never-ending in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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interminable [ɛ̃tɛʀminabl] ADJ

intarissable [ɛ̃taʀisabl] ADJ

fin2 [fɛ̃] N f

1. fin:

fin (terme)
end
fin (de séance, réunion, période)
close, end
fin (façon dont se termine quelque chose)
ending
à la fin de
at the end of
fin août/septembre
at the end of August/September
en fin de journée/semaine/mois
at the end of the day/week/month
à la fin des années 70
in the late '70s
en fin de matinée/d'après-midi
late in the morning/afternoon
vers ou sur la fin
toward(s) the end
en fin de séance (à la Bourse)
at the close
jusqu'à la fin
to the (very) end
jusqu'à la fin des temps
until the end of time
toucher ou tirer à sa fin
to be coming ou drawing to an end
tout a une fin
everything comes to an end
prendre fin
to come to an end
mettre fin à
to put an end to
mettre fin à ses jours
to take one's own life, to put an end to one's life
‘fin’ (dans un film, roman)
‘the end’
la fin du monde lit, fig
the end of the world
c'est la fin de leurs espoirs
it's the end of their hopes
avoir des fins de mois difficiles
to find it hard to make ends meet at the end of the month
la quatrième en partant de la fin
the fourth from the bottom ou end
la table des matières est à la fin du livre
the table of contents is at the back of the book
payable fin janvier/courant/prochain
payable at the end of January/of this month/of next month
c'est la fin de tout
it's the last straw
mener qc à bonne fin
to carry sth off, to bring sth to a successful conclusion
c'est un bon film mais je n'ai pas aimé la fin
it's a good film but I didn't like the ending
sans fin combats, discussions, guerre
endless, never-ending
sans fin discuter, épiloguer, se disputer
endlessly
à la fin
in the end
tu vas te taire à la fin! inf
for God's sake, be quiet!
tu vas te taire à la fin! inf
be quiet already! Am inf
tu m'ennuies à la fin! inf
you're really getting on my nerves!
chômeur en fin de droits
unemployed person who is no longer entitled to unemployment benefit
fin de siècle pej
decadent, fin-de-siècle

I.finir [finiʀ] VB trans

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1. finir:

finir (achever)
to finish (off)
finir travail, tâche
to complete
finir (conclure) journée, nuit, discours
to end (avec with)
finir de faire
to finish doing
finis tes devoirs avant d'aller jouer
finish your homework before you go off to play
ne l'interromps pas, laisse-le finir (son histoire)
don't interrupt him, let him finish (his story)
j'ai fini le roman
I have finished the novel
il a fini la soirée au poste de police/dans une boîte de nuit
he ended the evening at the police station/in a night club
finir sa vie ou ses jours en prison/dans la misère
to end one's life ou days in prison/in poverty
de grâce, finissez vos querelles!
please, put a stop to your quarrelling! Brit
pour finir, je dirai que …
in conclusion I'll say that …
vous n'avez pas fini de vous disputer?
for goodness sake stop arguing!
tu n'as pas fini de m'embêter/de te plaindre?
have you quite finished annoying me/complaining?
elle n'a pas fini de s'inquiéter/d'avoir des problèmes
her worries/troubles are only just beginning
tu n'as pas fini d'en entendre parler!
you haven't heard the last of it!

II.finir [finiʀ] VB intr

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1. finir (gén):

finir
to finish, to end
finir ADMIN contrat, bail:
to run out, to expire
le spectacle finit dans 20 minutes
the show ends ou finishes in 20 minutes
tout est bien qui finit bien
all's well that ends well
le film finit bien/mal
the film has a happy/an unhappy ending
tu as fini avec le dictionnaire/l'agrafeuse?
have you finished with the dictionary/the stapler?
ça va mal finir!
it'll end in tears!
il finira mal ce garçon
that boy will come to a bad end
le roman finit sur une note optimiste
the novel ends on an optimistic note
le spectacle a fini par un feu d'artifice
the show ended in ou with a firework display
la réunion a fini en bagarre ou par une bagarre
the meeting ended in a brawl
la route finit en piste
the road ends in a dirt track
sa barbe finit en pointe
his beard tapers to a point
les verbes finissant en ‘er’
verbs ending in ‘er’
il finira en prison/dans l'armée/à l'hospice/dans la misère
he'll end up in prison/in the army/in the poorhouse/in poverty
il a fini alcoolique
he ended up an alcoholic
il a fini directeur de la société
he ended up (as) company director

Phrases:

en finir avec qc/qn
to have done with sth/sb
on n'en finira donc jamais avec ce type inf?
will we never have done with this guy? inf
finissons-en!
let's get it over and done with!, let's have done with it!
fais ce qu'il te dit et qu'on en finisse
do as he says and have done with it
il faut en finir avec cette situation/violence
we must put an end to this situation/violence
il veut en finir avec la vie
he wants to end his life
le film/l'hiver/la route n'en finit pas
the film/winter/the road seems endless ou never-ending
il n'en finit pas ce feu rouge!
is this red light ever going to change?
elle a des jambes qui n'en finissent pas
she's all legs, she's very leggy
elle n'en finit pas de se préparer
she takes ages to get ready inf
il n'en finit pas de rabâcher les mêmes histoires
he's forever telling the same stories
des discussions/ problèmes à n'en plus finir
endless discussions/problems

See also queue

queue [kø] N f

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He argues that the traditional never-ending to-do lists virtually guarantees that some of your work will be left undone.
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Thus, the individual atom is replaced by a never-ending ontological process of individuation.
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It is an interminable, never-ending game of chess.
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Pokes response was to build the worlds first never-ending webpage one that visitors could never reach the bottom of.
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The two factions are in a never-ending war for a rare material called dark matter.
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The juxtaposition of these two forces brings about a never-ending cycle of calm followed by discord and then change.
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These processes are responsible for the formation, the development, and ultimately, the destruction of the universe in a never-ending cycle ("palingenesis").
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This led to a never-ending search for typing help.
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It is possible for the engine to enter into never-ending loops in which the agenda never reaches the empty state.
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It's about the multitude of wrong words and the never-ending search for the right ones.
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