finish

finish
fin·ish [ʼfɪnɪʃ] n
1) (conclusion of race) Endspurt m, Finish nt; (point at which race ends) Ziel nt;
close \finish Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen nt;
to be in at the \finish in der Endrunde sein
2) (final stage) Ende nt;
from start to \finish von Anfang bis Ende
3) (result, outcome) Ergebnis nt;
close \finish pol knappes Ergebnis
4) (surface) Oberflächenbeschaffenheit f
5) (workmanship) Verarbeitung f
6) (final treatment) letzter Schliff;
(sealing, varnishing) Finish nt; of fabric Appretur f; of furniture Politur; of coatings letzte Schicht, Überzug m
PHRASES:
a fight to the \finish (hard fought throughout) ein Kampf m bis aufs Messer (fam) (decisive result) ein Kampf m bis zur Entscheidung vi
1) (cease, conclude) enden, aufhören;
I'm going to \finish with a new song ich werde mit einem neuen Lied schließen
2) (stop talking) zum Ende kommen;
to \finish on an optimistic note mit einer optimistischen Anmerkung schließen;
have you quite \finished? (iron) bist du endlich fertig? (fam)
3) (to come to the end of sth) fertig werden;
to \finish first/second als Erster/Zweiter fertig sein; sports Erster/Zweiter werden
4) (come to an end) enden, zu Ende gehen
5) (stop using)
to \finish with sth etw nicht mehr brauchen;
(end involvement in) mit etw dat fertig sein (fam)
I'm \finished with politics ich bin mit der Politik fertig (fam)
6) (conclude dealings with)
to \finish with sb mit jdm fertig sein (fam) (conclude love relationship) mit jdm Schluss machen vt
1) (bring to end)
to \finish sth etw beenden;
to \finish a sentence einen Satz zu Ende sprechen;
to \finish doing sth mit etw dat fertig sein;
have you \finished reading? hast du zu Ende gelesen?;
to \finish reading a book ein Buch zu Ende lesen [o fertig lesen] [o auslesen];
they \finished the concert with their first hit sie ließen das Konzert mit ihrem ersten Hit ausklingen
2) (complete education)
to \finish college/school das College/die Schule abschließen
3) (bring to completion) etw fertig stellen;
(give final treatment) etw dat den letzten Schliff geben
4) (stop)
to \finish sth mit etw dat aufhören;
I \finish work at 5 p.m. every day ich mache jeden Tag um 5 Uhr Feierabend
5) food
to \finish sth (eat) etw aufessen;
(drink) etw austrinken

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