finishing post in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for finishing post in the English»French Dictionary

finishing post N SPORTS

finishing post

poteau m d'arrivée

Translations for finishing post in the English»French Dictionary

starting/finishing post

poteau m de départ/d'arrivée

Translations for finishing post in the French»English Dictionary

poteau de départ/d'arrivée

starting/finishing post

il l'a emporté au finish

he won at the finishing-line ou -post

Translations for finishing post in the English»French Dictionary

I.post [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst] N

1. post ADMIN (job):

post

poste m (as comme, of de)

administrative post

poste m administratif

defence post

poste m à la défense

management post

poste m de cadre

party post

poste m au parti

to hold a post

occuper un poste

to have/fill a post

avoir/remplir un poste

to take up a post

prendre un poste

to offer sb a post

proposer un poste à qn

2. post Brit (mail):

post (system)

poste f

post (letters)

courrier m

post (delivery)

distribution f

to send sth/notify sb by post

envoyer qc/avertir qn par la poste

(to reply) by return of post

(répondre) par retour du courrier

to put sth in the post

mettre qc à la poste

it was lost in the post

cela s'est égaré dans le courrier

to get sth through the post

recevoir qc par la poste

your cheque is in the post

votre chèque est au courrier

is there any post for me?

est-ce que j'ai du courrier?

has the post come yet?

est-ce que le courrier est arrivé?

to deal with/answer one's post

s'occuper de/répondre à son courrier

it came in today's post

il est arrivé par la poste aujourd'hui

has the post gone yet?

le courrier est-il déjà parti?

please take this letter to the post

voulez-vous me poster cette lettre?

to catch/miss the post

ne pas manquer/manquer la levée

3. post (duty, station) (gen) MIL:

post

poste m

at one's post

à son poste

to remain at one's or in post

demeurer à son poste

4. post (pole) (gen) HORSE RAC:

post

poteau m

starting/finishing post

poteau m de départ/d'arrivée

beaten at the post

battu au poteau

to be the first past the post HORSE RAC

être le premier à l'arrivée

to be the first past the post fig POL

obtenir la majorité

5. post (in soccer):

post

montant m des cages

6. post (for stagecoach):

post dated

poste f

7. post:

post (on blog)

post m

post (in response to article)

réaction f

II.post- COMP

post-

post-

post-1992, things changed

après 1992, les choses ont changé

in post-1992 Europe

dans l'Europe d'après 1992

in the post-Cold War years

dans les années qui ont suivi la guerre froide

III.post [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB trans

1. post Brit:

post (send by post)

poster or expédier (par la poste)

post (put in letterbox)

mettre [qc] à la poste

2. post (stick up):

post notice, poster, rules

afficher

post details, results

annoncer

to be posted missing in action

être porté disparu au combat

post no bills

défense d'afficher

3. post MIL:

post (gen) (send abroad)

affecter (to à)

to be posted overseas/to a unit

être affecté outre-mer/à une unité

4. post (station) (gen) MIL:

post guard, sentry

poster

5. post Am LAW:

post bail

fournir

6. post (in accounting):

post entry

inscrire

post ledger

tenir [qc] à jour

7. post (on blog):

post

publier

post message, link, image

poster

IV.post [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB intr HISTORY

post

voyager par la poste

V.post [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst]

to keep sb posted (about sth)

tenir qn au courant (de qc)

to be left at the post

rester sur la touche

I.finish <pl finishes> [Brit ˈfɪnɪʃ, Am ˈfɪnɪʃ] N

1. finish (end):

finish

fin f

from start to finish

du début (jusqu')à la fin

it will be a fight to the finish lit

ce sera un combat à mort

it will be a fight to the finish fig

la partie va être serrée

to be in at the finish

assister au dénouement

2. finish SPORTS:

finish

arrivée f

it was a close finish

l'arrivée a été serrée

an athlete with a good finish

un athlète bon au sprint final

3. finish (surface, aspect):

finish (of clothing, wood, car)

finition f

finish (of fabric, leather)

apprêt m

a car with a metallic finish

une voiture métallisée

paint with a matt/silk finish

peinture mate/satinée

a wine with a smooth finish

un vin épanoui

II.finish [Brit ˈfɪnɪʃ, Am ˈfɪnɪʃ] VB trans

1. finish (complete):

finish chapter, sentence, task

finir, terminer

finish building, novel, sculpture, opera

terminer, achever

to finish doing

finir de faire

I must get this report finished

il faut que je finisse or que je termine ce rapport

2. finish (leave):

finish work, studies

finir

I finish work at 5.30 pm

je finis (le travail) à 17 h 30

she finishes school/university next year

elle finira l'école/l'université l'année prochaine

3. finish (consume):

finish cigarette, drink, meal

finir

who finished all the biscuits?

qui a fini les biscuits?

