finish

fin, arrivée

Dernière partie ou moment où une activité, un événement ou un voyage se termine.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : end, ending

Contraires : start, beginning

Expressions courantes : finish line, close finish, strong finish

finition

Couche ou aspect final d’une surface après son traitement.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : coating

Expressions courantes : smooth finish, glossy finish, wood finish

finir, terminer

Aller jusqu’au bout de ce qu’on fait, ou arriver à la fin pour une activité ou un événement.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : finish doing something (I finished cleaning the kitchen.); finish something (She finished her homework before dinner.)

Synonymes : end, complete

Contraires : start, begin

Expressions courantes : finish work, finish a task, finish at noon

finir, terminer

Manger, boire ou utiliser tout ce qui reste de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : finish something up/off (We finished up the bread at lunch.)

Synonymes : use up, consume

Expressions courantes : finish something up, finish something off, finish the milk

épuiser, achever

Fatiguer complètement quelqu’un, ou tuer une personne déjà faible ou blessée.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : finish someone off (The long walk in the heat finished me off.)

Expressions courantes : finish someone off, finish me off, finish them off

en avoir fini avec

Ne plus utiliser quelque chose ni en avoir besoin, après avoir fait ce qu’on voulait avec.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : be finished with something (Are you finished with the newspaper?); finish with something (Please return the tools when you finish with them.)

Synonymes : be done with

Expressions courantes : finish with something, finish with someone

finir, traiter

Appliquer le dernier traitement à une surface pour la rendre lisse, protégée ou prête à utiliser.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : finish something with something (We finished the table with clear varnish.); be finished in something (The cupboard is finished in white paint.)

Expressions courantes : finish wood, finish a surface, finish with varnish

engraisser

Donner une nourriture spéciale aux animaux d’élevage pour les faire grossir avant leur abattage pour la viande.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : finish animals on something (The farmer finishes his cattle on grass.)

Synonymes : fatten

Expressions courantes : finish cattle, finish on grain, finish on grass