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fi·nal  (fnl)
adj.
1. Forming or occurring at the end; last: the final scene of a film.
2. Of or constituting the end result of a succession or process; ultimate: an act with both an immediate and a final purpose.
3. Not to be changed or reconsidered; unalterable: The judge's decision is final. See Synonyms at last1.
n.
Something that comes at or forms the end, especially:
a. The last or one of the last of a series of contests: the finals of a state spelling bee.
b. The last examination of an academic course.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fnlis, from fnis, end.]

final·ly adv.

final [ˈfaɪnəl]
adj
1. of or occurring at the end; concluding; ultimate; last
2. having no possibility for further discussion, action, or change; conclusive; decisive a final decree of judgment
3. (Philosophy) relating to or constituting an end or purpose a final clause may be introduced by ``in order to''
4. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics at the end of a word ``cat'' has a final ``t'' Compare medial [1] initial [1]
5. (Music, other) Music another word for perfect [9b]
n
1. a terminal or last thing; end
2. (Team Sports / Soccer) a deciding contest between the winners of previous rounds in a competition
3. (Music, other) Music the tonic note of a church mode See also finals
[from Latin fīnālis, from fīnis limit, boundary]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.final - the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
elimination tournament - a tournament in which losers are eliminated in successive rounds
cup final - the final match of any cup competition (such as the annual final of the English soccer competition at Wembley)
match - a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
2.final - an examination administered at the end of an academic term
exam, examination, test - a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"
Adj.1.final - occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave"
closing - final or ending; "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks"
2.final - conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"
ultimate - furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme; "the ultimate achievement"; "the ultimate question"; "man's ultimate destiny"; "the ultimate insult"; "one's ultimate goal in life"
3.final - not to be altered or undone; "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say"
inalterable, unalterable - not capable of being changed or altered; "unalterable resolve"; "an unalterable ground rule"

final
noun
decider, Cup final, final match, final game The Scottish Cup final
Translations
final [ˈfaɪnl]
A. ADJ
1. (= last) (in series) → último; [stage] → final, último (Univ) [exam] → de fin de carrera
in the final stages of her illnessen la fase final or en la última fase de su enfermedad
I'd like to say one final wordpor último me gustaría añadir lo siguiente ...
final demandúltimo aviso m de pago
final dividenddividendo m complementario
final edition (Journalism) → última edición f
see also analysis
2. (= conclusive) [approval] → definitivo; [result] → final
the judge's decision is finalla decisión del juez es inapelable
and that's final!¡y punto!, ¡y no se hable más!
3. (= ultimate) [destination] → final
B. N
1. (Sport) → final f
she went on to reach the finalsiguió hasta llegar a la final
2. finals (Univ) → exámenes mpl de fin de carrera

final [ˈfaɪnəl]
adj
(= last) → dernier/ière
our final farewells → nos derniers adieux
[decision, answer] → définitif/ive
a final decision → une décision définitive
... and that's final → ... un point c'est tout
I'm not going and that's final → Je n'y vais pas, un point c'est tout.
(= ultimate) → final(e)
n
(SPORT)finale f
Boris Becker is in the final → Boris Becker va disputer la finale. finals
npl (UNIVERSITY)examens mpl de dernière année
to sit one's finals → passer ses examens de dernière année
final curtain n
the final curtain → la chute du rideau
final demand ndernier rappel m

final
adj
(= last)letzte(r, s); final round/matchletzte Runde/letztes Spiel; (in a tournament) → Endrunde f/-spiel nt; final bend/stretch (in stadium) → Zielkurve f/-gerade f; final stage(s)Endstadium nt; final vowel/consonantSchlussvokal m/-konsonant m; final act/scene/chapterSchlussakt m/-szene f/-kapitel nt; final chordSchlussakkord m; final curtain (Theat) → Schlussvorhang m
(= definitive) result, outcome, decision, approval, versionendgültig; final verdictEndurteil nt; final stateEndzustand m; final scoreSchlussstand m, → Endergebnis nt; the final results of their workdas Endergebnis ihrer Arbeit; that’s my final offerdas ist mein letztes Angebot; the judges’ decision is finaldie Preisrichter haben das letzte Wort; that’s not final yetdas steht noch nicht endgültig fest; … and that’s final!… und damit basta! (inf) ? analysis a, ? also say 2 b
(= ultimate) humiliationgrößte(r, s); this is the final insultdas ist der Gipfel; the final irony is that he died two days before the book was completeddie Ironie des Schicksals wollte es schließlich, dass er zwei Tage vor Fertigstellung des Buchs starb; he paid the final penalty for his crimeer bezahlte sein Verbrechen mit dem Leben
n
(esp Sport) → Finale nt; (of quiz, field event)Endrunde f; (= game)Endspiel nt; (= race)Endlauf m; to get to the finalins Finale kommen; World Cup Final (Ftbl) → Endspiel ntder Fußballweltmeisterschaft; the Olympic high jump finaldas olympische Finale im Hochsprung; the finalsdas Finale, die Endrunde
finals pl (Brit Univ: = examinations) → Abschlussprüfung f
(Press) the late (night) finaldie letzte (Nacht)ausgabe

