La Palabra del Día : el fin

Question

el fin (noun) end; aim, goal, purpose

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IDIOMS

Al fin y al cabo - When all's said and done

¡Por fin! - At last!

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Por fin, después de veintiocho años, ganemos la copa del Mundo de Críquet.

Finally, after 28 years, we won the Cricket World Cup.

Please correct my English and Spanish - Vaanz, Apr 7, 2011

"Por fin, después de veintiocho años, ganamos la copa del Mundo de Críquet." - 002067fe, Apr 7, 2011

Answer 1

Alguna gente dice que es posible que encuentre una olla de oro al fin de un iris

Some people say that it is possible that to find a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow

pienso que lo deba "al final" - aocroc, Apr 7, 2011

Oh no, where did you get that picture? I look so fat in it! >.< - rabbitwho, Apr 7, 2011

mmm yes Ms. Rabbit , I think you might be ready for the pot - aocroc, Apr 7, 2011

...que es posible "encontrar" una olla de oro "al final" de un arcoiris. Well done, Ao! :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011

Answer 2

One can finally see the signal of Spring .

Por fin se pueden ver las señales de la primavera.

It makes me feel like rolling down there in the flowers . I can smell their heady scent and feel the damp grass. - ray76, Apr 7, 2011

Please get rid of the personal pronoun before Heidi sees it . - ray76, Apr 7, 2011

Thank you Ray! - Miro74, Apr 7, 2011

Por fin se pueden ver las señales de la primavera. Good Miro! :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011

Thank you cogu! Your corrections are always appreciated! - Miro74, Apr 7, 2011

Signs would be a better word than signal. - Leatha, Apr 7, 2011

Answer 3

A fin de cuentas nadie se acordaba de cómo comenzó esta pelea y por qué era necesaria.

In the end no one remembered how this fight started and why it was necessary.

"A fin de cuentas" the rest is perfect. Well done, luz! :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011

Thanks Cogu, I was wondering about the correct form of the phrase...now I know:) - luz_72, Apr 7, 2011

This picture has "gone viral" - it's so perfect! - pesta, Apr 7, 2011

Answer 4

espero que en fin de este año, voy a hablar español perfecto

I hope by the end of this year, I will speak Spanish perfectly

(its my first time....please be gentle )

Espero hablar perfecto español a finales de este año. Well done, Louin! :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011

welcome to the forum! :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011

Excelente, felicidades. - LuisCache, Apr 7, 2011

Thank you ! Gracis ! The encouragement helps me be braver ! - LouinSeville, Apr 8, 2011

Answer 5

Hay quien cree que el fin del mundo vendrá el próximo año.

There are those who believe that the end of the world will come next year.

Hay quien "cree"/ ( or quienes creen) que el fin del mundo "vendrá/ llegará" el próximo año. Well done, dogwood! :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011

Gracias! :) - 0066c384, Apr 7, 2011

Answer 6

Nunca celebro el fin de año porque no me gustan las fiestas ni el ruido y, para mí, los fuegos artificiales son aburridos.

I never celebrate the end of the yesr because I don't like parties and noise and, for me, fireworks are boring.

Genial, rabbit. Just two minor mistakes: "mí", "aburridos" . Well done! :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011

Oh my goodness! Am I EVER going to remember to make the adjectives match in gender and number? Hee hee. Thanks once again Cogumela! - rabbitwho, Apr 7, 2011

Answer 7

El fin de nuestra historia no se ha escrito sin aún.

The end of our story has not been written yet.

.. aún no se ha escrito/ no se ha escrito aún. Very good Joyce! :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011

Answer 8

Al final de mi patio empieza el bosque.

At the end of my yard the forest begins.

