terminarse

terminarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (acabarse) to finish, end, be over

■ la reunión se ha terminado the meeting is over

2 (agotarse) to run out

■ se ha terminado el azúcar the sugar has run out

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VPR

1) [obra, acto] to end

antes de que se termine el curso — before the year ends o finishes, before the year is over

2) [comida, gasolina, carrete] to run out

se nos ha terminado el café — we've run out of coffee

3) [persona] to finish

me terminé el libro en dos días — I finished the book in two days

¡termínate toda la sopa! — finish (up) your soup!

termínate la copa y vámonos — finish your drink and let's go, drink up and let's go

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(v.) = draw to + a close, run + short (of), be gone, come to + an end, draw to + an end, be all gone

Ex. In 1971 the experimental phase of PRECIS was drawing to a close as the system became operational in the British national bibliography.

Ex. The arguments are well known but we must realise that there was a very real fear that society would run short of manual labour = Los argumentos son bien conocidos pero debemos darnos cuenta de que había existía un miedo real de que la sociedad se quedase sin mano de obra.

Ex. Hard times lie ahead, the halcyon days are gone -- perhaps forever.

Ex. The era of paper-based information systems is coming to an end.

Ex. As the war drew to an end, the horrendous scenes of misery and destitution came to light.

Ex. The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.

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(v.) = draw to + a close, run + short (of), be gone, come to + an end, draw to + an end, be all gone

Ex: In 1971 the experimental phase of PRECIS was drawing to a close as the system became operational in the British national bibliography.

Ex: The arguments are well known but we must realise that there was a very real fear that society would run short of manual labour = Los argumentos son bien conocidos pero debemos darnos cuenta de que había existía un miedo real de que la sociedad se quedase sin mano de obra.

Ex: Hard times lie ahead, the halcyon days are gone -- perhaps forever.

Ex: The era of paper-based information systems is coming to an end.

Ex: As the war drew to an end, the horrendous scenes of misery and destitution came to light.

Ex: The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.

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■terminarse verbo reflexivo
1 (tener un fin, acabarse) to finish, end, be over
2 (consumirse toda la reserva) to run out: se terminó el azúcar, we have run out of sugar
'terminarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agotarse
- volar
- acabar
- terminar
English:
close
- completion
- end
- terminate

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vpr

1. [finalizar] to finish;

¿cuándo se termina el curso? when does the course finish?

2. [agotarse] [repuestos, víveres] to run out;

se han terminado las cerillas the matches have run out;

se nos ha terminado el azúcar we've run out of sugar, the sugar has run out

3. [acabar] [comida, revista] to finish off;

¿te has terminado el desayuno? have you finished your breakfast?;

me terminé la novela en una noche I finished off the novel in one night

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terminarse

v/r

1 run out;

se ha terminado la leche we’ve run out of milk, the milk’s all gone

2 (finalizar) come to an end

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vr

1) : to run out

2) : to come to an end

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terminarse vb to run out [pt. ran; pp. run]

se ha terminado el papel the paper's run out / we've run out of paper