finishing in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for finishing in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.finishing [Brit ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ, Am ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ] N

1. finishing:

finishing

finitura f

finishing

rifinitura f

2. finishing SPORTS (in football):

Filippo's finishing is deadly

Filippo è un grandissimo realizzatore

II.finishing [Brit ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ, Am ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ] ADJ

finishing stroke:

finishing

conclusivo, finale

finishing line [Brit ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ ˌlʌɪn] N Brit

finishing line

linea f d'arrivo

finishing line

traguardo m

finishing touch [Brit ˌfɪnɪʃɪŋ ˈtʌtʃ, Am ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ tətʃ] N

finishing touch

ultimo tocco m

finishing touch

tocco m finale

to put the finishing touches to painting, speech, room

dare gli ultimi tocchi a

finishing school [Brit ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ skuːl, Am ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ ˌskul] N SCHOOL

finishing school

= scuola di buone maniere per ragazze

finishing post [ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋpəʊst] N

finishing post

traguardo m

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

Translations for finishing in the Italian»English Dictionary

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finissaggio

finishing

finishing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for finishing in the English»Italian Dictionary

finishing line N, finishing post N

finishing line

(linea f del) traguardo m

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

Translations for finishing in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

rifinitura

finishing touch

traguardo

finishing line

tagliare il traguardo

to cross the finishing line

rifinire

to add the finishing touches to

terminare

to finish

finishing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to finish with sb

rompere con qu

to finish with politics

chiudere con la politica

to be in at the finish

essere presente alla conclusione

to finish by saying that …

concludere dicendo che…

do we have to finish this today?

dobbiamo finirlo oggi?

to finish up at

ritrovarsi a

the finishing straight

il rettilineo finale

starting/finishing post

palo f di partenza/di arrivo

to add the finishing touches to

rifinire

I'll finish the work within two months

finirò il lavoro in due mesi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The other entry remained on pace until the end, finishing on the podium overall and was the highest finisher in its class.

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He struggled to reach the finishing line of the mountain stages in the gruppetto.

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In inclement weather conditions, the ability to quickly erect and enclose the building allows workers to shelter within and continue interior finishing.

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He had worked in motorcycling, and had raced with some success in the mid-twenties, but often not finishing due to unreliability.

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After hand finishing, items are sprayed with at least two coats of enamel.

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This process can also be reversed, partially drying the copra in the kiln and finishing the process with sunlight.

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After garment construction, these products are given the faded or used look by finishing methods as opposed to dyeing.

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John was a cotton and calico merchant, who had a small weaving and finishing business.

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Calf locks can cause very serious injuries to the knee as well as damaging the calf muscle, and caution should be a priority when finishing the lock.

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After finishing third in her only race as a two-year-old and won three times in the following year but appeared to be below top class.

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