"Ela acabou de ler o jornal."

Translation: She finished reading the newspaper.

[taken_already]

Shouldn't the translation be: "She just finished reading the paper." or "She just read the paper." ?

[Paulenrique]

yes, it is another alternative that you'll know only in a context.

[barbarakin581001]

What's the differnce between acabou and terminou?

[Paulenrique]

They both should be accepted.

[pasdeca]

why not just finished?

[Paulenrique]

Daí tem que ser "She has just (finished reading/read) the newspaper".

[rulefiggur]

We still don't know why "She just finished reading the newspaper" is not acceptable.
Do you know?

[Floklo]

Does the verb "acabar" always require the preposition "de"?

[surfx2015]

Não, ex: "Minhas aulas vão acabar em dezembro." - "My classes will end in December."

[Pao.Espanola]

Does it require de if it's followed by another verb?

[Paulenrique]

That's it.

• Acabei de ler o jornal = I've just read the newspaper/I've finished reading the newspaper.

• Acabei a caminhada = I've finished walking.

[SeaOfSand]

How would you say "she stopped reading the newspaper"? I.e. she terminated her subscription or stopped reading it regularly for other reasons.

[Paulenrique]

We say "ela parou de ler o jornal"

[andrea720086]

Why not stopped reading

[O_Homem_Porco]

Could you just say "Ela leu o jornal"

[Paulenrique]

She read the newspaper.

[jajalovack]

How about, "she have finished reading the newspaper"?

[Paulenrique]

she has finished...

[psiphiorg]

Should "She stopped reading the newspaper" be an acceptable translation for this sentence? It was counted as being wrong, but to me, stopped and finished are nearly synonyms.

[KatyWilbur]

Well I actually put she finished reading the news so is it just only for news programs and newspapers or can it also mean news? Hopefully I think the one in the comments who would know this would be Paulenrique

[SereGipsyF]

She just finished to read the newspaper - > wrong?? Ok maybe it is not perfect English but here the aim is to learn Portuguese!! A little bit more of flexibility? :)