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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesterminar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ter-mi-nar
"Debes terminar tu tarea antes de salir."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To bring to an end; to cause an action, process, or relationship to stop.
"The company decided to terminate the contract due to a breach of agreement." - 2
To come to an end; to conclude at a specific point or limit.
"This train will terminate at the next station."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'terminatus', past participle of 'terminare', meaning 'to bound, limit, or end', which stems from 'terminus' meaning boundary or end. The word entered Middle English in the 15th century via Old French, retaining its core connotation of bringing something to an absolute conclusion or boundary.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Terminate" is said worldwide
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terminer
Transliteration: ter-mi-ne
"Il faut terminer ce projet avant ce soir."
beenden
Transliteration: bəˈɛndn̩
"Wir müssen das Gespräch jetzt beenden."
terminare
Transliteration: ter-mi-na-re
"La riunione sta per terminare."
terminar
Transliteration: ter-mi-nar
"Debes terminar tu tarea antes de salir."
terminar
Transliteration: teɾ.miˈnaɾ
"O contrato vai terminar no próximo mês."
समाप्त करना
Transliteration: samapt karna
"हमें इस बैठक को जल्द समाप्त करना चाहिए।"
终止
Transliteration: zhǒng zhǐ
"他们决定终止这项合作计划。"
종료하다
Transliteration: jong-ryo-ha-da
"우리는 계약을 종료하기로 결정했습니다."
終了する
Transliteration: shuuryou suru
"会議をここで終了します。"
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