Usage examples of "acaba" in Spanish with translation to English

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Acaba de perder el autobús. He just missed the bus.
El bus acaba de partir. The bus has just left.
Tom acaba de ser despedido. Tom just got fired.
¿Cuándo se acaba la escuela? When is school over?
Acaba de llegar a casa. He has just come home.
¿Esa dama acaba de maldecir? Did that lady just swear?
Acaba de cumplir los veinte. She has just turned twenty.
¡Se acaba de poner mejor! It just got better!
Acaba de ocurrir un accidente. An accident just happened.
Él se acaba de ir. He went out just now.
El verano acaba de comenzar. Summer has just begun.
Tom se acaba de casar. Tom just got married.
La vida acaba de comenzar. Life has just begun.
Acaba de empezar a llover. It began raining just now.
Tom se acaba de ir. Tom just left.
Acaba de volver a casa. He just got home.
El tren acaba de salir. The train has just gone.
El avión acaba de despegar. The plane took off just now.
Un mosquito me acaba de picar. A mosquito just bit me.
Ella acaba de cumplir los doce. She has just turned twelve.
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