| Principales traductions |
| finish [sth]⇒ vtr | (task: complete) | finir⇒, terminer⇒ vtr |
| | (soutenu) | achever⇒ vtr |
| | He will finish the translation in the next 30 minutes. |
| | Il aura fini (or: aura terminé) la traduction dans 30 minutes. |
| finish doing [sth] v expr | (task: complete) | finir de faire [qch], terminer de faire [qch] loc v |
| | Tania finished cooking dinner and served it up. |
| | Tania a terminé (or: fini) de cuire le dîner et l'a servi. |
| finish [sth] vtr | (use up, exhaust) | finir⇒ vtr |
| | She finished the box of cereal and had to open another one. |
| | Elle a fini la boîte de céréales et a dû en ouvrir une autre. |
| finish [sth] vtr | (race: reach end of) (une distance) | finir⇒ vtr |
| | She finished the race in 35 minutes. |
| | Elle a fini la course en 35 minutes. |
| finish⇒ vi | (come to an end) | finir⇒ vi |
| | | se terminer⇒ v pron |
| | My class finishes at noon. |
| | Mon cours finit (or: se termine) à midi. |
| finish vi | (complete [sth]) | finir⇒, terminer⇒ vi |
| | Please finish so that we can leave. |
| | Veuillez finir (or: terminer) pour que nous puissions partir. |
| finish n | (end of a race) (Sports) | arrivée nf |
| | (Sports) | ligne d'arrivée nf |
| | (Sports, anglicisme) | finish nm |
| | She reached the finish first. |
| | Elle fut la première à atteindre l'arrivée. |
| | Elle fut la première à atteindre la ligne d'arrivée. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Les deux adversaires se livrèrent une lutte acharnée au finish. |
| finish n | (end of a process) | fin nf |
| | I'm nearing the finish. I just have to write a conclusion. |
| | Je suis à la fin. Il ne me reste plus qu'à écrire une conclusion. |
| finish n | (decisive ending) | conclusion nf |
| | The home team beat the visiting team in a dramatic finish. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Nous voulons voir enfin la conclusion de ce projet. |
| finish n | (surface coating) | finition nf |
| | | vernis nm |
| | The table looks good with the new cherry finish. |
| | La table est plus jolie avec cette finition merisier. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| finish n | (social polish) | raffinement nm |
| | She got her finish from the Walton School for Girls. |
| | Elle a parfait son raffinement à l'École Walton pour jeunes filles de bonne famille. |
| finish n | (surface coating material) (produit) | vernis nm |
| | Did you buy another can of mahogany finish at the store? |
| | As-tu acheté une autre boîte de vernis acajou ? |
| finish n | (sports: completion of goal) (anglicisme) | finish nm |
| | A superb finish by the young striker had spectators leaping to their feet. |
| finish [sth]⇒ vtr | (coat: an object) | vernir⇒ vtr |
| | Now that we have built the chair, we need to finish it with a cherry stain. |
| | Maintenant que nous avons fabriqué la chaise, nous devons la vernir avec de la teinture pour bois. |
| finish [sb]⇒ vtr | dated, formal (teach social graces to) (littéraire) | polir⇒ vtr |
| | | apprendre à [qqn] les bonnes manières vtr ind |
| | She was sent to a school in Switzerland to be finished. |
| | Elle fut envoyée dans une école en Suisse pour être polie. |
Verbes à particule
finish | finished |
finish [sth] off,
finish off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (complete, perfect) | finir⇒, terminer⇒ vtr |
| | Finish off the report before you go home. |
| | Finis le rapport avant de rentrer. |
finish [sth] off,
finish off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (consume all of) | finir⇒ vtr |
| | John finished off his meal and then left the house. |
| | John a fini son repas puis a quitté la maison. |
finish [sb/sth] off,
finish off [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (kill) (familier) | achever⇒, tuer⇒ vtr |
| | That 30-mile walk has just about finished me off. |
finish [sth] off,
finish off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | slang (destroy, kill) | achever⇒, tuer⇒ vtr |
| | The hitman was hired to finish off the mafia boss. |
finish [sth] up,
finish up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (complete) | finir⇒ vtr |
| | I have to finish up my homework before going to the mall. |
| | Je dois finir mes devoirs avant d'aller au centre commercial. |
finish [sth] up,
finish up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (eat all of) | finir⇒ vtr |
| | You have to finish up your vegetables before having dessert. |
| | Tu dois finir tes légumes avant d'avoir du dessert. |
| finish up vi phrasal | informal (complete [sth]) | finir⇒ vi |
| | Let's finish up and go home. |
| | Finissons et rentrons à la maison. |
| finish up vi phrasal | UK, informal (arrive) | finir⇒ vi |
| | | se retrouver⇒ v pron |