acabas

just, you finish, you just


Examples
  • No puedes tener hambre. Acabas de cenar.

    You can't be hungry. You've just had dinner.

  • Acabas de encender la radio.

    You just turned the radio on.

  • No es lo mismo estar solo que estar solo en una habitación que acabas de dejar.

    It’s not the same to be alone than to be alone in a room that you’ve just left.

  • ¿Te acabas de dar cuenta?

    Did you just realize that?

  • Primero reconoce las cosas, luego niégalas: una de cal y otra de arena y entonces acabas en una posición de poder.

    First acknowledge then deny – one for and one against – and then you are in a powerful position.

  • Te lo acabas de perder.

    You just missed it.

  • Tal como acabas de decir, no tenemos ni la más mínima oportunidad.

    Like you just said, we don't have the slightest chance.

  • La esperanza es cuando de repente corres a la cocina como un loco para ver si la caja vacía de galletas de chocolate que te acabas de terminar hace una hora fue mágicamente rellenada.

    Hope is when you suddenly run to the kitchen like a mad man to check if the empty chocolate cookie box you just finished an hour ago is magically full again.

  • Quiero que retires lo que acabas de decir.

    I want you to take back what you said just now.

  • ¡Acabas de comprender lo sorprendente que soy!

    You just realised how awesome I am!

  • Un ignorante es aquél que no sabe aquello que acabas de descubrir.

    An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out.

  • Son las cinco y todavía no estás en la cama. Acabas de llegar del bar, ¿verdad?

    It's five and you're still not in bed! You just came back from the bar, didn't you?

  • Quiero que todo lo que acabas de decir salga escrito en el contrato.

    I want everything you just said written into the contract.

  • Quiero que retractes lo que acabas de decir.

    I want you to take back what you said just now.

  • Ahora que acabas de cumplir dieciocho, te puedes sacar el carnet de conducir.

    Now that you are eighteen, you can get a driver's license.

  • Acabas de fallar.

    You just missed it.

  • ¿Puedes repetir lo que acabas de decir?

    Could you please repeat what you just said?

  • El hombre que acabas de ver es un gran músico.

    The man you just saw is a great musician.

  • ¿Acabas de pegarle?

    Did you just hit him?

  • ¿Qué acabas de decir?

    What did you just say?


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