finish

Ende, Ziel

Der letzte Teil oder Endpunkt einer Tätigkeit, Veranstaltung oder Reise.

In einfachem Englisch: The end or final part of an activity, event, or journey.

• The race had an exciting finish.
• She was ahead from start to finish.
• Both runners reached the finish together.

Synonyme: end, ending

Gegenteile: start, beginning

Häufige Wendungen: finish line, close finish, strong finish

Oberflächenbehandlung, Finish

Die abschließende Beschichtung oder das Aussehen einer behandelten Oberfläche.

In einfachem Englisch: The final coating or appearance of a surface after it has been treated.

• The table has a smooth finish.
• This paint gives the walls a soft finish.
• Water damaged the finish on the wooden floor.

Synonyme: coating

Häufige Wendungen: smooth finish, glossy finish, wood finish

beenden, fertigstellen, enden

Eine Tätigkeit zu Ende bringen oder als Tätigkeit oder Veranstaltung zu Ende gehen.

In einfachem Englisch: To reach the end of something you are doing, or for an activity or event to end.

• School finishes at three.
• I finished the book yesterday.
• Have you finished writing your letter?

So benutzt man es: finish doing something (I finished cleaning the kitchen.); finish something (She finished her homework before dinner.)

Synonyme: end, complete

Gegenteile: start, begin

Häufige Wendungen: finish work, finish a task, finish at noon

aufbrauchen, aufessen, austrinken

Alles, was von etwas übrig ist, essen, trinken oder verbrauchen.

In einfachem Englisch: To eat, drink, or use all that remains of something.

• Please finish your milk.
• He finished off the last piece of cake.
• We finished up the soup yesterday.

So benutzt man es: finish something up/off (We finished up the bread at lunch.)

Synonyme: use up, consume

Häufige Wendungen: finish something up, finish something off, finish the milk

erschöpfen, erledigen

Jemanden völlig erschöpfen oder einen bereits schwachen oder verletzten Menschen töten.

In einfachem Englisch: To make someone completely tired, or to kill someone who is already weak or hurt.

• That last hill finished me off.
• The attacker returned to finish off the wounded guard.
• Another hour of work would finish us off.

So benutzt man es: finish someone off (The long walk in the heat finished me off.)

Häufige Wendungen: finish someone off, finish me off, finish them off

fertig sein mit

Etwas nicht mehr benutzen oder brauchen, weil man damit alles Gewünschte erledigt hat.

In einfachem Englisch: To stop using or needing something because you have done everything you wanted with it.

• Are you finished with this chair?
• I am finished with the computer now.
• She returned the books when she had finished with them.

So benutzt man es: be finished with something (Are you finished with the newspaper?); finish with something (Please return the tools when you finish with them.)

Synonyme: be done with

Häufige Wendungen: finish with something, finish with someone

oberflächenbehandeln, bearbeiten

Eine Oberfläche abschließend behandeln, damit sie glatt, geschützt oder gebrauchsfertig ist.

In einfachem Englisch: To give a surface its final treatment, making it smooth, protected, or ready to use.

• They finish the wood by hand.
• He finished the table with a thin coat of oil.
• The cabinet was finished in dark varnish.

So benutzt man es: finish something with something (We finished the table with clear varnish.); be finished in something (The cupboard is finished in white paint.)

Häufige Wendungen: finish wood, finish a surface, finish with varnish

mästen, endmästen

Nutztieren vor der Schlachtung besonderes Futter geben, damit sie mehr Gewicht bekommen.

In einfachem Englisch: To give farm animals special food to make them heavier before they are killed for meat.

• They finish cattle on grain.
• These lambs were finished on fresh pasture.
• How long does it take to finish the pigs?

So benutzt man es: finish animals on something (The farmer finishes his cattle on grass.)

Synonyme: fatten

Häufige Wendungen: finish cattle, finish on grain, finish on grass