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finishing [Am ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ, Brit ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ] N U esp Brit SPORTS

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finishing

finish line, finishing line Brit N

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finish line

finish line

línea f de llegada

finishing school N

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finishing school

colegio privado para señoritas donde se aprende a comportarse en sociedad

finishing touch N

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finishing touch

to add/put the finishing touch(es) to sth

darle los últimos toques a algo

finishing line N Brit

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finishing line → finish line

See also finish line

finish line, finishing line Brit N

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finish line

finish line

línea f de llegada

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

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1.1. finish (complete):

finish task/meal/building

finish task/meal/building

she finishes high school in two years' time

acabará or terminará el bachillerato dentro de dos años

we finish school/work at four o'clock today

hoy salimos a las cuatro

let her finish what she's doing/saying

déjala terminar or acabar lo que está haciendo/de hablar

to finish -ing

terminar or acabar de + infin

he hasn't finished painting it yet

todavía no ha terminado or acabado de pintarlo

2.1. finish (create surface texture on):

finish cloth/porcelain

finish wood

2.2. finish (add final touches to):

finish product/clothes

finish product/clothes

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

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2. finish (complete activity):

I've finished; may I leave the table?

ya he terminado or acabado ¿me puedo levantar de la mesa?

if you've quite finished, may I get a word in? iron

si has acabado ya ¿me dejas meter baza? iron

III.finish [Am ˈfɪnɪʃ, Brit ˈfɪnɪʃ] N

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1.2. finish no pl (of race):

it was a very close finish

llegaron a la meta casi a la par

1.3. finish no pl (ruin):

el fin or el final

el golpe de gracia

2.1. finish U (refinement):

2.2. finish U (appearance of quality):

the cheaper models lack the finish of the expensive ones

los modelos más económicos no tienen el acabado de los caros

2.3. finish (surface texture):

finish no pl

a matt/gloss finish

un acabado mate/brillante

with a rough finish

sprint finish N

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sprint finish

(e)sprint m

finish out VB [Am ˈfɪnɪʃ -, Brit ˈfɪnɪʃ -] Am (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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I.finish up VB [Am ˈfɪnɪʃ -, Brit ˈfɪnɪʃ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.finish up VB [Am ˈfɪnɪʃ -, Brit ˈfɪnɪʃ -] (v + adv) (end up, find oneself)

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I.finish off VB [Am ˈfɪnɪʃ -, Brit ˈfɪnɪʃ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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2. finish off (exhaust):

dejar hecho polvo inf

3. finish off (consume):

finish off food/bottle

finish off food/bottle

II.finish off VB [Am ˈfɪnɪʃ -, Brit ˈfɪnɪʃ -] (v + o + adv) (kill)

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III.finish off VB [Am ˈfɪnɪʃ -, Brit ˈfɪnɪʃ -] (v + adv) (conclude)

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Translations for finishing in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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finishing line N, finishing post N

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finishing line

línea f de meta

I.finish [ˈfɪnɪʃ] N

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2. finish (sealing, varnishing):

finish of fabric

finish of furniture

II.finish [ˈfɪnɪʃ] VB intr

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III.finish [ˈfɪnɪʃ] VB trans

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2. finish (make final touches to):

finish with VB trans

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I.finish up VB intr

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to finish up at

II.finish up VB trans

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finish up food, drink:

photo finish N SPORTS

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photo finish

resultado m comprobado por fotocontrol

I.finish off VB trans

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1. finish off (end):

2. finish off (defeat):

3. finish off Am inf (murder):

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Translations for finishing in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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finishing line

dar las últimas pinceladas fig

to apply the finishing touches

broche de oro fig

finishing touch

are we anywhere near finishing yet? inf

¿nos queda mucho para terminar?

the finishing straight

starting/finishing post

línea f de salida/de meta

do we have to finish this today?

¿tenemos que acabar esto hoy?

to put the finishing touches to

rematar (terminar de hacer)

to put the finishing touches to a building

dar remate a un edificio

to put the finishing touches to [or on Am] sth

dar los últimos toques a algo

to be good from start to finish iron hum

no tener desperdicio iron hum

continuous timetable without lunch break, finishing early

jornada continua

it took me two hours to finish

eché dos horas en acabar

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While training there, he also went to school, finishing high school at the age of 19. en.wikipedia.org

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

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. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

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

A range of finishing options, such as in-cave stapler stacker, hole punch, high capacity staple/stack and booklet makers are available. channellife.co.nz

The cost of the buildings and adjacent property was approximately $21 million (excluding interior finishing and additional construction costs). en.wikipedia.org

They would sweep a four-game set in their first homestand and romp through the league schedule, finishing at 87-25. en.wikipedia.org

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

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