final:
final clause
n (Gram) → Finalsatz m
final curtain
n (Theat) ten minutes before the finalzehn Minuten vor Vorstellungsschluss; the final falls on a horrific scenebei Vorstellungsschluss bietet sich ein Bild des Schreckens
final demand
nletzte Mahnung f
final disposal
n (of radioactive waste) → Endlagerung f; final siteEndlager nt
final dividend
n (Fin) → (Jahres)schlussdividende f

final:
final edition
n (Press) → letzte Ausgabe
final examination
Final Four
pl the final (US Basketball) → die letzten Vier (in der Basketballmeisterschaft); they have always played in the finalsie waren immer unter den letzten Vier

final:
final score
n (Sport) → Endstand m
Final Solution
n (NS) → Endlösung f
final whistle
n (Ftbl) → Schlusspfiff m; to blow the finaldas Spiel abpfeifen

final [ˈfaɪnl]
1. adj (last) → ultimo/a; (conclusive) → finale, definitivo/a; (victory) → conclusivo/a; (exam) → finale
final demand (Comm) → ingiunzione f (di pagamento)
the judge's decision is final → la decisione del giudice è inappellabile
... and that's final! → ...e basta!
2. n (Sport) → finale f
see also finals

final
adj final [ˈfainl]
1 the very last the final chapter of the book. slothoofstuk; finale hoofstuk أخير последен poslední sidste letzt τελικός, τελευταίος final, último viimane پایانی viimeinen dernier אַחֲרוֹן अंतिम posljednji végső terakhir loka- finale 最終の 최후의 paskutinis, galutinis pēdējais; gala-; beigu- terakhir laatste sist, avsluttende, slutt- końcowy final ultim заключительный posledný zadnji poslednji sista สุดท้าย son 最後的 кінцевий, останній آخری cuối cùng
2 (of a decision etc) definite; decided and not to be changed The judge's decision is final. finaal نِهائي краен konečný endelig; uigenkaldelig; definitiv endgültig οριστικός, τελεσίδικος definitivo lõplik قطعی lopullinen sans appel סוֹפִי आखिरी konačan, zaključan végleges pasti endanlegur definitivo 決定的な 결정적인 galutinis galīgs muktamad definitief endelig, definitiv ostateczny final defi­­nitiv окончательный konečný dokončen konačan slutgiltig ที่สิ้นสุด kesin 最終的 остаточний, заключний حتمی quyết định; dứt khoát
n
the last part of a competition The first parts of the competition will take place throughout the country, but the final will be in London. finale rondte مُباراه نِهائِيَّه финал finále finalerunde das Finale τελικός final lõppvõistlus فینال؛ مرحله نهایی loppuottelu finale גְמָר अंतिम चरण završno natjecanje, finale döntő final úrslit finale 決勝戦 결승전 finalas fināls; finālspēle terakhir finale finale, sluttkamp finał final finală финал finále finale finale final ขั้นสุดท้าย final 決賽 вирішальна гра у матчі; фінал مقابلے کا آخری دور trận chung kết
adv finally
1 as the last (of many) The soldiers rode past, then came the Royal visitors, and finally the Queen. uiteindelik; op laas; ten laaste أخيرا، في النِّهايَه، آخر الأمْر най-накрая nakonec til sidst zum Schluß τελικά finalmente, al final viimasena در پایان lopuksi enfin לְבָסוֹף आखिरकार na koncu, na kraju végül akhirnya að lokum, loks; að síðustu infine 最後に 최종적으로 galiausiai beigās; nobeigumā akhir sekali uiteindelijk (til) sist, til slutt w końcu finalmente (până) la urmă в заключение nakoniec, napokon nazadnje na kraju till sist, slutligen ในท้ายที่สุด son olarak 最後 на закінчення بالآخر cuối cùng
2 at last, after a long time The train finally arrived. uiteindelik في النِّهايَه، أخيرا най-после konečně endeligt; langt om længe endlich επιτέλους finalmente lõpuks بالاخره lopulta finalement סוֹף-סוֹף आखिरकार konačno, napokon végül is akhirnya að lokum, loks finalmente ついに 마침내 galų gale, pagaliau beidzot akhirnya eindelijk endelig, til slutt/sist wreszcie finalmente în sfârşit в конце концов konečne končno konačno äntligen จนแล้วจนรอด sonunda 終於 зрештою, кінець кінцем آخر کار rốt cuộc; cuối cùng
n finalist
