ends in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for ends in the English»Italian Dictionary

split ends [ˌsplɪtˈendz] N npl

split ends

doppie f punte

beam end [ˌbiːmˈend, ˈbiːmend] N

to be on its beam ends NAUT

essere (inclinato) sul fianco

to be on one's beam ends Brit fig, inf (broke)

essere al verde

to be on one's beam ends (desperate)

essere in una situazione disperata

I.end [Brit ɛnd, Am ɛnd] N

1. end (finish, final part):

end (of week, holiday, journey, game, story, sentence)

fine f

“The End” (of film, book etc.)

“Fine”

at the end of year, story

alla fine di

at the end of May

alla fine di maggio

by the end of year, journey, game

entro la fine di

to put an end to sth, to bring sth to an end

mettere, porre fine a qc

to get to the end of holiday, story, work

arrivare alla fine di

to come to an end

finire or terminare

to be at an end

essere finito or terminato

in the end I went home

alla fine sono andato a casa

in the end, at the end of the day (all things considered)

tutto sommato

it's the end of the line or road for the project

il progetto è alla fine

for days, months on end

per giorni e giorni, mesi e mesi

there is no end to his talent

il suo talento non ha limiti

no end of letters, trouble inf

un sacco di lettere, fastidi

that really is the end! inf

è veramente troppo!

you really are the end! inf

tu esageri!

I'm not going and that's the end of that!

non ci vado, punto e basta!

2. end (extremity):

end (of nose, tail, branch)

punta f

end (of string, table)

estremità f

end (of queue)

fine f

at the end of, on the end of bed, road

in fondo a

at the end of, on the end of nose

sulla punta di

at the end of the garden

in fondo al giardino

from one end to another

da una parte all'altra or da un capo all'altro

from end to end

da cima a fondo

to lay sth end to end

mettere qc testa a testa

the lower end of the street

il fondo della strada

the northern end of the town

la parte settentrionale della città

the front, back end of the car

la parte anteriore, posteriore dell'auto

the third from the end

il terzo a partire dal fondo

to look at sth end on

guardare qc di fronte

to stand sth on its end or on end

mettere qc diritto or in posizione verticale

it will come out the other end (of swallowed object) hum

entrato da una parte uscirà dall'altra

it will come out the other end before n house, seat

in fondo

it will come out the other end carriage

di coda

3. end (side of conversation, transaction):

end

parte f

things are fine at my or this end

per quanto mi riguarda va tutto bene

how does it look from your end?

come sembra dal tuo punto di vista?

she takes care of the business end

lei si occupa della parte commerciale

to keep one's end of the bargain

fare la propria parte nell'accordo

there was silence at the other end

dall'altro capo nessuno parlava

4. end (of scale, spectrum):

end

estremità f

at the lower end of the scale

al fondo della scala

this suit is from the cheaper or bottom end of the range

questo abito è tra i meno cari della serie

5. end (aim):

end

fine m

end

scopo m

to this or that end

a questo scopo

an end in itself

un fine in sé

a means to an end

un mezzo per arrivare a uno scopo

6. end SPORTS:

end

campo m

to change ends

cambiare campo

7. end (scrap):

end (of rope, string)

pezzo m

end (of loaf, joint of meat)

avanzo m

candle end

mozzicone di candela

8. end (death):

end

fine f

to meet one's end

trovare la morte

to be nearing one's end

avvicinarsi alla propria fine

to come to a bad or sticky end

fare una brutta fine

and that was the end of the witch!

e quella fu la fine per la strega!

II.end [Brit ɛnd, Am ɛnd] VB trans

end strike, war, friendship, rumour, search, marriage

porre fine a

end meeting, debate, programme

porre fine a, concludere

end match

concludere, terminare

to end sth with

concludere, terminare qc con

to end sth by doing

concludere, terminare qc facendo

he ended his days in hospital

finì i suoi giorni in ospedale

they ended the day in a restaurant

conclusero la giornata in un ristorante

we ended the first half ahead

abbiamo concluso il primo tempo in vantaggio

to end one's life

porre fine ai propri giorni

to end it all (to commit suicide)

farla finita

the sale to end all sales

saldi eccezionali

III.end [Brit ɛnd, Am ɛnd] VB intr

1. end (finish in time):

end day, meeting, career, relationship, book, war:

finire, terminare

end contract, agreement:

terminare, cessare

to end in failure, divorce

concludersi con

to end in tragedy

concludersi or finire in

it ended in a fight, in victory

terminò con uno scontro, una vittoria

to end with

terminare con

it ends with him being murdered

termina con il suo assassinio

the word ends in or with an “e”

la parola finisce con la or in “e”

where will it all end?

come andrà a finire?

