to finish

Определение to finish в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: terminate; cap off; do
Aren't you done yet?.; To change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the intention of fattening the animal
Due to BSE, cows in the United Kingdom must be finished and slaughtered before 30 months of age.; To complete (something)
Please finish your homework!.; The end of anything; : To come to an end
The song has finished.; {v} to perfect, complete, end, settle; A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces; a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance); "the boat had a metallic finish"; "he applied a coat of a clear finish"; "when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly"; The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth; The surface quality; (1) The final process or processes in the manufacture of dressed leather (2) The surface coating applied to a leather; come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours"; Surface quality or appearance; the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhuasted as their destination came into view"; Aftertaste, or final impression the wine leaves; it can have a long finish or a short one (not desirable); A score similar to a touchdown in the game of scuffleball, worth four points; provide with a finish; "The carpenter finished the table beautifully; {i} end, completion, conclusion; final stage; polish, final coating on a surface; final details; something which completes or perfects; When something such as a course, film, or sale finishes, especially at a planned time, it ends. The teaching day finishes at around 4pm When a play finishes its run, many of the costumes are hired out to amateur dramatics companies and schools. = end; the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause" (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed); "the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish" the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict); "booze will be the finish of him"; "it was a fight to the finish" designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish" the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhuasted as their destination came into view" cause to finish a relationship with somebody; "That finished me with Mary" provide with a finish; "The carpenter finished the table beautifully; (1) Surface characteristics of paper (2) General term for trimming, folding, binding and all other post press operations; If someone finishes second, for example, in a race or competition, they are in second place at the end of the race or competition. He finished second in the championship four years in a row; The general surface properties of paper, determined by various manufacturing techniques to top; A substance or mixture of substances added to textile materials to impart desired properties Examples are stain resistance finishes, flame retardant finishes and backings such as acrylic; The finish of something is the end of it or the last part of it. I intend to continue it and see the job through to the finish From start to finish he believed in me, often more than I did myself. = end; The surface appearance of steel after final treatment; The result of completed labor, as on the surface of an object; manner or style of finishing; as, a rough, dead, or glossy finish given to cloth, stone, metal, etc; cause to finish a relationship with somebody; "That finished me with Mary"; event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"; {f} terminate, end; be terminated; bring to an end; destroy; defeat; complete, perfect; add the finishing touches; Used in the context of general equities See: Fill; To come to an end; to terminate; The key to judging a wine's quality is finish, also called aftertaste--a measure of the taste or flavors that linger in the mouth after the wine is tasted Great wines have rich, long, complex finishes; To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate; To finish means to reach the end of saying something. Her eyes flashed, but he held up a hand. `Let me finish.'; To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to polish; The finish of a race is the end of it. Win a trip to see the finish of the Tour de France! The replays of the close finish showed Ottey finished ahead of the Olympic champion; To change an animals food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the intention of fattening the animal; a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad; The final portion of the drive, just before the oar is taken out of the water; To end; to die; See Inside finish, and Outside finish; The characteristics of the surface of a product; The relative roughness or smoothness of the surface texture produced by EDMing Usually measured in microinches Ra (!1in Ra, sometimes just Ra) in the U S See also SURFACE FINISH; How the paper "feels" Refers to the surface of the paper; The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior; The surface quality of paper; You say that someone or something finishes a period of time or an event in a particular way to indicate what the final situation was like. You can also say that a period of time or an event finishes in a particular way. The two of them finished by kissing each other goodbye The evening finished with the welcoming of three new members The American dollar finished the day up against foreign currencies The last track finishes this compilation beautifully; Surface quality of (usually uncoated) paper Some common finishes include vellum, wove, lustre, antique, laid, and linen; The surface characteristic of a sheet created by either on-machine or off-machine papermaking processes Popular text and cover finishes include smooth, vellum, felt, laid, and linen; the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict); "booze will be the finish of him"; "it was a fight to the finish"; provide with a finish; "The carpenter finished the table beautifully"; When you finish doing or dealing with something, you do or deal with the last part of it, so that there is no more for you to do or deal with. As soon as he'd finished eating, he excused himself Mr Gould was given a standing ovation and loud cheers when he finished his speech Finish up means the same as finish. We waited a few minutes outside his office while he finished up his meeting; (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed); "the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish"; finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again"; designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish"; To come to an end; – The surface characteristics of paper – including smoothness, appearance, and gloss level; [BSG] A PL/I condition signalled in a process at logout time (by the logout command) to allow handlers set up earlier to close open PL/I files and the like This was a fairly late addition, because Multics' file model, a virtual memory view of disk via shared segments, is not PL/I's, and there is little need for such handlers But they can still cause trouble -- see jladdae; If you add the finishing touches to something, you add or do the last things that are necessary to complete it. Right up until the last minute, workers were still putting the finishing touches on the pavilions; finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes"; When you finish something that you are making or producing, you reach the end of making or producing it, so that it is complete. The consultants had been working to finish a report this week. = complete Finish off and, in American English, finish up mean the same as finish. Now she is busy finishing off a biography of Queen Caroline. the amount of stuff required to finish up a movie; A boat finishes when any part of her hull, or crew or equipment in normal position, crosses the finishing line in the direction of the course from the last mark, either for the first time or after taking a penalty under rule 31 2 or 44 2 or, under rule 28 1, after correcting an error made at the finishing line; The surface characteristics of paper, such as machine finish or english finish; the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"; The surface property of a material determined by its surface contour and gloss; The way a paper is surfaced Paper ranges from a rough to a smooth finish Some common finishes are: wove, vellum, linen, laid, etc; Ascertain the appropriateness of the paper's finish to the desired end result For example, a gloss finish offers the untimate in reproduction detail, while dull and matte finishes offer easier reading for large quantities of text