acaba

/aˈkaba/, [aˈka.β̞a]

just


Examples
  • Tom hoy acaba de enterarse que es HIV positivo.

    Tom just found out today that he is HIV positive.

  • El trabajo nunca se acaba, ¿verdad?

    Work never ends, does it?

  • El tren se acaba de ir.

    The train has just left.

  • Mamá acaba de salir a hacer la compra.

    Mother has just gone out shopping.

  • Él acaba de comer. Yo siempre estoy comiendo.

    He just ate. I'm always eating.

  • "¿Dónde está tu primo?" "Se acaba de ir."

    "Where's your cousin?" "He just left."

  • Acaba de empezar a llover.

    It began raining just now.

  • Tom no entendió lo que Mary acaba de decir.

    Tom didn't understand what Mary just said.

  • Ella acaba de llamar.

    She telephoned just now.

  • Bien está lo que bien acaba.

    All is well that ends well.

  • Él acaba de trasladarse a un departamento que heredó de sus padres.

    He just moved into an apartment he inherited from his parents.

  • Tom se acaba de perder su tren.

    Tom just missed the train.

  • Acaba de dejar de llover, así que vámonos.

    The rain just stopped, so let's leave.

  • Tom acaba de instalar un sistema de alarma en su casa.

    Tom has just installed an alarm system in his house.

  • Una colección de sus versos acaba de ser publicada.

    A collection of her verses has just been published.

  • Su bebé tan sólo acaba de empezar a gatear.

    Their baby has just started to crawl.

  • Mi padre acaba de llegar a casa.

    My father has just come home.

  • Él no puede tener hambre, acaba de almorzar.

    He cannot be hungry; he has just had lunch.

  • ¿Qué acaba de suceder allá?

    What just happened there?

  • Tom me acaba de contar sobre el accidente.

    Tom just told me about the accident.


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