Terminaban (en. They finished)

/teɾminaβan/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To finish or conclude something.

They finished their tasks before dinner.

Ellos terminaban sus tareas antes de la cena.

To reach the end of a process or period.

When we arrived, they were already finishing the meeting.

Cuando llegamos, ellos ya terminaban la reunión.

To prompt the conclusion of an event or activity.

They were finishing the project when they received good news.

Terminaban el proyecto cuando recibieron buenas noticias.

It derives from the verb 'terminar', which comes from the Latin 'terminare'.

they finished studying

They finished their study.

terminaban de estudiar

when they finished

At the moment they concluded an activity.

cuando terminaban

they ended up leaving

They finally decided to leave.

terminaban por irse

finish

To finalize or conclude something.

terminar

completion

The act of finishing something.

terminación

conclusive

Leading to a decisive end.

terminante

To finish something abruptly.

When the movie was good, the television turned off and we finished abruptly.

Cuando la película estaba buena, la televisión se apagó y terminamos de golpe.

To end a relationship or situation.

She decided it was time to end her toxic relationship.

Decidió que era tiempo de terminaban con su relación tóxica.