terminar
Portuguese, verb/teʁ.miˈna(ʁ)/
terminar is spelled T-E-R-M-I-N-A-R (8 letters) and appears 52 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,815th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Terminar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to finish; to complete (to reach the end of an activity)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “acabar, encerrar, chegar ao fim”.
What does terminar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to finish; to complete (to reach the end of an activity)
Demorou horas para terminarmos a construção.
- 2
to finish; to end (to be over)
O filme já terminou.
- 3
to finish
O bolo já terminou de assar?
- 4
to break up (to end a romantic relationship)
Terminarei com a Maria hoje mesmo.
- 5
to form the end or conclusion of; to conclude
Uma barreira terminava o caminho.
- 6
to end (to have as its end or conclusion)
Muitas palavras terminam no sufixo -ação.
- 7
to end (to have as its consequence)
Os protestos terminaram no início da guerra civil.
- 8
to end with; to destroy; to bring to an end
O fim da relação terminou com a minha felicidade.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. acabar, encerrar, chegar ao fim 2. dar fim, desfazer, romper 3. delimitar, demarcar 4. ter como consequência
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of terminar
- termino first-person present singular
- terminei first-person preterite singular
- terminado participle past
- terminares infinitive second-person singular
- terminarmos first-person infinitive plural
- terminardes infinitive plural second-person
- terminarem infinitive plural third-person
- terminando gerund
- terminados masculine participle past
- terminada feminine participle past
- terminadas feminine participle past
- terminas indicative present second-person
- termina indicative present singular
- terminamos first-person indicative plural
- terminais indicative plural present
- terminam indicative plural present
- terminava first-person imperfect indicative
- terminavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce terminar?
- Brazil /teʁ.miˈna(ʁ)/
- Brazil [teɦ.miˈna(h)]
- /teɾ.miˈna(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to terminar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is terminar in Portuguese?
terminar appears 52 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).