a person who reaches the final stage in a competition It was difficult to decide which of the two finalists was the better tennis player. finalis مُشْتَرِك في مباراه نِهائِيَّه финалист finalista finalist; finaledeltager der/die Finalist(in) φιναλίστ finalista finalist فینالیست finalisti finaliste מִתחָרה בַּגמָר अंतिम दौर में पहुंचने वाले finalist döntős finalis þátttakandi í úrslitakeppni finalista 決勝戦出場者 결승전 출전(자격)자 finalininkas finālists finalis finalist finalist, deltaker i finale finalista finalista finalist финалист finalista finalist finalista finalist ผู้เข้ารอบสุดท้าย finalist 決賽選手 фіналіст کسی مقابلے کے آخری معرکے کا شریک người vào chung kết
n fiˈnality [-ˈnӕ-]
finaliteit غائِيَّه، مبدأ الغائِيَّه окончателност definitivnost, konečnost endegyldighed die Endgültigkeit οριστικότητα resolución lõplikkus فرجامش؛ قطعیت lopullisuus finalité סִיוּם अंतिम स्थिति konačnost véglegesség; végkifejlet kepastian endanleiki; niðurstaða finalità 最終的であること 최종적인 상태 kategoriškumas pabeigtība kemuktamadan het definitieve endelig karakter nieodwołalność finalidade finalitate окончательность definitívnosť dokončnost konačnost slutgiltighet ขั้นตอนสุดท้ายที่ไม่สามารถเปลี่ยนแปลงอะไรได้อีก kesinlik 定局 закінченість; остаточність آخری حتمی صورت tính chất cuối cùng hoặc sự việc vào lúc cuối
v finalize, ˈfinalise
to make a final decision about plans, arrangements etc We must finalize the arrangements by Friday. finaliseer يُنهي، يَعمَل التَّرتيبات النِهائِيَّه финализирам dokončit, dát konečnou formu færdigbehandle; lægge sidste hånd på beenden οριστικοποιώ concluir, ultimar lõplikult otsustama به پایان رساندن lyödä lukkoon finaliser לְהַשלִים अंतिम निर्णय लेना finalizirati, dati konačan oblik véglegesít memutuskan ljúka, ganga frá (e-u) completare, ultimare 結末をつける 마무리하다 užbaigti, galutinai nuspręsti pabeigt (plāna, līguma u.tml.) saskaņošanu/sagatavošanu memutuskan definitief regelen sluttbehandle, godkjenne zakończyć, sfinalizować finalizar a finaliza завершать dokončiť dokončno izoblikovati privesti kraju slutföra, fatta det avgörande beslutet ทำให้เสร็จสมบูรณ์ kesinleştirmek, son şeklini vermek 把...最後定下來,最後決定 закінченість; остаточність آخری شکل دینا làm xong; hoàn thành ...
n finaliˈzation, ˌfinaliˈsation
afhandeling إنهاء، إجراء الترتيبات النِّهائِيَّه финализиране dokončení, dotažení slutbehandling; godkendelse die Beendigung οριστικοποίηση conclusión lõpuleviimine تکمیل؛ به پایان رسانی päättäminen dernière mise au point הַשלָמָה अंतिम रूप देना finalizacija véglegesítés keputusan akhir lokafrágangur ultimazione 決着 마무리, 완성 užbaigimas, galutinis sprendimas (plāna, līguma u.tml.) saskaņošanas/sagatavošanas pabeigšana pemuktamadan het definitief regelen sluttbehandling, godkjenning finalizacja finalização finalizare завершение dokončenie dokončno izoblikovanje privođenje kraju slutförande การทำทำให้เสร็จสมบูรณ์ sonuçlandırma 落實 завершення تکمیل sự hoàn tất; sự hoàn thành
n pl finals
the last examinations for a university degree etc I am sitting/taking my finals in June. finale eksamens الإمتِحانات النِّهائِيَّه държавен изпит závěrečné zkoušky afsluttende eksaminer die Abschlußprüfung πτυχιακές εξετάσεις finales lõpueksamid امتحانات نهایی loppukoe examen(s) (de fins d'études) בְּחִינוֹת גְמָר फाइनल završni ispiti záróvizsga ujian akhir lokapróf esami finali 最終試験 (대학의) 최종 시험 baigiamieji egzaminai gala eksāmeni ujian akhir eindexamen avsluttende eksamen egzaminy końcowe exames finais examen(e) final(e) выпускные экзамены záverečné skúšky zaključni izpiti završni ispiti slutexamen การสอบปลายภาค bitirme sınavları 結業考試 випускний екзамен کسی ڈگری کے حصول کے لۓ امتحانات کا نہائی سلسلہ kỳ thi tốt nghiệp

final نهائي finále, konečný endelig, finale Endspiel, letzter τελικός final, último finaali, lopullinen final, finale konačan, konačnica finale 最終の, 決勝 결승전, 마지막의 finale, laatste endelig, finale finał, końcowy final завершающий, финал final, slutlig สุดท้าย, อันสุดท้าย son cuối cùng, trận chung kết 决赛, 最后的


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