fin

=

end

noun

fin
masculine noun
1. end (final)
  • dar o poner fin a algo -> to put an end to something
  • tocar a su fin -> to come to a close
  • a fines de -> at the end of
  • al o por fin -> at last, finally
  • a fin de cuentas -> after all
  • al fin y al cabo -> after all
  • al fin del mundo -> to the end of the earth (and back)
  • en fin -> anyway
  • en fin, lo volveremos a intentar -> well o anyway, we can try again
  • sin fin -> endless
  • fin de año -> New Year's Eve (Nochevieja)
  • fin de curso -> end of the school year; (en colegio) end of the academic year (en universidad)
  • fin de fiesta -> grand finale
  • fin de semana -> weekend
2. aim, goal (objetivo)
  • un fin en sí mismo -> an end in itself
  • el fin justifica los medios -> the end justifies the means
  • con este fin -> with this aim, to this end
  • a fin de -> in order to
  • a fin de contener la inflación -> (in order) to keep inflation down
  • un concierto con fines benéficos -> a charity concert

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fin [feen]
noun
1. End (final), close, termination, conclusion, issue. (m)
2. Limit, boundary. (m)
3. End, object, purpose (objetivo). (m)
4. Goal, the end to which a design tends. (m)
  • Al fin, at last, at length, upon the main. En fi -> or por fin, finally, lastly, in fine
  • Dar fin -> to die
  • Dar fin a alguna cosa -> to finish, to conclude a thing
  • Dar fin a alguna cosa -> to destory a thing completely
  • A fin de -> in order that
  • Por cualquier fin -> prompted by any motive, or end
  • Fin de fichero -> end-of-file
  • Hacia finales del siglo -> towards the end of the century
  • Poner fin a -> to stop
  • A tal fin -> with this aim in view
  • Con fines deshonestos -> with an immoral purpose

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