finish

finish
'finiʃ
1. verb
1) (to bring or come to an end: She's finished her work; The music finished.) acabar, terminar
2) (to use, eat, drink etc the last of: Have you finished your tea?) acabar

2. noun
1) (the last touch (of paint, polish etc) that makes the work perfect: The wood has a beautiful finish.) acabado
2) (the last part (of a race etc): It was a close finish.) llegada
•
- finish off
- finish up
finish1 n final
it was a very close finish fue un final muy reñido
finish2 vb acabar / terminar
the party finished at 4 in the morning la fiesta acabó a las 4 de la madrugada
I finish school at three o'clock salgo del colegio a las tres
have you finished painting the bedroom? ¿has acabado de pintar el dormitorio?
finish
tr['fɪnɪʃ]
noun
1 fin nombre masculino, final nombre masculino, conclusión nombre femenino
2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL llegada
3 (for surface) acabado
■ matt/gloss finish acabado mate/brillo
transitive verb
1 (end) acabar, terminar
■ I must finish this book tengo que acabar este libro
■ what time do you finish work? ¿a qué hora sales del trabajo?
■ we finished the meal and left acabamos la comida y nos fuimos
2 (consume the remainder of) acabar (off/up, -), terminar (off/up, -)
■ finish (up) your potatoes cómete todas las patatas, termínate las patatas
■ who finished (off) the wine? ¿quién ha acabado el vino?
3 (complete) acabar (off, -), terminar (off, -)
■ he finished the essay as quickly as possible acabó la redacción lo más rápido posible
■ when will this building be finished? ¿cuándo acabarán este edificio?
4 familiar (exhaust) agotar (off, -), acabar con
■ that last lap just about finished me off esta última vuelta me ha dejado hecho polvo
intransitive verb
1 (end) acabar, terminar
■ when does term finish? ¿cuándo acaba el trimestre?
■ the film finishes at 10.00pm la película termina a las 10.00
■ I haven't finished reading that yet! ¡aún no he terminado de leerlo!
■ she finished by saying that ... terminó diciendo ...
2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL llegar
■ he finished second llegó en segundo lugar, llegó el segundo
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to the finish hasta el final
close finish SMALLSPORT/SMALL final nombre masculino muy reñido
finish ['fɪnɪʃ] vt
1) complete: acabar, terminar
2) : aplicar un acabado a (muebles, etc.)
finish n
1) end: fin m, final m
2) refinement: refinamiento m
3) : acabado m
a glossy finish: un acabado brillante
finish
n.
• acabado s.m.
• acabamiento s.m.
• cabo s.m.
• conclusión s.f.
• fenecimiento s.m.
• fin s.m.
• final s.m.
• remate s.m.
• revestimiento s.m.
• término s.m.
v.
• acabalar v.
• acabar v.
• concluir v.
• consumar v.
• coronar v.
• finalizar v.
• finiquitar v.
• terminar v.
• ultimar v.

I
1. 'fɪnɪʃ
transitive verb
1)
a) (complete) terminar, acabar

we finish school/work at four o'clock today — hoy salimos a las cuatro

to finish -ING — terminar or acabar de + inf

b) (consume) \<\<drink/rations\>\> terminar, acabar
2) (create surface texture on) \<\<cloth/porcelain\>\> terminar; \<\<wood\>\> pulir
3) (destroy) (colloq) acabar con

2.
vi terminar, acabar

she finished by summarizing the main points — concluyó resumiendo los puntos principales

if you've quite finished, may I get a word in? — (iro) si has acabado ya ¿me dejas meter baza? (iró)

to finish first/last — terminar en primer/último lugar

Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun
1) (no pl)
a) (end) fin m, final m

a fight to the finish — una lucha a muerte

b) (of race) llegada f

it was a very close finish — llegaron a la meta casi a la par

2) (surface texture) acabado m

a matt finish — un acabado mate

['fɪnɪʃ]
1. N
1) (=end) final m

to be in at the finish — presenciar el final

a fight to the finish — una lucha a muerte

to fight to the finish — luchar a muerte

from start to finish — de principio a fin

2) (Sport) [of race] final m

it's going to be a close finish — va a ser un final reñido

the replays showed a close finish — la repetición mostraba que habían cruzado la meta casi a la vez

3) (=appearance) acabado m

a table with an oak finish — una mesa con un acabado en roble

gloss(y) finish — acabado m brillo

matt finish — acabado m mate

a surface with a rough/smooth finish — una superficie sin pulir/pulida

4) (=refinement) refinamiento m

she's a beautiful model, but she lacks finish — es una modelo bella, pero le falta refinamiento

2. VT
1) (=complete) terminar, acabar

I've nearly finished the ironing — casi he terminado or acabado de planchar

what time do you finish work? — ¿a qué hora terminas el trabajo?

I'll be finishing my course next year — termino or acabo el curso el año que viene

to finish doing sth — terminar or acabar de hacer algo

as soon as he finished eating, he excused himself — en cuanto terminó or acabó de comer, se excusó

2) (=use up, consume) [+ food, resources] terminar, acabar

finish your soup — termínate la sopa, acábate la sopa

if you finish the milk, let me know — si terminas (toda) la leche, dímelo

3) (=round off) rematar

finish the dish with a sprinkling of parsley — remate el plato espolvoreándolo con perejil

we finished the afternoon with tea at the Ritz — rematamos la tarde tomando té en el Ritz

4) * (=defeat, destroy) acabar con

that last kilometre nearly finished me — el kilómetro final casi acabó conmigo

5) (=apply surface to)

finish the wood with wax or varnish — dele un acabado final a la madera con cera o barniz

3. VI
1) (=come to an end) terminar, acabar

the party was finishing — la fiesta se estaba terminando or acabando

have you quite finished? — ¿has acabado ya?; (=can I speak now?) ¿puedo hablar ya?

she finished by saying that ... — terminó or acabó diciendo que ...

I've finished with the paper — he acabado el periódico, he terminado con el periódico

come back, I haven't finished with you yet! — ¡vuelve, que todavía no he terminado or acabado contigo!

2) (Sport) (=end race) terminar, acabar

she finished first/last — terminó or acabó en primer lugar/en último lugar

3) (=end association) romper, terminar (with con)

she's finished with him — ha roto or terminado con él

4) (Econ)

our shares finished at $70 — al cierre de la Bolsa, nuestras acciones se cotizaban a 70 dólares

4.
CPD

finish line N (US) — = finishing line

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I
1. ['fɪnɪʃ]
transitive verb
1)
a) (complete) terminar, acabar

we finish school/work at four o'clock today — hoy salimos a las cuatro

to finish -ING — terminar or acabar de + inf

b) (consume) \<\<drink/rations\>\> terminar, acabar
2) (create surface texture on) \<\<cloth/porcelain\>\> terminar; \<\<wood\>\> pulir
3) (destroy) (colloq) acabar con

2.
vi terminar, acabar

she finished by summarizing the main points — concluyó resumiendo los puntos principales

if you've quite finished, may I get a word in? — (iro) si has acabado ya ¿me dejas meter baza? (iró)

to finish first/last — terminar en primer/último lugar

Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun
1) (no pl)
a) (end) fin m, final m

a fight to the finish — una lucha a muerte

b) (of race) llegada f

it was a very close finish — llegaron a la meta casi a la par

2) (surface texture) acabado m

a matt finish — un acabado mate


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