finishing

fin·ish

 (fĭn′ĭsh)

v. fin·ished, fin·ish·ing, fin·ish·es

v.tr.

1.

a. To stop (doing an activity or task) after reaching the point at which there is nothing left to do: finished cleaning the room.

b. To bring to a required or desired state: finish an assignment; finish a painting. See Synonyms at complete.

2.

a. To arrive at or attain the end of: finish a race.

b. Sports To perform the last maneuver in (an offensive play), scoring a goal.

3. To consume all of; use up: finish a pie; finished off the pizza.

4. To give (wood, for example) a desired or particular surface texture.

5. To destroy; kill: finished the injured horse with a bullet.

6. To bring about the ruin of: The stock market crash finished many speculators.

v.intr.

1. To come to an end; stop: a story that finishes with a twist.

2. To reach the end of a task, course, or relationship: The speaker finished with a rousing call to action.

3. Sports To score a goal as the last maneuver in a play: a good forward who just can't seem to finish.

n.

1. The final part; the conclusion: racers neck-and-neck at the finish.

2. The reason for one's ruin; downfall: Stealing the computer codes proved to be his finish.

3. Something that completes, concludes, or perfects, especially:

a. The last treatment or coating of a surface: applied a shellac finish to the cabinet.

b. The surface texture produced by such a treatment or coating.

c. A material used in surfacing or finishing.

4. Completeness, refinement, or smoothness of execution; polish.

5. The flavor left in the mouth after wine has been swallowed.

Phrasal Verb:

finish with (someone)

To stop interacting with (someone), especially to stop subjecting (someone) to something.

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[Middle English finishen, from Old French finir, finiss-, to complete, from Latin fīnīre, from fīnis, end.]

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fin′ish·er n.

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finishing

(ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ)

n

(Soccer) football the act or skill of goal scoring: Brattbakk's finishing is deadly.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	finishing - a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance); "the boat had a metallic finish"; "he applied a coat of a clear finish"; "when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly" finish, coating decorativeness - an appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive glaze - a coating for ceramics, metal, etc. shoeshine - a shiny finish put on shoes with polish and buffing; "his trousers had a sharp crease and you could see your reflection in his shoeshine"
	2.	finishing - the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause" finish closing curtain, finis, close, finale - the concluding part of any performance mop up, windup, completion, culmination, closing - a concluding action

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Translations

Veredelung

acabado

rifinitore

finishing

[ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ]

A. N

1. [of product] → acabado m

2. (esp Brit) (Ftbl) → capacidad f de remate

B. CPD finishing line N (Sport) → línea f de meta, meta f
finishing school N escuela privada para señoritas donde se les enseña a comportarse en la alta sociedad
finishing touch N → toque m final
to put the finishing touches to sth → dar los últimos toques a algo

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finishing

n his finishing is excellent (Ftbl, Rugby, Hockey etc) → er ist ein ausgezeichneter Torschütze; (Cycling, Athletics) → er ist ein ausgezeichneter Sprinter

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finishing

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finishing industry

n (Tech) → verarbeitende Industrie, Veredelungsindustrie f

finishing line

n → Ziellinie f

finishing process

n (Tech) → Veredelungsverfahren nt

finishing school

n → (Mädchen)pensionat nt

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