2. end (finish in space):

end path, line, queue, river:

terminare, finire

IV.end [Brit ɛnd, Am ɛnd]

the end justifies the means

il fine giustifica i mezzi

to have or get hold the wrong end of the stick

prendere un abbaglio

to get one's end away inf

bagnare il biscottino

to keep one's end up inf

= mantenere fede ai propri impegni

all's well that ends well

tutto è bene quel che finisce bene

odds and ends [Brit, Am ˈˌɑdz ən ˈɛn(d)z], odds and sods [ˌɒdzənˈsɒdz] N npl Brit inf

odds and ends

cianfrusaglie f

end-to-end [ˌendtəˈend] ADJ

end-to-end control:

end-to-end

da utente a utente

deep end [Brit ˈdiːp ɛnd] N

deep end

= parte più profonda di una piscina

to go off at the deep end inf

dare in escandescenze

to go or jump in at the deep end inf

andarsi a mettere nei guai

to throw sb in at the deep end inf

lasciare qn nelle peste or nei guai

candle-end [ˈkændlˌend] N

candle-end

moccolo m

rear end [ˌrɪərˈend] N

1. rear end (of vehicle):

rear end

parte f posteriore

2. rear end (of person):

rear end euph

posteriore m

rear end euph

deretano m

rear end euph

didietro m

open-end [ˈəʊpənend] ADJ ECON

open-end

open-end

open-end investment fund

fondo di investimento open-end

tail end [Brit, Am ˈˌteɪl ˈɛnd] N

1. tail end (last piece):

tail end (of joint, roast)

ultimo pezzo m

tail end (of film, conversation)

parte f finale

tail end (of film, conversation)

finale m

to catch the tail end of the film

vedere gli ultimi minuti del film

2. tail end (buttocks):

tail end inf

didietro m

tail end inf

sedere m

ends in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ends in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.end [end] N

1. end (finish):

end

fine f

2. end (extremity):

end

estremità f

3. end (boundary):

end

limite m estremo

4. end (stop):

end

termine m

5. end pl:

end (goal)

fine m

end (purpose)

scopo m

to achieve one's ends

raggiungere i propri scopi

6. end (phone line):

end

capo m

who is on the other end?

chi c'è all'altro capo?

7. end (death):

end

fine f

he is nearing his end

si avvicina alla fine

8. end (piece remaining):

end

avanzo m

9. end (obligation):

end

parte f

to uphold one's end of the deal [or bargain]

fare la propria parte (in un accordo)

10. end SPORTS:

end

capo m

11. end COMPUT:

end

tasto m di fine

Phrases:

to reach the end of the line [or road]

arrivare agli sgoccioli

the ends justify the means prov

il fine giustifica i mezzi prov

end of story

punto e basta

you deserved to be punished, end of story

meritavi di essere punito, punto e basta

to be at the end of one's rope

non poterne più

it's not the end of the world

non è la fine del mondo

to be the end sl

essere il massimo

to go off the deep end inf

dare in escandescenze

to make ends meet

far quadrare il bilancio

to meet one's end

incontrare la morte

to play both ends against the middle

mettere l'uno contro l'altro a proprio vantaggio

to put an end to oneself [or it all]

mettere fine alla propria vita

in the end

alla fine

to this end

a questo scopo

II.end [end] VB trans

1. end (finish):

end

finire

2. end (bring to a stop):

end reign, war

porre fine a

III.end [end] VB intr

end

finire

to end in sth

finire in qc

dead end N

dead end

vicolo m cieco

end up VB intr

end up

finire

to end up in love with sb

finire coll'innamorarsi di qn

to end up a rich man

finire col diventare ricco

to end up penniless

finire col ritrovarsi senza un centesimo

to end up in prison

finire in prigione

to end up doing sth

finire col fare qc

high-end ADJ

high-end

per le fasce più abbienti

end result N

end result

risultato m finale

tail end N

tail end

finale m

end product N

end product

prodotto m finale

front-end N COMPUT

front-end

front end m inv termine utilizzato per caratterizzare le interfacce che hanno come destinatario un utente

end table N

end table

tavolino m

dead-end ADJ

dead-end

senza uscita

dead-end job

lavoro m senza prospettive

ends Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to tie up some loose ends fig

ultimare i dettagli

to achieve one's ends

raggiungere i propri scopi

the ends justify the means prov

il fine giustifica i mezzi prov

to make ends meet

far quadrare il bilancio

to play both ends against the middle

mettere l'uno contro l'altro a proprio vantaggio

to burn one's candle at both ends

ammazzarsi di lavoro

to go to the ends of the earth

andare in capo al mondo

to the ends of the earth

ai -i del mondo fig

to use sth for one's own ends

fare un uso strumentale di qc

to live at the ends of the earth

abitare a casa del diavolo hum

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It also stands on a plinth, and has canted ends.

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In a few million years, when they reach the ends of their short but brilliant life cycles, they'll blow the structure to beautiful smithereens.

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Two double deck cages are attached to the two ends of the winding rope.

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He portrayed an unscrupulous moneylender whose son falls in love with a debtor and ends up taking sides against his father.

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Most greywater ends up as effluent in rivers and oceans in this way.

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Usually she ends up in some comedic mess, a form of slapstick comedy.

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The babysitter doesn't come because her car breaks down, there is a power outage, and the boy ends up being chased by his own reflection.

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It says that all maxims which stem from autonomous legislation ought to harmonize with a possible realm of ends as with a realm of nature.

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The video ends with the band walking away into the sunset.

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But the son ends up marrying a poor girl, antagonizing his parents.

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