acaba de

has just

→ acabar
phrase Uncommon #11,593
has just Used before an infinitive to say that something happened very recently.
PO: Ela acaba de sair.
EN: She has just left.

Não acaba de aceitá-la.

He doesn't end up accepting it.

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)

Acaba de perder a filha.

He/She has just lost his/her daughter.

— Sobre Meninos e Lobos (2003)

Você acaba de conseguir um encontro.

You just got a date.

— Intocáveis (2011)

Ele acaba de perder o ônibus.

He just missed the bus.

Josh acaba de marcar pontos pelo adolescente armado.

Josh just scored points for the armed teenager.

— Bacurau (2019)

A vida acaba de começar.

Life has just begun.

Algo muito estranho acaba de acontecer.

Something very strange has just happened.

O Exército acaba de mandar-nos pousar ilegalmente.

The army has just ordered us to land illegally.

— Akira (1988)

Mas se não me engano, aquele sujeito acaba de chamar o Senhor de Emanuel.

But if I'm not mistaken, that fellow just called the Lord Emmanuel.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Um rosto acaba de passar por mim.

A face just passed by me.

— Memórias de um Assassino (2003)

Isto acaba de acontecer comigo.

This just happened to me.

Acaba de perder seu emprego de meio período.

He just lost his part-time job.

— O Homem de Lugar Nenhum (2010)

Você acaba de ligar o rádio.

You just turned on the radio.

Ele acaba de publicar uma interessante série de artigos.

He has just published an interesting series of articles.

O bezerro que acaba de nascer tem dificuldade para se levantar.

The newborn calf has difficulty standing up.

Como acaba de ver, a operação foi um sucesso.

As you have just seen, the operation was a success.

— A Pele Que Habito (2011)

Sami acaba de fazer uma longa caminhada.

Sami has just finished a long walk.

Acaba de ficar invisível.

It has just become invisible.

— Alerta Lobo (2019)

O sol acaba de nascer.

The sun has just risen.

Você faz alguma ideia do que acaba de acontecer?

Do you have any idea what just happened?

Ele acaba de entrar, mas já está para sair.

He just went in, but he's already about to leave.

Outro cardeal acaba de aparecer.

Another cardinal has just appeared.

— Conclave (2024)

Acaba de trazer seus sapatos.

He just brought his shoes.

— A Doce Vida (1960)

Meu pai acaba de voltar para casa.

My father has just returned home.

Acaba de ir embora.

He just left.

— Akira (1988)

Ele acaba de ir.

He just left.

Tom lava a louça assim que acaba de comer.

Tom washes the dishes as soon as he finishes eating.

A mamãe acaba de abrir um pacote de biscoito.

Mom just opened a package of cookies.

— Questão de Tempo (2013)

Tom acaba de almoçar.

Tom has just finished lunch.

Mas acaba de tomar dois.

But you just took two.

— As Diabólicas (1955)

phrase Rare #29,175
has just Used before an infinitive to say that something happened very recently.
PO: O Iago acaba de chegar.
EN: Iago has just arrived.

O voo de Moscou acaba de pousar.

The flight from Moscow has just landed.

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

Olha, acaba de sair agora mesmo, linda.

Look, it just came out this very moment—it's beautiful.

— Mulheres à Beira de um Ataque de Nervos (1988)

Ele acaba de concluir a faculdade.

He just finished college.

Esse casal acaba de chegar e não consegue acreditar.

This couple just arrived and can't believe it.

— Durante a Tormenta (2018)

O Camarada do Partido Albert Forster acaba de chegar ao recinto.

Party Comrade Albert Forster has just arrived at the venue.

— O Tambor (1979)

O Tom acaba de começar a trabalhar aqui.

Tom just started working here.

Ei, o Iago acaba de chegar.

Hey, Iago just arrived.

— Agente Zeta (2026)

Você acaba de salvar a vida dele.

You just saved his life.

— Preso na Escuridão (1997)

O Tom acaba de terminar de fazer isso.

Tom has just finished doing that.