Could someone please tell me why this picture does not display? - dc-alien-z, Apr 7, 2011

Our editor does not like file names with a blank in them "Hillman Michigan". You need to rename the file on Photobucket, then change the name in the URL. - 0074b507, Apr 7, 2011

Thanks Qfreed - dc-alien-z, Apr 7, 2011

Thanks , and does it automatically resize to fit here? I resized this one myself, but just wondering for the future as most all of my pictures are huge. - dc-alien-z, Apr 7, 2011

"Al fin" is used more like "at last". You can say "Al final de mi patio empieza el bosque", but it would probably be more common to say " Donde termina mi patio empieza el bosque" Well done, dcalienz! - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011

Thanks Laura, I will change it to the first correction even though it is not the common one in the hopes that I am not violating the rules for this post. If I sound paranoid, it is only because I am jaja. - dc-alien-z, Apr 7, 2011

Do not worry about the size it fits automatically - ray76, Apr 7, 2011

And i love the woods , I can see myself sitting back with my favourite red looking at that all day long. - ray76, Apr 7, 2011

Thanks for the auto fit comment Ray. I love these woods, and it just goes on and on for miles like this. I often walk back there for hours. - dc-alien-z, Apr 7, 2011

Answer 9

Quiero estar en el chat el próximo fin de semana. Por favor.

I want to be on the chat for the next weekend. Please.

.. en el chat el próximo fin de semana. ¡Por favor! Great, Ray! :) and I hope to see you there . - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011

Gracias mi amor ,eres muy amable. I will be there if someone remembers to change my nappies.. - ray76, Apr 7, 2011

Answer 10

Este será el fin de la rata.

This will be the end of the rat.

Perfect, Fidalgo! :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011

Thank you, Cogumela :) - Fidalgo, Apr 8, 2011

Answer 11

Old movie often have "the end" as the last frame. Modern movies never end.

La penícula antiguas frecuentemente tienen "Fin" como último marco. Las modernas no terminan nunca.

Excellent sentence, Lea, you always come with wise ones! Las películas antiguas frecuentemente tienen un "Fin" como último marco. Las modernas no terminan nunca. :) Very good! - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011

Gracias, Cogumela. Eras muy amable. - Leatha, Apr 7, 2011

Answer 12

El fin del mundo se avecina, dicen que llegará en 2012.

The end of the world is approaching, they say it'll arrive in 2012.

Perfect, dew! :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011

halleujah! - dewclaw, Apr 7, 2011

Answer 13

El fin último "de cada hombre" es el cielo o el infierno.

The end of every man is either heaven or hell

El fin último "de cada hombre" es el cielo o el infierno. Well done, Maria! :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011

Thank you, cogumela. - Maria-Russell, Apr 7, 2011

Answer 14

Su fin tiene que ser perfecto en el juego de herraduras.

Your aim has to be perfect in the game of horseshoes.

Edit: Su fin (objetivo) es ser perfecto en el juego de las herraduras.

This sentence is very hard to understand and translate , bandit. I'd say: En el juego de las herraduras, el objetivo (fin) ha de ser perfecto. This makes no much sense, really, I think I am probably missing something. - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011

Su fin (objetivo) es ser perfecto en el juego de las herraduras. - LuisCache, Apr 7, 2011

Well, I thought of that, but I supossed that that should read : Your aim is to be perfect... ( is instead of has) :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011

Thank you for your help, Luis! :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011

I hope I did the correction properly. Gracias Cogumela and Luis! - bandit51jd, Apr 7, 2011

Answer 15

Everything has an end.

Todo llega a su fin.

Todo tiene un fin would be interpretated as " Everything has an aim. To avoid this: we'd preferably say "todo llega a su fin", or "todo tiene un final" . Well done, tevbekar! :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011

Your sentence is gramatically perfect, but if you said that (without much context) you probably would be replied: What do you mean? :) - cogumela, Apr 7, 2011

Gracias. this sentence is like matrix revolution (movie). "everything that has a beginning has an end." in espanol wikipedia, translation is ""Todo lo que tiene un principio tiene un fin." - tevbekar, Apr 7, 2011

but you are the boss.:) - tevbekar, Apr 7, 2011