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sustantivo
1 extremo (m) (extremity)
  • from one end to the other -> de un extremo al otro
  • at the other end of the line -> al otro lado del teléfono
  • the financial end of the business -> el lado or aspecto financiero del negocio
  • to come to the end of the road or line (sentido figurado) -> llegar al final
  • end to end -> en hilera
  • to stand something on end -> colocar algo de pie or parado(a) (Am)
  • the deep/shallow end -> el lado más/menos hondo or donde cubre/no cubre (of swimming pool)
2 final (m) fin (m) (limit in time, quantity)
  • for hours/days on end -> por espacio de varias horas/varios días
  • to put an end to something -> poner fin a algo
  • to come to an end -> concluir, llegar a su fin
  • I am at the end of my patience -> se me está agotando la paciencia
  • at the end of the day (sentido figurado) -> en definitiva, al final
  • in the end -> al final
  • it's not the end of the world -> no es el fin del mundo
  • no end of… (familiar) -> la mar de…
  • end product -> producto (m) final
  • end user (comercio & informática) -> usuario(a) (sustantivo masculino o femenino) final
3 fin (m) propósito (m) (aim, purpose)
  • an end in itself -> un fin en sí mismo
  • she attained or achieved her end(s) -> logró lo que se proponía
  • to what end? -> ¿con qué fin or propósito?
  • the end justifies the means -> el fin justifica los medios
4 (idioms) (familiar)
  • to keep one's end up -> defenderse bien
  • this job will be the end of me! (familiar) -> ¡este trabajo va a acabar conmigo!
  • to make ends meet (familiar) -> llegar a fin de mes
  • to get hold of the wrong end of the stick (familiar) -> agarrar el rábano por las hojas , agarrar para el lado de los tomates (RP)
  • he can't see beyond the end of his nose -> no ve más allá de sus narices
  • we shall never hear the end of it -> nos lo van a recordar mientras vivamos
verbo transitivo
5 terminar, finalizar
  • to end it all -> quitarse la vida (commit suicide)
verbo intransitivo
6 terminar, acabar
  • I must end by thanking… -> para terminar, debo dar gracias a…

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end [end] [end]
sustantivo
1 Fin, cabo, extremidad, remate; extremo, punta (extremity/of rope, stick); final (of street).
  • At the other/far end of the garden -> al otro extremo/al fondo del jardín
  • The top end of the range -> lo mejor de la gama
  • To stand something on its -> poner algo vertical, parar algo
2 Fin, conclusión, cesación, término; fin, final (finish, close).
  • She read it to the very -> lo leyó hasta el final
  • That was the end of the story -> ahí se acabó la historia
  • In the -> al final
3 Destino, muerte (death, destruction).
  • They met a violent -> tuvieron un final o un fin violento
  • To come to a sticky -> acabar o terminar mal
4 Resolución, determinación final.
5 Objeto, mira, intento; fin (purpose).
  • An end in itself -> un fin en sí mismo
  • To this -> con/a este fin
6 Consecuencia inevitable o natural.
7 Pieza, fragmento.
8 Fondo, límite extremo de un objeto; final (outcome).
  • There were no end of people there -> había la mar o la tira de gente
  • To the end that -> a fin de que, para que; con el objeto de
  • To no -> sin efecto, en vano
  • On -> de cabeza, en pie, erguido
  • End to -> cabeza contra cabeza; topando
  • End for -> al revés
  • End on -> (Mar.) flechado
  • Fag -> pestaña
  • Gable -> socarrén
  • At loose ends -> en desorden, desarreglado
  • At the end of the month -> of next month, a fines del corriente, del mes próximo
  • My hair stands on -> se me erizan los cabellos
  • In the -> en fin, al fin
  • At the latter -> a las últimas, al fin
  • To make an end of -> acabar con
  • To make both ends meet -> atar ambos cabos
sustantivo
(Mar.) En candela, a plomo.(Fig.) Hacer que baste la renta propia, sin contraer deuda
1 Acabar o terminar con (gossip, speculation); terminar, concluir, dar o poner fin (stop/argument, discussion, fight); fenecer.
2 Matar, quitar la vida.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
3 Acabarse, finalizarse, terminarse; morir, fenecer. (n)
  • It will all end in tears -> va a acabar o terminar mal
va. Terminar, concluir (conclude). Acabar, terminar.

