completado
/kompletado/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'completed' is translated into Spanish as completado.
Which one should you use?
While completado means 'completed' (implying all parts or stages are present), the word terminado is often used more broadly to mean 'finished' or 'ended'.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, the words concluido or concluida are commonly used to express the idea of something being 'completed'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. Use completada for feminine nouns, completados for masculine plural nouns and completadas for feminine plural nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/kompletado/
Did you know?
- In certain Latin American contexts, if a bathroom or a venue is completo, it does not mean it is 'finished' but rather that it is full or occupied.
- While English speakers 'fill out' a form, Spanish speakers use the verb completar to describe this action.
- The word completo is used in various Spanish-speaking regions to refer to a 'combo' meal that includes a main dish, side and drink.
Examples in context
- El nuevo ferrocarril aún no se ha completado.The new railway is not completed yet.This sentence shows how to use completado to say a railway is not completed yet.Tatoeba #4613196 by DarkHollow, translation #269212 by AlanF_US
- El trabajo debe ser completado de una vez.The work must be completed at once.This sentence demonstrates how to say work must be completed at once using completado.Tatoeba #3515632 by Aether, translation #2268664 by _undertoad
- Se ha completado la primera fase de la construcción.The first phase of construction has been completed.This sentence illustrates the use of completado when a phase of construction has been completed.Tatoeba #2429234 by fgreco, translation #239063 by CM
- La tarea está terminadaThe task is completed
- El informe está completadoThe report is completed
- La construcción del puente está culminadaThe bridge construction is completed
- ¡Ya he acabado de cocinar!I've completed cooking!
- El proyecto está listoThe project is completed
- La película ya está finalizadaThe movie is completed
- El trabajo está finalizadoThe work is completed
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Example conversation
Lucía and Alejandro are discussing a project at work.
- Lucía¿Ya has completado el informe mensual, Alejandro?Have you completed the monthly report yet, Alejandro?
- AlejandroCasi, solo me falta revisar la conclusión.Almost, I just have to check the conclusion.
- LucíaAvísame cuando esté completado.Let me know when it is completed.
- AlejandroLo haré en diez minutos.I will do it in ten minutes.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
