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finale
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fi·nal·e  (f-nl, -näl)
n.
The concluding part, especially of a musical composition.

[Italian, from Latin fnlis, final; see final.]

finale [fɪˈnɑːlɪ]
n
1. (Performing Arts / Theatre) the concluding part of any performance or presentation
2. (Music, other) the closing section or movement of a musical composition
[from Italian, n use of adj finale, from Latin fīnālis final]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.finale - the closing section of a musical composition
close, closing, ending, conclusion, end - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."
performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity"
musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"
2.finalefinale - the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"
end, ending - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
3.finale - the concluding part of any performance
finishing, finish - the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"

finale
noun
1. climax, ending, close, conclusion, culmination, denouement, last part, epilogue, last act, crowning glory, finis the finale of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony
climax opening, lead-in, preliminaries, prelude, preface, overture, preamble, foreword, prologue, intro (informal), commencement, proem, prolegomenon, exordium
Translations
finale [fɪˈnɑːlɪ] N (Mus) → final m (Theat) → escena f final
the grand finaleel gran final, la gran escena final (fig) → el final apoteósico or triunfal

finale [fɪˈnɑːli] nfinale m
the finale to sth → la fin de qch
final edition ndernière édition f
final instalment n (= payment) → versement m libératoire

finale
n (Mus, in opera) → Finale nt; (Theat) → Schlussszene f; (fig)Finale nt (geh), → (Ab)schluss m

finale [fɪˈnɑːlɪ] nfinale m
the grand finale (also) (fig) → il gran finale
finale [fɪˈnɑːlɪ] nfinale m
the grand finale (also) (fig) → il gran finale

finale
n finale [fiˈnaːli]
the last part of anything, especially a concert, opera, musical show etc The whole cast of the concert appeared in the finale. slot; slottoneel الجُزء الأخير، خِتام финал finále, závěr finale; afslutning das Finale φινάλε final finaal بخش آخر loppukohtaus finale קֶטָע הַסִיוּם अंतिमांश završni dio (drame, programa, glazbenog komada), finale finálé bagian akhir lokaþáttur; endir finale フィナーレ (음악) 종악장, 종곡(終曲), 피날레 finalas fināls bahagian akhir finale finale, slutt(nummer), avslutning finał final final финал finále finale završni čin final, slutnummer, avslutning ตอนสุดท้ายของการแสดงคอนเสิร์ต ละคร หรือดนตรี final, bitiş 最後一幕 фінал کسی چیز کا آخری حصہ chương cuối; màn cuối


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