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eles acabaram

ran out, ran out of, ended up

→ acabar
verb · past tense / pluperfect tense, 3rd-person plural Uncommon #10,820
ran out, ran out of Used when something is used up or no longer available.
PO: As pilhas acabaram ontem.
EN: The batteries ran out yesterday.
ended up In this meaning, it is followed by por and an infinitive.
PO: Eles acabaram por ficar em casa.
EN: They ended up staying home.
Conjugation of acabar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First acabei acabamos
Third acabou acabaram
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Third — acabaram

Acho que meus dias de punheteiro acabaram.

I think my days of jerking off are over.

— Em Campo Minado (2014)

Todos os pacientes acabaram por morrer.

All the patients eventually died.

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)

Acabaram?

Are they finished?

— Dangal (2016)

Já acabaram.

They're already finished.

— Felizes Juntos (1997)

Não sobrou porra nenhuma do bolo, acabaram com tudo.

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

Eu parei, seus problemas acabaram.

I've stopped; your problems are over.

— Des vents contraires (2011)

Acabaram com ela.

They finished her off.

— Mr. Vingança (2002)

Os lilases acabaram.

The lilacs are gone.

— Deu a Louca nos Astros (2000)

As tropas acabaram facilmente com a rebelião.

The troops easily put down the rebellion.

Acabaram as piadas?

Are the jokes over?

— Uma Batalha Após a Outra (2025)

As férias de verão acabaram.

Summer vacation is over.

Então, vocês já acabaram?

So, are you all finished yet?

— Parasita (2019)

Acabaram com ele.

They destroyed him.

— Kung-Fusão (2004)

Acabaram os copos.

We've run out of glasses.

— Amores Expressos (1994)

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

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

— A Era da Escuridão (2016)

Claire e Griff acabaram se casando.

Claire and Griff ended up getting married.

— Anaconda (2025)

As férias acabaram agora.

The holidays are over now.

Ainda não acabaram?

They're not finished yet?

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Nem sequer acabaram a instrução.

They didn’t even finish the training.

— Capitães de Abril (2000)

Acabaram as visitas, hoje.

The visiting hours are over for today.

— Tabu (2012)

Acabaram.

They’re over.

— Vidas ao Vento (2013)

Já acabaram!

They're finished!

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Todos os doentes acabaram por morrer.

All the patients eventually died.

Eles acabaram com tudo, os filhos da puta!

They ruined everything, the sons of bitches!

— O Ódio (1995)

As férias acabaram muito rapidamente.

The holidays ended very quickly.

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)

Acabaram as xícaras de café, rápido!

We've run out of coffee cups—quick!

— Felizes Juntos (1997)

Os bons tempos acabaram!

The good times are over!

— Vá e Veja (1985)

Por que acabaram tão rápido?

Why did they run out so quickly?

— Замри-умри-воскресни! (1990)

Acabaram as observações, agora é interrogatório.

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

— Táxi - Velocidade nas Ruas (1998)

Essas acabaram!

These are finished!

— Os Incompreendidos (1959)

Mas os fogos não acabaram.

But the fires didn't stop.

— A Voz do Silêncio (2016)