acaba

/aˈkaba/, [aˈka.β̞a]

just

Examples

Tom se acaba de cortar el pelo.

Tom just got a haircut.

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La vida acaba de comenzar.

Life has just begun.

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La lluvia acaba de parar, así que vámonos.

The rain just stopped, so let's leave.

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Acaba de comprarse un coche de segunda mano.

He has just bought a used car.

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¿Cúando acaba?

When does it end?

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El reloj acaba de dar las diez.

The clock has just struck ten.

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Tom nunca había pensado que sería capaz de hacer lo que acaba de hacer.

Tom never thought he'd be able to do what he just did.

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Mi esposa acaba de limpiar la mesa.

My wife has just cleared the table.

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Hay un gran tiroteo en mitad de la película y el sheriff acaba muerto.

There's a big gunfight in the middle of the movie and the sheriff gets killed.

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Quiero ver cómo acaba.

I want to see how it ends.

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La escuela empieza a las nueve y acaba a las seis.

School begins at nine and is over at six.

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Se me acaba de ocurrir algo muy interesante.

I just thought of something really interesting.

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Un mosquito me acaba de picar.

A mosquito just bit me.

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Acaba de perder el autobús.

He just missed the bus.

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Él acaba de perder el bus.

He just missed the bus.

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El avión acaba de despegar.

The plane has just taken off.

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Tu amigo Alberto acaba de postear una foto tuya de la fiesta de anoche.

Your friend Albert just posted a picture of you at last night's party.

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Él acaba de llegar al Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional de Tokio.

He has just arrived at New Tokyo International Airport.

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El tren acaba de llegar aquí.

The train has just arrived here.

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Una aterradora película de terror es solo una película. Todo se acaba una vez que apagas la pantalla, sin embargo la vida... estás atrapado en ella.

A scary horror movie is only a movie. Once you turn off the screen it's all over, but life...you're stuck in it.

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