative, informal (person: criticize harshly) (figurado, criticar duramente) | arrasar vt |
| | (figurado) | acabar vt |
| | The boss lost his temper and tore his secretary to shreds. |
| phase sth out of sth v expr | (eliminate, withdraw) | eliminar vt |
| | | acabar vt |
| | The airline is phasing this plane out of its fleet. |
| play out vi phrasal | (proceed to the end) | acabar v int |
| | | desenrolar-se vp |
| | Nobody knows how this little drama will play out. |
| | Ninguém sabe como este pequeno drama vai acabar. |
| end up vi phrasal | informal (become) (informal) | acabar v int |
| | If we keep going this way, we'll end up totally lost. |
| | Se continuarmos a seguir esse caminho, acabaremos totalmente perdidos. |
| annihilate sb/sth vtr | figurative, informal, often passive (sport, etc.: defeat) (esporte) | acabar vt |
| | | derrotar vt |
| | The other team annihilated us 5-0. |
| discontinue vi | (come to an end) | descontinuar v int |
| | | acabar v int |
| | | fechar v int |
| | I'm sad to see that their website is discontinuing. |
| wind up vi phrasal | informal (become) (informal) | acabar v int |
| | If we don't stop and ask for directions, we're going to wind up completely lost! |
| | Se não pararmos para pedir orientação, vamos acabar completamente perdidos. |
| finish up vi phrasal | informal (complete sth) | terminar v int |
| | | acabar v int |
| | Let's finish up and go home. |
| | Vamos terminar e ir embora. |
| | Vamos acabar e ir embora. |
| run out vi phrasal | (be depleted) | acabar v int |
| | If medical supplies are allowed to run out, lives will be put in danger. |
| | Se se permitir que os suprimentos médicos acabem, vidas serão postas em risco. |
| end up with sth vi phrasal + prep | (have eventually) | acabar vt |
| | I would never have gone skydiving if I'd known I was going to end up with a broken leg. |
| | Eu nunca teria ido pular de paraquedas se soubesse que iria acabar com uma perna quebrada. |
| close sth out vtr phrasal sep | (sport: bring to end) (esporte: acabar o jogo) | fechar vt |
| | | acabar vt |
| | The team closed the game out with a goal in the final minute to win 3-1. |
| be out of sth v expr | informal (be lacking) | sem prep |
| | (informal) | acabar v int |
| | I had to go shopping as we were completely out of milk. |
| | We are short of money as my husband has been out of work for a few months. |
| | Eu tive que ir às compras porque estávamos completamente sem leite. // Estamos com pouco dinheiro porque meu marido está sem emprego há alguns meses. |
| | Tive que ir fazer compras, pois o leite tinha acabado. |
| wind up doing sth v expr | informal (eventually have to do) | acabar v int |
| | If I don't find a job soon, I may wind up begging on the streets. |
| end up doing sth v expr | (eventually have to do) | acabar vt |
| | Julia turned Larry down, so he ended up going to the prom by himself. |
| kill sth vtr | figurative (deaden) (figurado: saciar, extinguir) | matar, acabar vt |
| | Take the aspirin. It will kill the pain. |
| | Tome a aspirina. Ela vai matar a dor. |
| finish vi | (come to an end) | acabar vt |
| | | terminar vt |
| | My class finishes at noon. |
| | Minha aula acaba meio-dia. |
| break sth up vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (cause to separate) (figurado, informal, relacionamento) | separar v int |
| | | acabar v int |
| | She blamed his mother's constant interference for breaking up their marriage. |
| | Ele culpou a interferência constante da mãe por separar o casamento deles. |
| finish vi | (complete sth) | terminar, acabar v int |
| | Please finish so that we can leave. |
| | Por favor, termine logo para nós podermos ir embora. |
| break sth up vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (fight: intervene) (figurado, briga) | separar v int |
| | | acabar v int |
| | The head teacher stepped in and broke up the fight between the two boys. |
| | O professor se meteu e separou a briga entre os dois garotos. |
| knock sth out vtr phrasal sep | slang (do hurriedly) | acabar vt |
| | Ben quickly knocked the essay out. |
| end sth vtr | (bring to a conclusion) (relacionamento) | acabar vt |
| | | terminar vt |
| | She ended their relationship after just two months. |
| | Ela acabou com o relacionamento deles após apenas dois meses. |
| be done doing sth v expr | informal (have finished doing sth) | acabar vt |
| | | terminar vt |
| | I'm done stacking the shelves; what should I do next? |
| | Acabei de empilhar as prateleiras, o que devo fazer a seguir? |
| end vi | (finish) | acabar, encerrar vt |
| | The concert ended with a Mozart violin concerto. |
| | O concerto acabou com um concerto de violino de Mozart. |
| Traduções complementares |
| up adj | (expired, finished) | acabar v int |
| | Sarah's contract will be up at the end of the year, so she's looking for a new job. |
| | O contrato de Sarah acabará no final do ano, então ela está procurando um novo emprego. |
| end vi | (result) | acabar v int |
| | Where will it all end? |
| | Onde tudo isso vai acabar? |
| end up vi | (arrive, find yourself) (chegar) | acabar v int |
| | We were trying to get to Brighton, but we ended up in Hastings. |
| | Estávamos tentando chegar a Brighton, mas acabamos em Hastings. |
| break vi | (pause) | acabar v int |
| | The meeting will break at noon. |
| | A reunião vai acabar ao meio-dia |
| land vi | (hit, shot, etc.: end up) (um soco, um tiro) | terminar, acabar v int |
| | | parar v int |
| | The boxer's punch landed on his opponent's jaw. |
| | O soco do boxeador acabou na mandíbula do adversário. |
| rest vi | (end) | acabar, terminar v int |
| | We should let the matter rest there. |
| | Devemos acabar com o assunto. |
| die vi | figurative (languish) | acabar, morrer v int |
| | The project died when everybody lost interest in it. |
| | O projeto acabou quando todos perderam o interesse nele. |
| pass vi | (end) | passar v int |
| | | acabar v int |
| | That opportunity has now passed. |
| | Aquela oportunidade já passou. |
| fail vi | (run out, be exhausted) | acabar v int |
| | The expedition's supplies were failing and they turned back. |
| | Os suprimentos da expedição estavam acabando e eles voltaram. |
| die vi | (run out of charge) (carga) | acabar⇒ vi |
| | I'm sorry I didn't call you back; my battery died. |
| end sth vtr | (destroy, thwart) | acabar, destruir vt |
| | The rain ended our plans to play tennis. |
| | A chuva destruiu nossos planos de jogar tênis. |
| wear sth vtr | figurative (tire) | esgotar, acabar vt |
| | Please stop talking - you are wearing my patience. |
| | Por favor, pare de falar. Você está esgotando a minha paciência. |
| chuck sb vtr | figurative, slang (break up with: lover) (relacionamento) | romper vt |
| | | terminar vt |
| | (figurado) | dispensar vt |
| | | acabar vt |
| | Andy isn't dating Gwen anymore--she chucked him a long time ago. |