acabas

just, you finish, you just


Verb acabas

  1. Informal second-person singular () present indicative form of acabar.

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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!

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