Acabarse (en. Run out)

/akaˈβaɾse/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

English: To come to an end or to be finished.

English: The food ran out before everyone ate.

La comida se acabó antes de que todos comieran.

English: To be completely consumed.

English: The car's fuel ran out in the middle of the trip.

El combustible del coche se acabó en medio del viaje.

English: To lose energy or strength.

English: I ran out after running so much.

Me acabé después de correr tanto.

English: To cease to exist or disappear completely.

English: Hopes ran out when the event was canceled.

Las esperanzas se acabaron cuando se canceló el evento.

English: It comes from the verb 'acabar', which has roots in the Latin 'acabare'.

English: to run out of time

English: To reach the limit of available time.

acabarse el tiempo

English: to run out of patience

English: To reach a point where one can no longer tolerate more.

acabarse la paciencia

English: what was given is finished

English: Indicates that something has ended or that there are no more opportunities.

se acabó lo que se daba

English: to finish

English: To finish something.

acabar

English: to get tired

English: To get tired or lose vigor.

cansarse

English: to extinguish

English: To make something cease to exist or function.

extinguir

English: To end in a fun way, to finish something abruptly.

English: The match ended in the first half due to a fight.

El partido se acabó en el primer tiempo por una pelea.

English: Referring to someone running out of options.

English: I'm exhausted, I've run out of ideas.

Estoy agotado, ya se me acabaron las ideas.