Terminaba (en. Finished)

/teɾ.miˈna.βa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To finish or conclude something.

When I arrived, he was already finishing his homework.

Cuando llegué, él ya terminaba su tarea.

To reach the end of a process or activity.

He was finishing his speech and everyone applauded.

Terminaba el discurso y todos aplaudieron.

To mark the closure of an event or action.

The event ended at ten o'clock at night.

El evento terminaba a las diez de la noche.

From the Latin 'terminare', which means 'to mark an end or limit.'

class was ending

The moment when the lesson ends.

terminaba la clase

when the day was ending

Refers to the end of the day.

cuando terminaba el día

it never ended

It is used to express that something is being excessively prolonged.

no terminaba nunca

finish

To close or conclude something.

terminar

ending

The act of finishing or concluding.

terminación

terminative

That aims to finish something.

terminativo

It is used to refer to someone who always leaves things unfinished.

That guy is a quitter; he never finishes his projects.

Ese chico es un terminaba, nunca termina sus proyectos.

Referring to the end of a relationship.

That relationship ended poorly; she always broke up with him.

Esa relación terminó mal, ella siempre terminaba con él.