| Traduções principais |
| break it off v expr | informal (relationship: end) (um relacionamento) | acabar, terminar v int |
| | Sarah and John were going to get married next month, but she found he was having an affair and broke it off. |
| bring sth to completion v expr | (complete, finish) | terminar, finalizar vt |
| get sth over with v expr | informal (unpleasant task: do now) | terminar vt |
| | Tasha booked her dentist appointment for 9 am so that she could get the root canal over with. |
| sign off vi phrasal | (end a letter) | finalizar v int |
| | | terminar v int |
| | | assinar v int |
| | Debbie signed off by telling Ian how much she missed him. |
| | Debbie finalizou dizendo a Ian o quanto sentia saudades dele. |
| follow through vi phrasal | (continue sth to completion) | concluir, terminar v int |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun |
| | He's very good at starting things but never seems to manage to follow through. |
| | Ele é muito bom em começar coisas, mas parece nunca conseguir concluir. |
| land up vi phrasal | informal (end up, finish) (informal) | terminar, acabar vt |
| Nota: Followed by a preposition |
| | If you continue to arrive late for work, you will land up without a job! |
| finish sth vtr | (task: complete) | terminar vt |
| | He will finish the translation in the next 30 minutes. |
| | Ele terminará a tradução em 30 minutos. |
| terminate sth vtr | (end) (acabar) | terminar, concluir vt |
| | The boss decided Tom wasn't suitable for the job and terminated his contract. |
finish sth off,
finish off sth vtr phrasal sep | (complete, perfect) | acabar, terminar vt |
| | Finish off the report before you go home. |
| | Acabe o relatório antes de ir para casa. |
finish sth up,
finish up sth vtr phrasal sep | informal (complete) | terminar vt |
| | | completar vt |
| | I have to finish up my homework before going to the mall. |
| knock sth off vtr phrasal sep | slang (finish rapidly) (gíria) | terminar, concluir vt |
| | I knocked off a politics essay while I was waiting for her to get ready. |
| | Eu terminei um ensaio político enquanto esperava ela ficar pronta. |
| cap sth off vtr phrasal sep | informal (round off, finish) | terminar vt |
| come to a conclusion v expr | (end) | terminar v int |
| | The story comes to a conclusion when the hero rescues the children. |
| draw sth to a close v expr | (bring to an end) | terminar, acabar vt |
| | After an hour on the phone, she drew the conversation to a close. |
| finish doing sth v expr | (task: complete) | terminar, concluir vt |
| | Tania finished cooking dinner and served it up. |
| | Tânia terminou de cozinhar o jantar e o serviu. |
| break up vi phrasal | informal (couple: separate) (relacionamento) | separar-se vp |
| | | terminar, acabar vt |
| | The couple broke up after a three-year relationship. |
| | O casal se separou após um relacionamento de três anos. |
| turn out vi phrasal | (conclude: well, badly) (concluir: bem ou mal) | terminar v int |
| | The forecast is good, but it is too soon to say how it will turn out. |
| follow through with sth vi phrasal + prep | (continue sth to completion) | concluir, terminar v int |
| | Sam is always making plans but she never follows through with any of them. |
| extinguish sth vtr | figurative (idea, feeling: bring to an end) | extinguir, terminar, acabar vt |
| | Her performance on the test extinguished her plans for a legal career. |
| | O desempenho dela no teste extinguiu (or: terminou, or: acabou) com seus planos de uma carreira jurídica. |
| get through sth vtr phrasal insep | (work, task: complete) | completar vt |
| | | terminar vt |
| | I have so much work to get through this week—I don't know how I'm going to do it all! I still have more studying to get through before the exam. |
| | Tenho tanto trabalho para completar essa semana. Não sei como vou fazer tudo! Ainda tenho mais estudos para completar antes da prova. |
finish sth off,
finish off sth vtr phrasal sep | informal (consume all of) | acabar, terminar vt |
| | John finished off his meal and then left the house. |
| | John terminou a refeição e, depois, saiu de casa. |
finish sth up,
finish up sth vtr phrasal sep | informal (eat all of) (informar, comer) | terminar vt |
| | You have to finish up your vegetables before having dessert. |
| knock off vi phrasal | slang (finish day's work) | terminar vt |
| | | concluir trabalho expres v |
| | When it rains, the boss lets us knock off work early. |
| | Quando chove, o chefe nos deixa terminar o trabalho mais cedo. |
| 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. |
| come off sth vtr phrasal insep | US (sth: finish period of) | terminar vt |
| | The country is coming off a year of huge economic growth. |
| break up with sb vtr phrasal insep | (separate) | terminar vt |
| | | separar-se de vp + prep |
| | I think you need to break up with your boyfriend. |
| break sth off vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (terminate) (figurado) | romper vt |
| | | acabar, terminar vt |
| | Matt and Glenda have decided to break off their engagement. |
| | Matt e Glenda decidiram romper o noivado deles. |
| see sth through vtr phrasal sep | informal (task, project: complete) (informal) | chegar até o fim expres v |
| | | terminar vt |
| | (formal) | levar a cabo expres v |
| | It won't be easy, but we'll see this project through. |
| | Não vai ser fácil, mas vamos chegar até o fim deste projeto. |
| break up vi phrasal | informal (school: finish) | parar v int |
| | (BRA) | entrar em recesso expres v |
| | | terminar vt |
| | School breaks up next week for the summer holidays. |
| | A escola para na próxima semana para as férias de verão. |
| finish sth vtr | (race: reach end of) | terminar vt |
| | She finished the race in 35 minutes. |
| | Ele terminou a corrida em 35 minutos. |
| finish vi | (come to an end) | acabar vt |
| | | terminar vt |
| | My class finishes at noon. |
| | Minha aula acaba meio-dia. |
| dump sb vtr | figurative, slang (end a relationship) (informal) | terminar vt |
| | (informal) | largar vt |
| | (BR, gíria) | dar o fora loc v |
| | Mark has been miserable since his girlfriend dumped him. |
| | Mark está desconsolado desde que sua namorada terminou com ele. |
| finish vi | (complete sth) | terminar, acabar v int |
| | Please finish so that we can leave. |
| | Por favor, termine logo para nós podermos ir embora. |
| 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? |