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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1.finish / ˈfɪnɪʃ/ n.
  1. (end) fine f.;
    it will be a fight to the ~ si combatterà fino all’ultimo (anche fig.)
  1. sport finale m., arrivo m.;
    it was a close ~ fu un arrivo serrato o al fotofinish;
    an athlete with a good ~ un atleta con un buono sprint finale
  1. (surface) (of clothing, wood, car) finitura f.;
    (of fabric, leather) appretto m.;
    paint with a matt, silk ~ vernice opaca, satinata.
 2.finish / ˈfɪnɪʃ/
  1. tr.
    1. (complete) finire [sentence, task];
      finire, terminare, portare a termine [building, novel, sculpture, opera];
      to ~ doing finire di fare
    1. (leave) finire [studies];
      I ~ work at 5 pm smetto di lavorare alle 17
    1. (consume) finire [cigarette, drink, meal]
    1. (put an end to) porre fine a, troncare [career]
    1. colloq. (exhaust) sfinire, distruggere;
      (demoralize) distruggere [person]
  1. intr.
    1. (end) [conference, holidays] finire, terminare;
      the film ~es on Thursday il film non sarà più in programmazione da giovedì;
      I’ll see you when the concert ~es ci vediamo alla fine del concerto
    1. (reach end of race) finire, arrivare;
      my horse ~ed first il mio cavallo è arrivato primo;
      the athlete failed to ~ l’atleta non è riuscito ad arrivare alla fine
    1. (conclude) [speaker] concludere;
      let me ~ lasciami finire
    1. (leave employment) I ~ed at the bank yesterday ieri ho smesso di lavorare in banca.

Phrasal verbs:
finish off: ~ [sth.] off, ~ off [sth.] finire, terminare [letter, task];
finire [food, meal]; ~ [sb.] off
  1. (exhaust) sfinire, distruggere;
    (demoralize) distruggere [person]
  1. (kill) finire [person, animal].
 finish up: ~ up [person] (andare a) finire, ritrovarsi;
to ~ up (by) doing finire per fare; ~ [sth.] up, ~ up [sth.] finire [milk, paint, cake]. finish with: ~ with [sth.] finire con;
have you ~ed with the newspaper? hai finito di leggere il giornale?
I’m ~ed with politics! basta con la politica! con la politica ho chiuso! ~ with [sb.]
  1. (split up) farla finita con, rompere con [girlfriend, boyfriend]
  1. (stop punishing) I haven’t ~ed with you yet! con te non ho ancora finito!


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finish: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
finishvtr (complete: task)finire⇒, completare⇒, terminare⇒ vtr
He will finish the translation in the next 30 minutes.
Finirà la traduzione entro i prossimi 30 minuti.
finishvtr (complete: distance)completare⇒, finire⇒, terminare⇒, coprire⇒ vtr
She finished the race in 35 minutes.
Ha completato la gara in 35 minuti.
finishn (end of a race)traguardo nm
 arrivo
She reached the finish first.
È arrivato per primo al traguardo.
 
Additional Translations
finishn (end of a process)termine nm
 fine nf
I'm nearing the finish. I just have to write a conclusion.
Sono quasi al termine, devo solo scrivere una conclusione.
finishn (decisive ending)termine nm
 fine nf
We want to bring the project to a finish.
Vogliamo portare a termine il progetto.
finishn (surface coating)finitura nf
 rifinitura nf
The table looks good with the new cherry finish.
La tavola è bella con la nuova finitura in ciliegio.
finishn (social polish)educazione vtr
Nota: Attenzione: 'educazione' diverso dall'inglese 'education' = istruzione!
She got her finish from the Walton School for Girls.
Ha ricevuto la sua educazione dalla Walton School for Girls.
finishn (surface coating material)finitura nf
 rifinitura nf
Did you buy another can of mahogany finish at the store?
Hai comprato un altro barattolo di finitura mogano al negozio?
finishvi (bring sthg to an end)finire⇒, terminare⇒ vtr
Please finish so that we can leave.
Per favore finisci così possiamo andare via.
finishvtr (use up, exhaust)finire⇒, terminare⇒, consumare⇒ vtr
She finished the box of cereal and had to open another one.
Ha finito la scatola di cereali e ha dovuto aprirne un'altra.
finishvtr (kill)finire⇒ vtr
The gangster finished off the rival gang member.
Il gangster ha finito il membro della banda rivale.
finishvtr (perfect)rifinire⇒ vtr
I translated it, but I sent it to a native speaker for him to finish it off.
L'ho tradotto, ma l'ho mandato a un madrelingua per rifinirlo.
finishvtr (coat an object)rifinire⇒ vtr
Now that we have built the chair, we need to finish it with a cherry stain.
Ora che abbiamo costruito la sedia dobbiamo rifinirla con un pigmento in ciliegio.
finishvtr (teach sb social graces)educare⇒ vtr
Nota: Attenzione: 'educare' diverso dall'inglese 'educate' = istruire!
She was sent to a school in Switzerland to be finished.
È stata mandata in una scuola svizzera per essere educata.
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finish: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Forme composte
finish line, finishing linen (end point of a race)traguardo nm
May marked the finish line of his college career as he graduated from university.
Only twelve runners crossed the finishing line.
Solo 12 atleti sono arrivati al traguardo dopo una gara spossante.
finish offvtr (complete)finire⇒, completare⇒ vtr
finish offvtr informal (eat all of)finire⇒, mangiare tutto vtr
 slangfare fuori vtr
finish offvtr informal (destroy, kill)finire⇒, eliminare⇒ vtr
 distruggere⇒ vtr
finish upvtr informal (eat all of: a meal)finire⇒, mangiare tutto vtr
 slangfare fuori vtr
finish upvtr informal (finish what one is doing)completare⇒ vtr
finish with sbv (end a relationship with sb)chiudere con qualcuno vtr
floor finishcera per pavimenti
from start to finishadv (all the way through)dall'inizio alla fine avv
never finishvi (continue indefinitely)non avere mai fine vtr
photo finishphoto finish
photo-finishphoto-finish
to a finishalla fine
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'finish' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'finish':
Are you going to finish that?
clinical finish
Diamond-cut finish
Did you finish eating?
Did you finish them all?
Fill-finish
finish it between the two of us
finish line
finish my studies
Finish Turning Canned Cycle
Finish what you have in your mouth
fit and finish
Fit and finish
general finish and glossiness
He said his adventure would only finish when he dies
How long did it take you to finish the work?
I expect you to finish by 5 AM
I got to finish my assignment now.
I have to finish studying for tomorrow
I will finish these trousers if it's the last thing I do.
I won't finish my exams for another week
is ambling rather than sprinting across the primary-season finish line
It's for me to finish!
it's gonna be a photo finish!
Let me finish showing Karl off
Matt finish
mirror-finish
Nice guys finish first with me
paint finish unacceptable
pushed me to stay up and finish it
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