termination

terminación, rescisión

El hecho de poner fin a algo.

En inglés sencillo: The act of bringing something to an end.

• They requested termination of the service.
• The agreement allows early termination.
• We received notice of the program’s termination yesterday.

Cómo se usa: termination of something (Early termination of the contract may involve a fee.)

Sinónimos: ending, cancellation

Antónimos: continuation

Expresiones frecuentes: termination of something, early termination, termination notice

despido

Decisión del empleador de poner fin al empleo de una persona.

En inglés sencillo: The ending of someone’s employment by their employer.

• She received a termination letter.
• The employee challenged his termination in court.
• The company announced the termination of twenty workers.

Sinónimos: dismissal, firing

Expresiones frecuentes: termination of employment, wrongful termination, termination letter

final, término

Punto o momento en que algo se detiene o acaba.

En inglés sencillo: The point or time at which something stops or finishes.

• The route’s termination is at the harbor.
• The lease gives a clear termination date.
• A small station marks the termination of the line.

Sinónimos: end, endpoint

Antónimos: beginning

Expresiones frecuentes: at termination, termination point, termination date

matanza, eliminación

El hecho de quitarle la vida a una persona o un animal.

En inglés sencillo: The act of ending the life of a person or animal.

• The order called for the prisoner’s termination.
• The story describes an agent sent to arrange someone’s termination.
• They opposed the termination of the animal’s life.

Sinónimos: killing

Expresiones frecuentes: termination of life, humane termination, order someone’s termination

terminación, sufijo

Letra o grupo de letras al final de una palabra que puede indicar su función gramatical.

En inglés sencillo: A letter or group of letters at the end of a word, sometimes showing its grammar.

• The termination changes in the plural.
• Add the termination “ed” to form the past tense.
• These verbs share the same termination.

Sinónimos: ending, suffix

Expresiones frecuentes: verb termination, plural termination, termination of something, word termination