fin

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɪn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/fɪn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fin)

Inflections of 'fin' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
fins
v 3rd person singular
finning
v pres p
finned
v past
finned
v past p
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En esta página: fin, sail
'fin' tiene referencia cruzada con 'sail'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'fin' is cross-referenced with 'sail'. It is in one or more of the lines below.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
fin n (webbed part of a fish)aleta nf
 The fish had a damaged fin and couldn't swim as fast as the rest of the school.
 El pez tenía una aleta dañada y no podía nadar tan rápido como el resto del cardumen.
fin n (stabilizing part of a boat)estabilizador nm
 The motorboat's engine had a small fin to stabilize the boat.
 El motor de la lancha tenía un estabilizador pequeño para estabilizarla.
fin,
tailfin
n
(protruding feature on car)alerón nm
 Jim polished the fins on his old Cadillac.
 Jim enceró los alerones de su viejo Cadillac.
fin n (vertical stabilizer on aircraft)aleta nf
  estabilizador nm
 The airline's logo was painted on the plane's fin.
 El logotipo de la línea aérea estaba pintado en la aleta del avión.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
fin n US, slang, archaic (five dollar bill)billete de cinco dólares nm + loc adj
 Sarah handed the clerk a fin.
 Sarah le dio al dependiente un billete de cinco dólares.
fin n (on engine)aleta nf
 Fins help to disperse heat from an engine.
 Las aletas ayudan a disipar el calor de un motor.
fin n usually plural (footwear for swimming, diving)aleta nf
  (AmL)pata de rana loc nom f
 I wear fins to go snorkelling.
 Uso aletas para hacer esnórquel.
fin [sth] vtr (remove fins from)quitarle las aletas a, cortarle las aletas a loc verb
 It is illegal to fin sharks in these waters.
 Es ilegal quitarles las aletas a los tiburones en estas aguas.
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
sail n often plural (on boat: fabric that catches wind)vela nf
 The sailor unfurled the sail.
 El marinero desató la vela.
sail vi figurative (travel by ship)navegar vi
 The family sailed to Calais.
 La familia navegó hacia Calais.
sail vi (ship: travel)navegar vi
 The ship is sailing to Portsmouth.
 El bote navega hasta Portsmouth.
sail vi (person: go sailing)navegar vi
 Marina is very adventurous; she likes to ski, sail and dive.
 Marina es muy aventurera, le gusta esquiar. navegar y bucear.
sail [sth] vtr (manoeuvre a ship)navegar vtr
 The captain sailed the ship safely into harbour.
 El capitán navegó el barco y llegó a salvo al puerto.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
sail (US),
fin (UK)
n
(top part of submarine)torreta nf
  vela nf
 The submarine's sail protruded from the water.
 La torreta del submarino salió del agua.
sail vi figurative (move quickly and easily)pasar vi
  fluir vi
 Paul threw the ball and it sailed through the air.
 Pablo tiró la pelota y pasó por el aire.
sail vi (set sail)zarpar vi
 The ship sails at noon.
 El barco zarpa al mediodía.
sail [sth] vtr (travel over [sth])navegar por vi + prep
 The young yachtswoman sailed the English Channel.
 La joven balandrista navegó por el Canal de la Mancha.
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Locuciones verbales
sail | fin | fin.
InglésEspañol
sail into [sb] vtr phrasal insep figurative, informal (attack verbally)insultar a vtr + prep
  atacar a vtr + prep
sail into [sth] vtr phrasal insep figurative, informal (act vigorously)arremeter contra vi + prep
  atacar vtr
 Graham foolishly sailed into the project without a plan.
sail through [sth] vtr phrasal insep (easily endure, succeed easily) (figurado)transitar vt
 Mark sailed through his driving test without any problems.
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Compound Forms:
fin | sail | fin.
InglésEspañol
dorsal fin n (fin on the back of a sea animal)aleta dorsal nf + adj
 The dorsal fin of sharks is an expensive delicacy in China.
fin de siècle,
fin-de-siècle
expr
(end of 19th century)fin de siglo nm + loc adj
fin keel n (nautical)quilla de aleta loc nom f
fin whale n (large sea mammal)rorcual común loc nom f
  ballena de aleta loc nom f
pectoral fin n (front fin of a fish) (ictiología)aleta pectoral grupo nom
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Ese pez destaca por sus aletas pectorales largas y angostas.
pelvic fin n (back fin of an aquatic animal)aleta ventral, aleta pélvica grupo nom
tail fin n (of a fish)aleta caudal loc nom f
 I could tell by its tail fin that the fish was a marlin.
 Por la forma de la aleta caudal supe que aquel era un pez aguja.
tail fin,
tailfin
n
(on a car) (vehículo)aleta nf
 American cars in the 1950's had tail fins.
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