término

See also: termino, terminó, and terminò

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin terminus, from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“through”). Doublet of termo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛʁ.mi.nu/ [ˈtɛɦ.mi.nu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛʁ.mi.nu/ [ˈtɛɦ.mi.nu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛɾ.mi.nu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛʁ.mi.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛɻ.mi.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛɾ.mi.nu/

• Hyphenation: tér‧mi‧no

Noun

término m (plural términos)

1. ending; termination; conclusion; closure

   Synonyms: fim, final, conclusão, finalização, terminação, cabo, encerramento, fecho

2. breakup (termination of a friendship or a romantic relationship)

Related terms

• terminar
• termo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terminus, from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“through”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteɾmino/ [ˈt̪eɾ.mi.no]
• Rhymes: -eɾmino
• Syllabification: tér‧mi‧no

Noun

término m (plural términos)

1. end, terminus (the terminal point of something in space or time)

   Synonyms: fin, final, terminación

2. end, finish, conclusion (the cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion)

   Synonyms: fin, final, terminación

3. term, period (a chronological limitation or restriction, a limited timespan)

   Synonyms: plazo, período

4. term (a word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge)
5. place (the position in a contest or ranking)
6. (in the plural) terms (any of the binding conditions or promises in a legal contract)

   Synonym: condiciones

Derived terms

• contradicción en los términos
• correr el término
• en buenos términos
• en otros términos
• en primer término
• en propios términos
• en último término
• llevar a término
• por término medio
• terminacho
• término medio
• término municipal
• término paraguas

 

Related terms

• terminación
• terminar

 

Further reading

• “término”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014