7. Sixty-Four Verbs, Up Close and Personal Flashcards
“to end” “to finish”
acabar, terminar
“to finish off”
acabar con, terminar con
“I finished off the milk”
“Acabé con la leche”
“to run out of” (reflexive)
acabarse
“We’ve run out of money” (reflexive)
Se nos acabó el dinero
“it’s over” “I’m out of it” (like when the newstand runs out of papers) (reflexive verbs)
Se acabó; Se terminó
“We’re out of it” (using estar)
Está agotado; está acabado isnt usually used in this sense. Está acabado is used for ‘he’s washed up.
“to have just”
acabar de
“It’s finished”
Está acabado
“He’s washed up” colloquially
Está acabado
“I’ve just eaten”
Acabo de comer
“I had just eaten when you arrived.”
Acababa de comer cuando llegaste.
“to dawn”
amanecer
“How did you sleep?”
¿Cómo amaneciste?
“he woke up all dead”
Amaneció muerto
“to go around”
andar
“Pedro’s going around shouting your name.”
Pedro anda gritando tu nombre.
“I don’t hang around with them anymore.”
Ya no ando con ellos.
“Where are you at?”
¿Por dónde andas?
“Let’s get a move on!” “Way to go!”
¡Ándale! or ¡Anda! (said in passing, they mean the same as ok or all right)
“How’s your car running?”
¿Qué tal anda tu carro?
“to long for” “to desire earnestly”
antojarse
“to get a hankering for” “to feel like”
antojarse
“craving” “urge”
antojo