4. finish (put an end to):

finish career

briser

5. finish (exhaust, demoralize):

finish inf

achever inf

person that long walk finished me!

cette longue promenade m'a achevé! inf

this news nearly finished him

cette nouvelle a failli l'achever inf

III.finish [Brit ˈfɪnɪʃ, Am ˈfɪnɪʃ] VB intr

1. finish (end):

finish conference, programme, term:

finir, se terminer

finish holidays:

se terminer

the meeting finishes at 3 pm

la réunion se termine à 15 h

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

wait until the music finishes

attends la fin du morceau (de musique)

as the concert was finishing

alors que le concert touchait à sa fin

after the lecture finishes we'll have lunch

nous déjeunerons quand la conférence sera terminée

I'm waiting for the washing machine to finish

j'attends que ma lessive soit finie

2. finish (reach end of race):

finish

arriver

my horse finished first

mon cheval est arrivé premier

the horse/the athlete failed to finish

le cheval/l'athlète n'a pas fini la course

3. finish (conclude):

finish speaker:

finir (de parler), conclure

he won't let me finish

il ne me laisse pas finir (de parler)

let me finish

laissez- moi finir (de parler)

she finished with a quotation

elle a conclu par une citation

4. finish (leave employment):

I finished at the bank yesterday

j'ai quitté mon travail à la banque hier

IV.finished ADJ

1. finished:

beautifully finished furniture, interior etc

avec des finitions soignées

interior finished in marble/grey

intérieur avec des finitions en marbre/finitions grises

walls finished in blue gloss

murs laqués bleu

the finished product

le produit fini

2. finished (accomplished):

finished performance

accompli

3. finished (ruined):

finished

fini, fichu inf

as a boxer he's finished

en tant que boxeur il est fini or fichu inf

after the scandal her career was finished

après le scandale, sa carrière était finie

finishing post in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for finishing post in the French»English Dictionary

poteau d'arrivée/départ

finishing/starting post

Translations for finishing post in the English»French Dictionary

I.finish [ˈfɪnɪʃ] VB intr

1. finish (cease, conclude):

finish

se terminer

2. finish (go on talking):

finish

finir (de parler)

3. finish SPORTS:

finish

finir

II.finish [ˈfɪnɪʃ] VB trans

finish

finir

to finish doing sth

finir de faire qc

III.finish [ˈfɪnɪʃ] N

1. finish SPORTS:

finish

arrivée f

2. finish (conclusion of process):

finish

fin f

from start to finish

du début jusqu'à la fin

3. finish (quality):

finish

fini m

finish on furniture

finition f

post PREP

post

post

post-communism

post-communisme

post-communist Russia

la Russie de l'après-communisme

a post-concert dinner

un dîner après le concert

I.post¹ [pəʊst, Am poʊst] N no pl Brit

1. post (mail):

post

courrier m

the second post

la seconde livraison (de courrier)

2. post (postal system):

post

poste f

by post

par la poste

the cheque's in the post

le chèque vient de partir

II.post¹ [pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB trans Brit, Aus

post

poster

I.post² [pəʊst, Am poʊst] N

1. post (job/place where someone works):

post

poste m

to take up a post

entrer en fonction

2. post MIL:

post

poste m

II.post² [pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB trans

post

poster

to post oneself somewhere

se poster quelque part

to be posted somewhere

être affecté quelque part

Phrases:

to post bail for sb Am

payer la caution de qn

I.post³ [pəʊst, Am poʊst] N

1. post (pole):

post

poteau m

2. post (stake):

post

pieu m

3. post SPORTS:

post

poteau m

II.post³ [pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB trans

post Brit, Aus:

post

annoncer

Phrases:

to keep sb posted

tenir qn au courant

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He passed the finishing post with a time of 20.10 s, gaining a bronze medal in the process.

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She is fairly limited and while looking a decent chance of leading, she doesn't really like the finishing post.

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That is until two in particular begin to show their mettle as the finishing post approaches.

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Additional vets are stationed at the pull-up area, finishing post, and in the surgery.

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Only the first four horses to pass the finishing post were recorded as official finishers to the race.

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Originally, the word applied only to the piece of cloth that was placed at the finishing post and awarded to the winner of the race.

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The prime spots on the lawn opposite the finishing post were occupied within minutes of the gates opening.

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Obviously people are aiming to be first past the finishing posts but the challenges will be designed more for fun than speed.

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Jones was reprimanded by stewards for her victory salute prior to the finishing post but escaped any punishment.

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The field then took another circuit of the course, this time bypassing the final two obstacles towards the finishing post.

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