photo finish in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for photo finish in the English»Spanish Dictionary

photo finish N

photo finish

foto(-)finish f

Translations for photo finish in the Spanish»English Dictionary

fallo fotográfico

photo finish

foto finish

photo finish

Translations for photo finish in the English»Spanish Dictionary

photo <pl photos> [Am ˈfoʊdoʊ, Brit ˈfəʊtəʊ] N inf

photo

foto f

to take a photo

sacar or tomar una foto

to take a photo

hacer una foto Spain

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

1.1. finish (complete):

finish task/meal/building

terminar

finish task/meal/building

acabar

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

1.2. finish (consume):

finish drink/loaf/rations

terminar

finish drink/loaf/rations

acabar

we've finished our stock of coal

se nos ha terminado or acabado el carbón

2.1. finish (create surface texture on):

finish cloth/porcelain

terminar

finish wood

pulir

2.2. finish (add final touches to):

finish product/clothes

terminar

finish product/clothes

acabar

3. finish (destroy) inf:

finish person/career/project

acabar con

the scandal finished him as a politician

el escándalo acabó con su carrera política

the last few laps finished her

las últimas vueltas acabaron con ella

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

1. finish (come to end):

finish course/performance/work:

terminar

finish course/performance/work:

acabar

the reading finished with a poem by Keats

el recital terminó con un poema de Keats

she finished by summarizing the main points again

concluyó resumiendo de nuevo los puntos principales

2. finish (complete activity):

finish

terminar

finish

acabar

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

3. finish SPORTS:

to finish first/second/last

terminar en primer/segundo/último lugar

to finish well/badly

acabar bien/mal

III.finish [Am ˈfɪnɪʃ, Brit ˈfɪnɪʃ] N

1.1. finish no pl (end):

finish

fin m

finish

final m

from start to finish

del principio al fin or al final

to be in at the finish

presenciar el final

to fight to the finish

luchar hasta el final or el fin

a fight to the finish

una lucha a muerte

1.2. finish no pl (of race):

finish

llegada f

it was a very close finish

llegaron a la meta casi a la par

1.3. finish no pl (ruin):

the finish

el fin or el final

the finish

el golpe de gracia

2.1. finish U (refinement):

finish

refinamiento m

2.2. finish U (appearance of quality):

finish

acabado m

finish

terminación f

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

acabado m

a matt/gloss finish

un acabado mate/brillante

with a rough finish

sin pulir

photo finish in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for photo finish in the English»Spanish Dictionary

photo finish N SPORTS

photo finish

resultado m comprobado por fotocontrol

Translations for photo finish in the English»Spanish Dictionary

photo <-s> [ˈfəʊtəʊ, Am ˈfoʊt̬oʊ] N inf

photo abbreviation of photograph

photo

foto f

See also photograph

I.photograph [ˈfəʊtəgrɑ:f, Am ˈfoʊt̬oʊgræf] N

photograph

fotografía f

aerial photograph

fotografía aérea

colour/black-and-white photograph

fotografía en color/blanco y negro

to take a photograph of sb

sacar una fotografía de alguien

II.photograph [ˈfəʊtəgrɑ:f, Am ˈfoʊt̬oʊgræf] VB trans

photograph

fotografiar

III.photograph [ˈfəʊtəgrɑ:f, Am ˈfoʊt̬oʊgræf] VB intr

to photograph well

ser fotogénico

I.finish [ˈfɪnɪʃ] N

1. finish (end):

finish

final m

finish

fin m

finish SPORTS

meta f

to be in at the finish

estar presente en la conclusión

2. finish (sealing, varnishing):

finish of fabric

acabado m

finish of furniture

pulido m

II.finish [ˈfɪnɪʃ] VB intr

finish

terminar(se)

finish

acabar(se)

to finish doing sth

terminar de hacer algo

to finish by saying that ...

concluir diciendo que...

III.finish [ˈfɪnɪʃ] VB trans

1. finish (bring to end):

finish

terminar

finish

acabar

to finish school

terminar los estudios

to finish a sentence

completar una oración

2. finish (make final touches to):

finish

acabar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

During the race, the other horses competing are distracted by a photo finish.

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They told us it was a photo finish.

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Usually, a photo finish can determine the placings, but at times it is impossible to separate the horses.

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Usually, a photo finish can determine the winner, but at times it is too close to call.

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In these fields a photo finish is used.

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The photo finish using a photograph with lines on it was introduced to determine the results of sprints.

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There she won a bronze medal in a photo finish in the 1,000 m.

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There was a nail-biting photo finish for the third place.

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Photo finish systems are also used at some track and field events.

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The races last under a second and require a photo finish to determine who has won.

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