ACABAR (terminar) to finish; Acabamos el trabajo we've finished the work Todava no ha acabado el primer plato he still hasn't

finished his first course; acabamos el viaje en Canad our journey ended in Canada; la bufanda est sin acabar the scarf hasn't been finished yet; EXPRESIN acaba ya! that's enough! -1. (terminar) to finish, to end; el cuchillo acaba en punta the knife ends in a point; el asunto acab mal o de mala manera the affair finished o ended badly; detesto las pelculas que acaban bien I hate films that have a happy ending; acab sus das en el exilio he ended his days in exile; se acabar en la crcel he'll end up in jail; cuando acabes, avsame tell me when you've finished;

acabar de hacer algo to finish doing sth; acabar de trabajar/comer to finish working/eating; acabar con algo to finish with sth; has acabado con el martillo? have o are you finished with the hammer?; acabar por hacer algo, acabar haciendo algo to end up doing sth; acabarn por llamar o llamando they'll call eventually o sooner or later; para acabar de arreglarlo to cap it all; EXPRESIN acabramos! so that's what it was! -2. (haber hecho recientemente) acabar de hacer algo to have just done sth; acabo de llegar I've just arrived 3. acabar con (destruir) (enemigo) to destroy; (salud) to ruin; (violencia, crimen) to put an end to; acabar con la paciencia de alguien to exhaust sb's patience; est acabando con mi paciencia she's trying my patience;

acabaron con todas las provisiones they used up all the provisions; la droga acab con l drugs killed him; ese nio va a acabar conmigo! that boy will be the death of me!

-4. (volverse) to end up; acabar loco to end up (going) mad -5. (en construcciones con infinitivo) no acabo de entenderlo I can't quite understand it; no acaba de parecerme bien I don't really think it's a very good idea; no acaba de gustarme del todo I just don't really like it; el plan no me acaba de convencer I'm not totally convinced by the plan

EXPRESIN de nunca acabar never-ending; este proyecto es el cuento de nunca acabar this project just seems to go on and on