finishing post in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for finishing post in the English»Italian Dictionary

finishing post [ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋpəʊst] N

finishing post

traguardo m

Translations for finishing post in the English»Italian Dictionary

finishing post

traguardo

Translations for finishing post in the Italian»English Dictionary

traguardo

finishing post

ha vinto sul finale

he won at the finishing post

Translations for finishing post in the English»Italian Dictionary

post¹ [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst] N

post (pole)

palo m

post (in horseracing)

traguardo m

post (in soccer)

palo m (della porta)

finishing post

traguardo

beaten at the post

battuto sul traguardo

to be the first past the post

tagliare per primo il traguardo

to be the first past the post POL fig

vincere con la maggioranza relativa

to be left at the post

rimanere fermo al palo

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

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

I.post² [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst] N Brit

post (system)

posta f

post (system)

poste fpl

post (letters)

posta f

post (letters)

corrispondenza f

post (online)

post m

post (delivery)

(distribuzione della) posta f

post (collection)

levata f

post (postbox) inf

buca f (delle lettere)

post (stagecoach) arch

corriera f

to send sth, notify sb by post

inviare qc, avvertire qn per posta

(to reply) by return of post

(rispondere) a giro di posta

to put sth in the post

imbucare qc

it was lost in the post

le poste lo hanno smarrito

to get sth through the post

ricevere qc per posta

your cheque is in the post

il suo assegno è stato spedito

is there any post for me?

c'è posta per me?

has the post come yet?

è già arrivata la posta?

to deal with or answer one's post

sbrigare la corrispondenza

it came in today's post

è arrivato con la posta di oggi

has the post gone yet?

è già stata levata la posta?

please take this letter to the post

per favore, puoi imbucare questa lettera?

to catch the post

imbucare in tempo per la levata

to miss the post

perdere la levata

II.post² [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB trans

1. post Brit:

post (send by post)

spedire (per posta)

post (put in letterbox)

imbucare

2. post ADMIN:

post (transfer) entry

trascrivere

post (enter) entry

registrare

post (update) ledger

aggiornare, tenere [qc] aggiornato

3. post COMPUT:

post

postare

post information

mettere in Internet

III.post² [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB intr (travel)

post arch

viaggiare in diligenza

IV.post² [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB trans (stick up)

post notice, rules, details, results

affiggere

post poster

appendere

to be posted missing in action

essere nella lista dei dispersi

post no bills

divieto di affissione

V.post² [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst]

to keep sb posted (about sth)

tenere qn al corrente (di qc)

I.post³ [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst] N

1. post ADMIN (job):

post

posto m (as, of di)

administrative post

posto nell'amministrazione

defence post

posto alla difesa

management post

posto direttivo

party post

carica in un partito

to hold a post

avere un posto

to have, fill a post

avere, rivestire una carica

to take up a post

assumere una carica

to offer sb a post

offrire un posto a qn

2. post (duty, station):

post

posto m also MIL

post

postazione f also MIL

at one's post

al proprio posto

to remain at one's or in post

restare al proprio posto

II.post³ [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB trans MIL

1. post (send):

post

destinare, assegnare (to a)

to be posted overseas

essere mandato all'estero

to be posted to a unit

essere assegnato a un'unità

2. post (station):

post guard, sentry

postare

post⁴ [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB trans Am LAW

post bail

pagare

finishing post in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for finishing post in the English»Italian Dictionary

starting/finishing post

palo f di partenza/di arrivo

Translations for finishing post in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.post¹ [poʊst] N

post

posta f

by post

per posta

to open the post

aprire la posta

is there any post?

c'è posta?

by return post

a giro di posta

II.post¹ [poʊst] VB trans

1. post:

post letter

impostare

post letter

imbucare

post package

spedire per posta

to post sth to sb

inviare qc per posta a qu

2. post (inform):

to keep sb posted on sth

tenere qu al corrente di/su qc

3. post (in bookkeeping):

post

riportare a mastro

I.post² [poʊst] N (job)

post

posto m

to apply for a teaching post

fare domanda per un posto di insegnamento

to take up a post

entrare in carica

to desert one's post MIL

abbandonare il posto

II.post² [poʊst] VB trans

1. post (send to work):

post

destinare

2. post MIL (position):

post

appostare

I.post³ [poʊst] N

1. post a. SPORTS:

post

poste m

starting/finishing post

palo f di partenza/di arrivo

2. post inf (goalpost):

post

palo m (della porta)

II.post³ [poʊst] VB trans (on Web site)

to post sth (on sth)

postare qc (su qc)

to post sth on the bulletin board

affiggere qc sul tabellone degli avvisi

post no bills

vietata l'affissione

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

www.stuff.co.nz

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

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

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This is not the finishing post but a major hurdle has been cleared.

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She ended up in hospital after falling from her mount just before the finishing post.

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However, it is important to remember that while a degree classification can be a starting line for recruitment, it's rarely the finishing post.

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The racing was close and exciting and approaching the finishing post both boats were almost bow to bow.

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Despite this, just 1,600 students graduated from certificate level programs last year, with another 2,000 finishing post-secondary diploma programs.

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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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