eu terminara

had ended, had finished

→ terminar
termin to finish, to end + a make or become + ra Pluperfect (past perfect)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, pluperfect tense Rare #41,114
had ended, had finished This simple past-perfect form is mostly literary or formal; everyday Portuguese often uses tinha terminado instead.
PO: Quando cheguei, a aula já terminara.
EN: When I arrived, the class had already ended.
Conjugation of terminar
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
First terminara —
Third terminara terminaram

Eu terminara tudo o que precisava fazer aqui.

I had finished everything I needed to do here.

A guerra terminara.

The war was over.

Na semana passada, o Velho Braço Direito terminara de desabar.

Last week, the Old Right Arm had finally collapsed.

A sorte de Ayrton terminara.

Ayrton's luck had run out.

— Senna (2010)