English

Pronunciation
enPR|fÄ­n'Ä­sh
IPA|/�fɪnɪ�/
SAMPA|/"fInIS/
audio|en-us-finish.ogg|Audio (US)
audio|en-uk-finnish.ogg|Audio (UK)

Homophones
Finnish

Noun
en-noun|es

1. The end of anything.
2. A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces.

#: The car's finish was so shiny and new.

1. A score similar to a touchdown in the game of scuffleball, worth four points.
2. (of textiles) The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth.

Translations

trans-top|end
Catalan: t-|ca|meta|f, t-|ca|fita|f
Chinese: ��
Danish: slutning c
Dutch: t-|nl|eindstreep|f, t-|nl|finish|f, t+|nl|meet|f
Finnish: t+|fi|loppu, t+|fi|maali
French: t+|fr|fin|f
German: t+|de|Ende|n
Greek: t+|el|�έλο�|n|trtélos|scGrek
Interlingua: t-|ia|fin|xsInterlingua, t-|ia|termination|xsInterlingua
Italian: t+|it|fine|f
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Norwegian: t|no|avslutning m|f, t|no|slutt|m
Latvian: beigas f
Polish: t-|pl|koniec|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|fim|m, t-|pt|acabamento|m
Spanish: t+|es|meta|f, t+|es|fin|m
Volapük: fin, finük
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trans-top|protective coating
Danish: t-|da|finish|c
Finnish: t-|fi|pintakäsittely
trans-mid
French: t+|fr|fini|m
German: t-|de|Lack|m
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trans-top|score in scuffleball
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Verb
en-verb|finishes|finishing|finished

1. transitive To complete (something).

#: Please finish your homework!

1. transitive To apply a treatment to (a surface, etc).

#: The furniture was finished in teak veneer.

1. transitive To change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the intention of fattening the animal.

#: Due to BSE, cows in the United Kingdom must be finished and slaughtered before 30 months of age.

1. intransitive: To come to an end.

#: The song has finished.

Usage notes
sense|transitive, to complete This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (the term|-ing form). See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Translations

trans-top|to complete
Czech: t-|cs|kon�it
Dutch: t-|nl|afwerken, t-|nl|beëindigen
Finnish: lopettaa (1), viimeistellä (2)
French: t+|fr|finir, t-|fr|achever
Galician: t-|gl|acabar|xs=Galician
German: t+|de|beenden
Greek: t-|el|�ελει�ν�|trteleióno|scGrek
Interlingua: t-|ia|finir|xsInterlingua, t-|ia|terminar|xsInterlingua
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Irish: críochnaigh
Italian: t+|it|finire
Latvian: beigt, pabeigt
Norwegian: t-|no|avslutte
Portuguese: t+|pt|acabar
Spanish: t+|es|acabar, t-|es|terminar
Telugu: మ��ి��� (mugimchu) ప�ర�తి��య� (poorthicheyu)
Volapük: fimekön, finükön, lemekön
Thai: �สร��
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trans-top|to apply a final treatment to
Finnish: t-|fi|viimeistellä
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trans-top|to come to an end
Dutch: t-|nl|ophouden, t-|nl|eindigen, t-|nl|gedaan zijn
French: t+|fr|finir
Greek: t-|el|�ελει�ν�|trteleióno|scGrek
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Italian: t+|it|finire
Telugu: ��తమవ� (antamavu), ప�ర�తవ� (poortavu)
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Related terms
finish line
finishing school

Danish

Noun
finish c

1. finish (protective coating)

Dutch

Noun
finish f

1. finish, end

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• 2007-11-27 07:35 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates

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