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fin·ished  (fnsht)
adj.
1. Highly accomplished or skilled; polished: a finished artist.
2. Exhibiting a high degree of skill or polish: an essay that was a finished piece of work.
3.
a. Doomed to death or destruction.
b. Having no more use, value, or potential; washed-up.

finished [ˈfɪnɪʃt]
adj
1. perfected
2. (predicative) at the end of a task, activity, etc. they were finished by four
3. (predicative) without further hope of success or continuation she was finished as a prima ballerina
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.finished - (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state; "a finished product"
painted - coated with paint; "freshly painted lawn furniture"
processed - prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process; "processed ores"
smooth - having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror"
unfinished - not brought to the desired final state
2.finished - ended or brought to an end; "are you finished?"; "gave me the finished manuscript"
unfinished - not brought to an end or conclusion; "unfinished business"; "the building is still unfinished"
3.finished - (of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence; perfected; "a dazzling and finished piece of writing"; "a finished violinist"
polished - perfected or made shiny and smooth; "his polished prose"; "in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes"; "freshly polished silver"
4.finished - having a surface coating or finish applied; "the finished bookcase costs much more than the unfinished ones"
painted - coated with paint; "freshly painted lawn furniture"
5.finished - brought to ruin; "after the revolution the aristocracy was finished"; "the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically"
destroyed - spoiled or ruined or demolished; "war left many cities destroyed"; "Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed mind"

finished
adjective
1. over, done, completed, achieved, through, ended, closed, full, final, complete, in the past, concluded, shut, accomplished, executed, tied up, wrapped up (informal), terminated, sewn up (informal), finalized, over and done with Finally, last spring, the film was finished.
over begun, incomplete
2. ruined, done for (informal), doomed, bankrupt, through, lost, gone, defeated, devastated, wrecked, wiped out, undone, washed up (informal, chiefly U.S.), wound up, liquidated, dead in the water (informal) `This business is finished,' he said sadly.
3. spent, drained, exhausted, used up, done, gone, empty, played out (informal) They got a grant from the government but they claim that's all finished now.
Translations
finished [ˈfɪnɪʃt] ADJ
1. (= concluded) → terminado
it's not finished yetaún no está terminado or acabado
when will you be finished?¿(para)cuándo vas a terminar?
a half-finished mealuna comida a medio terminar
he sent off the finished manuscript/versionenvió el manuscrito terminado/la versión final
he's finished with politicsha renunciado a la política
I'm not finished with you yetaún no he terminado or acabado contigo
2. (= completed) → acabado
the finished productel producto acabado or final
3. (= polished) [performance, production] → pulido
4. (= tired) → rendido, hecho polvo; (= destroyed) → acabado
their marriage is finishedsu matrimonio está acabado
as a film star she's finishedcomo estrella está acabada
5. (= surfaced) walnut-finished kitchen accessoriesaccesorios mpl de cocina con un acabado de nogal
a building finished in smoked glassun edificio acabado con cristales ahumados

finished [ˈfɪnɪʃt] adj
[person] to be finished with sth (= no longer involved with) → en avoir fini avec qch
(= over) to be finished [thing] → être terminé(e)
(= completed) [work] → terminé(e)
(= done for) [person, thing] → fini(e)
If that happens, he is finished → Si cela arrive, il est fini.
finished product nproduit m fini
finishing line finish line nligne f d'arrivée
finishing touch n (= final detail) → touche f finale
to put the finishing touches to sth → mettre la touche finale à qch

finished
adj
personfertig; I’m nearly finishedich bin fast fertig or so weit; to be finished doing something (US) → damit fertig sein, etw zu tun; when I was finished eating (US) → als ich mit dem Essen fertig war; to be finished with somebody/somethingmit jdm/etw fertig sein; (= fed up)von jdm/etw nichts mehr wissen wollen; I won’t be finished with him/it for some time yetich werde noch eine Weile mit ihm/damit zu tun haben; I’m finished with politicsmit der Politik ist es für mich vorbei
(= used up) thingsaufgebraucht, alle (N Ger inf); (= over) activity, performance, trialzu Ende; the wine is finishedes ist kein Wein mehr da; when work was finished, we often dined out togethernach der Arbeit gingen wir oft zusammen essen; those days are finisheddie Zeiten sind vorbei
(inf: = having no future) to be finished (jobholder, politician, sportsperson etc)erledigt sein (inf)(as als); we’re finished, it’s finished between uses ist aus zwischen uns; my career is finishedmit meiner Karriere ist es vorbei, meine Karriere ist am Ende; the printed word is finisheddas gedruckte Wort hat keine Zukunft mehr
(= treated) productfertig bearbeitet; (with paint) → gestrichen; (with lacquer, varnish) → lackiert; (with polish) → poliert; clothingverarbeitet; beautifully finished woodwunderschön verarbeitetes Holz; the room is finished in reddas Zimmer ist rot gestrichen
(= fully made) product, work of art, film, building, dish, sizefertig; finished goods/productsFertigprodukte pl; the finished resultdas Endergebnis; the finished article (= object)das fertige Produkt; (= piece of writing, work of art)die endgültige Version; (= accomplished performer)der perfekte Künstler, die perfekte Künstlerin; they are not yet the finished articlees fehlt ihnen noch einiges zur Perfektion

finished [ˈfɪnɪʃt] adj
a. (product) → finito/a; (performance) → perfetto/a
b. (fam) (tired) → sfinito/a; (done for) → finito/a

finished [ˈfɪnɪʃt] adj
a. (product) → finito/a; (performance) → perfetto/a
b. (fam) (tired) → sfinito/a; (done for) → finito/a

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THIS little work was finished in the year 1803, and intended for immediate publication.
- After my morning walk I went to work with my table again, and finished it, though not to my liking; nor was it long before I learned to mend it.
He arrived without any mishap, and, having finished his business, set out on his return.
 
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