terminar

/teɾmiˈnaɾ/ · A1 · verb

to finish, to end, to terminate, to be over, to conclude

🏁 terminar = terminate: same Latin root, terminus, the end point

From Latin terminare, to set a boundary, from terminus (limit, end). English terminate, terminal and term share the root. A bus terminal is where the route ends; terminar is to reach or bring something to that end.

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