eles acabaram

ended, finished

→ acabar
verb · third plural · past indicative Uncommon #10,346
ended, finished 3rd person plural (they/you all) of "acabar" in the simple past.
PO: Eles acabaram o trabalho ontem.
EN: They finished the work yesterday.
Conjugation of acabar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First acabei acabamos
Third acabou acabaram
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Third — acabaram

Por que acabaram tão rápido?

Why did they run out so quickly?

— Замри-умри-воскресни! (1990)

Os lilases acabaram.

The lilacs are gone.

— Deu a Louca nos Astros (2000)

Acabaram.

They’re over.

— Vidas ao Vento (2013)

Acabaram as xícaras de café, rápido!

We've run out of coffee cups—quick!

— Felizes Juntos (1997)

As férias de verão acabaram.

Summer vacation is over.

As férias acabaram agora.

The holidays are over now.

Mas os fogos não acabaram.

But the fires didn't stop.

— A Voz do Silêncio (2016)

Após perder Jang-Ok, acabaram ficando só com Joo.

After losing Jang-Ok, they ended up with only Joo.

— A Era da Escuridão (2016)

Já acabaram!

They're finished!

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Acabaram?

Are they finished?

— Dangal (2016)

Os bons tempos acabaram!

The good times are over!

— Vá e Veja (1985)

Acho que meus dias de punheteiro acabaram.

I think my days of jerking off are over.

— Em Campo Minado (2014)

Acabaram com ela.

They finished her off.

— Mr. Vingança (2002)

Acabaram os copos.

We've run out of glasses.

— Amores Expressos (1994)

Todos os pacientes acabaram por morrer.

All the patients eventually died.

Ainda não acabaram?

They're not finished yet?

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Acabaram as observações, agora é interrogatório.

The observations are over; now it's time for questioning.

— Táxi - Velocidade nas Ruas (1998)

As férias acabaram muito rapidamente.

The holidays ended very quickly.

Claire e Griff acabaram se casando.

Claire and Griff ended up getting married.

— Anaconda (2025)

Então, vocês já acabaram?

So, are you all finished yet?

— Parasita (2019)

Já que acabaram as aulas é hora do dever de casa, certo?

Now that classes are over, it's time for homework, right?

— Oldboy (2003)

Jaggu as piadas acabaram.

Since the jokes are over.

— PK (2014)

Já acabaram.

They're already finished.

— Felizes Juntos (1997)

Acabaram com ele.

They destroyed him.

— Kung-Fusão (2004)

Essas acabaram!

These are finished!

— Os Incompreendidos (1959)

Acabaram-se as regras.

The rules are over.

— O Sobrevivente (2025)

Eles acabaram com tudo, os filhos da puta!

They ruined everything, the sons of bitches!

— O Ódio (1995)

Todos os doentes acabaram por morrer.

All the patients eventually died.

As tropas acabaram facilmente com a rebelião.

The troops easily put down the rebellion.

Eu parei, seus problemas acabaram.

I've stopped; your problems are over.

— Des vents contraires (2011)

Acabaram as piadas?

Are the jokes over?

— Uma Batalha Após a Outra (2025)

Aliás, acabaram-se todas as cartas.

In fact, all the letters have run out.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

Perdi a carteira, o passaporte, ela está com fome, acabaram as fraldas e chove.

I lost my wallet, my passport, she's hungry, we've run out of diapers, and it's raining.

— Uma Família de Dois (2016)

Não sobrou porra nenhuma do bolo, acabaram com tudo.

There wasn't a single damn thing left of the cake, they ate it all.