finish in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for finish in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.finish [Brit ˈfɪnɪʃ, Am ˈfɪnɪʃ] N

1. finish (end):

finish

fine f

from start to finish

dall'inizio alla fine

it will be a fight to the finish

si combatterà fino all'ultimo also fig

to be in at the finish

essere presente alla fine, all'ultima fase, vedere il finale

2. finish SPORTS:

finish

finale m

finish

arrivo m

it was a close finish

fu un arrivo serrato, un arrivo al fotofinish

an athlete with a good finish

un atleta con un buono sprint finale

3. finish (surface, aspect):

finish (of clothing, wood, car)

finitura f

finish (of fabric, leather)

appretto m

a car with a metallic finish

un'auto con la vernice metallizzata

paint with a matt, silk finish

vernice opaca, satinata

a wine with a smooth finish

un vino abboccato

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

1. finish (complete):

finish chapter, sentence, task

finire

finish building, novel, sculpture, opera

finire, terminare, portare a termine

to finish doing

finire di fare

I must get this report finished

devo finire questo rapporto

2. finish (leave):

finish work, studies

finire

I finish work at 5.30 pm

smetto di lavorare alle 17 e 30

she finishes school, university next year

finirà la scuola, l'università l'anno prossimo

3. finish (consume):

finish cigarette, drink, meal

finire

who finished all the biscuits?

chi ha finito tutti i biscotti?

4. finish (put an end to):

finish career

porre fine a, troncare

5. finish inf:

finish (exhaust)

sfinire, distruggere

finish (demoralize) person

distruggere

that long walk finished me!

quella lunga camminata mi ha distrutto!

this news nearly finished him

la notizia lo ha quasi distrutto

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

1. finish (end):

finish conference, programme, term, holidays:

finire, terminare

the meeting finishes at 3 pm

la riunione finisce alle 15

the film finishes on Thursday

il film non sarà più in programmazione da giovedì

I'll see you when the concert finishes

ci vediamo quando finisce il concerto

wait until the music finishes

aspetta che finisca la musica

as the concert was finishing

quando stava finendo il concerto

after the lecture finishes we'll have lunch

pranzeremo quando finirà la conferenza

I'm waiting for the washing machine to finish

aspetto che la lavatrice abbia finito

2. finish (reach end of race):

finish

finire

finish

arrivare

my horse finished first

il mio cavallo è arrivato primo

the horse, the athlete failed to finish

il cavallo, l'atleta non è riuscito ad arrivare alla fine

3. finish (conclude):

finish speaker:

finire, concludere

he won't let me finish

non mi fa finire (di parlare)

let me finish

lasciami finire

she finished with a quotation

concluse con una citazione

4. finish (leave employment):

I finished at the bank yesterday

ieri ho smesso di lavorare in banca

photo finish [Brit, Am ˈˌfoʊdoʊ ˈfɪnɪʃ] N

photo finish (result)

= ordine d'arrivo stabilito dal photo finish

photo finish (picture)

photo finish m

blanket finish [Brit] N SPORTS

blanket finish

arrivo m al fotofinish

gloss finish [ˈɡlɒsˌfɪnɪʃ] N

gloss finish

vernice f lucida di rifinitura

I.finish with VB [ˈfɪnɪʃ -] (finish with [sth])

finish with

finire con

have you finished with the newspaper?

hai finito di leggere il giornale?

hurry up and finish with the scissors, I need them

sbrigati con le forbici, ne ho bisogno

pass the pen to me when you've finished with it

passami la penna quando hai finito

I'm finished with school, politics!

basta con la scuola, con la politica! or con la scuola, la politica ho chiuso!

