finish

finish
finish [ˈfɪnɪ∫]
1. noun
   a. ( = end) fin f ; [of race] arrivée f
• to fight to the finish se battre jusqu'au bout
   b. [of woodwork] finition f
2. transitive verb
[+ work, meal, supplies] finir
• finish your soup finis ta soupe
• to finish doing sth finir de faire qch
• to put the finishing touches to sth mettre la dernière main à qch
3. intransitive verb
[film, meeting] se terminer ; [holiday, contract] prendre fin ; [runner, horse] arriver
• he finished by saying that ... il a terminé en disant que ...
• to finish first (in race) arriver premier
4. compounds
► finish line noun (US) ligne f d'arrivée
► finish off separable transitive verb
   a. [+ work] terminer
   b. [+ food, meal] finir
► finish with inseparable transitive verb
[+ person] plaquer (inf)
• she's finished with him (inf) (in relationship) elle l'a plaqué (inf)
• I've finished with the paper je n'ai plus besoin du journal
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['fɪnɪʃ] 1.
noun (pl finishes)
1) (end) fin f

from start to finish — du début (jusqu')à la fin

it will be a fight to the finish — fig la partie va être serrée

2) Sport arrivée f

an athlete with a good finish — un athlète bon au sprint final

3) (surface, aspect) (of clothing, wood, car) finition f; (of fabric, leather) apprêt m

paint with a matt/silk finish — peinture mate/satinée

2.
transitive verb
1) (complete) finir, terminer [chapter, sentence, task]; terminer, achever [building, novel, sculpture, opera]

to finish doing — finir de faire

2) (leave) finir [work, studies]
3) (consume) finir [cigarette, drink, meal]
4) (put an end to) briser [career]
5) (colloq) (exhaust, demoralize) achever (colloq) [person]
3.
intransitive verb
1) (end) [conference, programme] finir, se terminer; [holidays] se terminer

the film finishes on Thursday — le film ne passe plus à partir de jeudi

I'll see you when the concert finishes — je te verrai à la fin du concert

2) (reach end of race) arriver

the horse/the athlete failed to finish — le cheval/l'athlète n'a pas fini la course

3) (conclude) [speaker] finir de parler, conclure
4) (leave employment)

I finished at the bank yesterday — j'ai quitté mon travail à la banque hier

4.
finished past participle adjective
1)

beautifully finished — [furniture, interior etc] avec des finitions soignées

finished in marble — avec des finitions en marbre

the finished product — le produit fini

2) (accomplished) [performance] accompli
3) (ruined) [person, career] fini, fichu (colloq)
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