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end [end]
noun
1 [of street] final; (m) [of line, table] extremo; (m) [of rope, stick] punta; (f) [of estate] límite; (m) (Dep) lado; (m) [of town] parte; (f) zona; (f)
at the end ofat [+street, corridor] al final de; [+rope, cable] en la punta de
to change endschange (Dep) cambiar de lado
the ends of the earthearth el ultimo rincón del mundo
to go to the ends of the earth ir hasta el fin del mundo
from one end to the otherfrom de un extremo a otro
the end of the lineline el término; el acabóse
to stand sth on endon poner algo de punta
his hair stood on end se le puso el pelo de punta
the end of the roadroad el término; el acabóse
from end to endto de punta a punta
to place end to end poner uno tras otro
to read a book to the very endvery leer un libro hasta el mismo final
to start at the wrong endwrong empezar por el fin
to keep one's end up (informal) (in undertaking) hacer su parte; (in argument) defenderse bien
to tie up the loose ends atar cabos
to make ends meet hacer llegar alcanzar el dinero;or
to get hold of the wrong end of the stick tomar el rábano por las hojas
to be at the end of one's tether no poder más; no aguantar más
deep shallow
2 [of time, process, journey, resources] fin; (m) final; (m) [of story] fin; (m) conclusión; (f)
the end of the empire el fin del imperio; at the end of three months al cabo de tres meses; at the end of the century a fines del siglo; towards the end of [+book, film] hacia el final de; [+century] hacia fines de; [+month] hacia fin de; that was the end of him así terminó él; that's the end of the matter asunto concluido; that was the end of that! ¡y se acabó!; that was the end of our car (informal) así se acabó el coche; we'll never hear the end of it (informal) esto va a ser cuento de nunca acabar; there's no end to it (informal) esto no se acaba nunca; we see no end to it no entrevemos posibilidad alguna de que termine
to be at an endat [+meeting, interview] haber concluido
to be at the end of [+strength, patience] estar al límite de; we're at the end of our supplies se nos están agotando las provisiones; we are almost at the end of our holidays se nos están acabando las vacaciones; to be at the end of one's resources haber agotado los recursos
to come to a bad endbad acabar mal
to the bitter endbitter hasta el último suspiro
to bring to an endbring [+work, speech, relationship] dar por terminado
to come to an endcome llegar a su fin; terminarse
to draw to an enddraw llegar a su fin; terminarse
I am getting to the end of my patiencegetting estoy llegando al límite de mi paciencia
in the endin al fin
to make an end ofmake acabar con; poner fin a
I enjoyed it no endno (informal) me gustó muchísimo
to think no end of sb tener un muy alto concepto de algn; no end of (informal) la mar de; (informal) it caused no end of trouble causó la mar de problemas; no end of an expert sumamente experto; más experto que nadie
three days on endon tres días seguidos
for days on end día tras día; durante una infinidad de días; for hours on end hora tras hora
to put an end toput [+argument, relationship, sb's tricks] poner fin a; acabar con
that's the end!the (informal) ¡eso es el colmo!
he's the end! (informal) ¡es el colmo!; that movie is the end! (US) (informal) esa película es el no va más
without endwithout interminable
the end of the worldworld el fin del mundo
it's not the end of the world (informal) el mundo no se va a acabar por eso
at the end of the day al fin y al cabo; a fin de cuentas
3 (death) (literary) (humorous) muerte; (f)
to meet one's end encontrar la muerte
4 (remnant) [of loaf, candle, meat] resto; (m) cabo; (m)
the end of a roll [of cloth, carpet] el retal de un rollo
cigarette
5 (aim) fin; (m) propósito; (m)
an end in itself un fin en sí; the end justifies the means el fin justifica los medios
to achieve one's endachieve alcanzar su objetivo
to no endto en vano
to the end that ... a fin de que
to this end with this end in view con este propósito
with what end?with ¿para qué?
verb:transitive
[+argument] terminar; poner fin a; [+book] concluir; [+speech] concluir; terminar; [+relationship] terminar; [+abuse, speculation] acabar con
that was the meal to end all meals!all (informal) ¡eso fue el no va más en comidas!
to end one's daysdays vivir sus últimos días
to end it allit (informal) suicidarse
to end one's lifelife suicidarse
verb:intransitive
[+lesson, work, war, meeting] terminar; acabar; concluir; (formal) [+road] terminar(se); [+period of time, programme, film, story] terminar
to end by sayingby terminar diciendo
to end inin terminar en
to end withwith terminar con
modifier
end game (n) (Chess) fase final; (f)
the end house (n) la última casa
end line (n) (Basketball) línea de fondo; (f)
end note (n) nota final; (f)
end product (n) (Ind) producto final; (m) consecuencia; (f)
end result (n) resultado; (m)
end user (n) usuarioausuaria final;a usuaria (m) (f)

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Verb Conjugation for "end"

Imperative
  • end
  • you end
  • he/she ends
  • we end
  • you end
  • they end
Preterite
  • I ended
  • you ended
  • he/she ended
  • we ended
  • you ended
  • they ended
Present Continuous
  • I am ending
  • you are ending
  • he/she is ending
  • we are ending
  • you are ending
  • they are ending
Present Perfect
  • I have ended
  • you have ended
  • he/she has ended
  • we have ended
  • you have ended
  • they have ended
Past Continuous
  • I was ending
  • you were ending
  • he/she was ending
  • we were ending
  • you were ending
  • they were ending
Past Perfect
  • I had ended
  • you had ended
  • he/she had ended
  • we had ended
  • you had ended
  • they had ended
Future
  • I will end
  • you will end
  • he/she will end
  • we will end
  • you will end
  • they will end
Future Perfect
  • I will have ended
  • you will have ended
  • he/she will have ended
  • we will have ended
  • you will have ended
  • they will have ended
Future Continuous
  • I will be ending
  • you will be ending
  • he/she will be ending
  • we will be ending
  • you will be ending
  • they will be ending
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been ending
  • you have been ending
  • he/she has been ending
  • we have been ending
  • you have been ending
  • they have been ending
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been ending
  • you will have been ending
  • he/she will have been ending
  • we will have been ending
  • you will have been ending
  • they will have been ending
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been ending
  • you had been ending
  • he/she had been ending
  • we had been ending
  • you had been ending
  • they had been ending
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