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para completar

[PAH-rah kohm-pleh-TAHR]
verb phrase
to complete, to finish, to round out
1. to finish or conclude something; to make something whole or entire
I need one more book to complete my collection.
Preciso de mais um livro para completar minha coleção.
2. to add the final element or touch to something
To complete the outfit, she added a blue scarf.
Para completar o look, ela adicionou um lenço azul.
3. to fulfill or accomplish a task or requirement
We need to complete the project by Friday.
Precisamos completar o projeto até sexta-feira.
Synonyms
terminaracabarfinalizarconcluirconsumarcomplementar
Antonyms
interromperinacabarabandonardeixar incompleto

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
para completar
standard usage across Brazil
Portugal
para completar
standard usage; may also use 'para concluir'
São Paulo
para completar
common in formal and informal speech

Related Idioms & Phrases

para completar a festa
para completar o cenário
para completar a ideia
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