II.finish with VB [ˈfɪnɪʃ -] (finish with [sb])

1. finish with (split up):

finish with girlfriend, boyfriend

farla finita, rompere con

2. finish with (stop punishing):

I haven't finished with you yet!

con te non ho ancora finito!

you'll be sorry when I've finished with you!

saranno guai quando avrò finito con te!

silk finish [ˌsɪlkˈfɪnɪʃ] N

a fabric with a silk finish

una stoffa dall'aspetto setoso

a paint with a silk finish

una vernice satinata

a paint with a silk finish before n fabric

setoso

a paint with a silk finish paint

satinato

I.finish up VB [ˈfɪnɪʃ -] (finish up)

finish up (at end of journey)

finire, andare a finire

finish up (in situation)

finire, ritrovarsi

they finished up in London

finirono a Londra

he finished up in prison

finì in prigione

to finish up as a teacher

alla fine divenne insegnante

to finish up (by) doing

finire per fare

II.finish up VB [ˈfɪnɪʃ -] (finish [sth] up, finish up [sth])

finish up milk, paint, cake:

finish up

finire

finish line [Am ˈfɪnɪʃ] N Am

finish line → finishing line

See also finishing line

finishing line [Brit ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ ˌlʌɪn] N Brit

finishing line

linea f d'arrivo

finishing line

traguardo m

I.finish off VB [ˈfɪnɪʃ -] (finish [sth] off, finish off [sth])

1. finish off (complete):

finish off letter, task

finire, terminare

I'll just finish off the ironing

finisco solo di stirare

2. finish off (round off):

to finish off the meal with a glass of brandy

terminare il pasto con un bicchiere di brandy

II.finish off VB [ˈfɪnɪʃ -] (finish [sb] off)

1. finish off:

finish off (exhaust)

sfinire, distruggere

finish off (demoralize) person

distruggere

2. finish off (kill):

finish off person, animal

finire

eggshell finish [ˈeɡʃelˌfɪnɪʃ] N

eggshell finish

vernice f semilucida di finitura

finish in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for finish in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.finish [ˈfɪ·nɪʃ] N

1. finish (end):

finish

fine f

finish SPORTS

finale f

to be in at the finish

essere presente alla conclusione

2. finish (sealing, varnishing):

finish of fabric

appretto m

finish of furniture

finitura f

II.finish [ˈfɪ·nɪʃ] VB intr

finish

finire

finish

terminare

to finish doing sth

finire di fare qc

to finish by saying that …

concludere dicendo che…

III.finish [ˈfɪ·nɪʃ] VB trans

1. finish (bring to end):

finish

finire

to finish school

finire gli studi

to finish a sentence

finire una frase

2. finish (make final touches to):

finish

rifinire

finish with VB trans

finish with

finire con

to finish with sb

rompere con qu

to finish with politics

chiudere con la politica

I.finish up VB intr

to finish up at

ritrovarsi a

II.finish up VB trans

finish up food, drink:

finish up

finire

photo finish N SPORTS

photo finish

fotofinish m inv

I.finish off VB trans

1. finish off (end):

finish off

finire

2. finish off (defeat):

finish off

distruggere

3. finish off inf (murder):

finish off

finire

II.finish off VB intr

finish off

finire

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I pulled an all nighter to finish the project

ho lavorato tutta la notte per ultimare il progetto

Translations for finish in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

terminare

to finish

concludere (lavoro)

to finish

farla -a con qu

to finish with sb

finire

to finish

finire di fare qc

to finish doing sth

finire di mangiare

to finish eating

finire

to finish

finish Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be in at the finish

essere presente alla conclusione

to finish doing sth

finire di fare qc

to finish by saying that …

concludere dicendo che…

to finish a sentence

finire una frase

to finish on schedule

finire per tempo

to finish with sb

rompere con qu

to finish with politics

chiudere con la politica

do we have to finish this today?

dobbiamo finirlo oggi?

to finish up at

ritrovarsi a

I'll finish the work within two months

finirò il lavoro in due mesi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He combined his aggression and mobility around the ground with masterful ruck performances, recording a top three finish in the competition for hit-outs to advantage.

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Compositions can vary immensely from start to finish, usually alternating between low, contemplative pieces and athletic displays of musicianship called tahrir.

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We've worked on stuff for so many years that we kind of finish each other's sentences.

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It will be available only in pearlescent white paint instead of the show car's matt white finish.

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The finish, gentle and long, lingers with smoky remnants, honeyed almonds and citrus zest.

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Ragtime won by 4 minutes, 31 seconds in a record-breaking finish.

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The final fall of the match came to a confusing end with a finish that upset a lot of the fans in the arena.

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It prevents a crack appearing in the plaster finish at a later date.

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The three remained even after the final hurdle and, with one hundredth of a second between them, it was a photo finish.

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The couple return home and finish preparations for the full moon.

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