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"Finishing" is a form of "finishing", an adjective which is often translated as "final". "Finish" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "terminar". Learn more about the difference between "finish" and "finishing" below.
finish(
fih
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nihsh
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (to use up)
3. (to defeat)
a. acabar con
"I'm going to finish him once and for all!" boomed the villain."¡Voy a acabar con él de una vez por todas!" gritó el villano.
a. terminar de
We'll finish papering the room over the weekend.Terminaremos de empapelar la habitación durante el fin de semana.
b. acabar de
Did you finish eating? Can I clear the table?¿Acabaron de comer? ¿Puedo quitar la mesa?
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
8. (end)
9. (coating)
a. el acabado (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The finish on your grandfather's desk came out really well.El acabado del escritorio de tu abuelo quedó muy bien.
10. (finish line)
finishing(
fih
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nih
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shihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el remate (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The player has been working on his finishing in training.El jugador ha estado tratando de mejorar su remate en los entrenamientos.
b. la actuación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
His team is justified in letting him go after his finishing in recent games.Su actuación en los últimos partidos justifica que su equipo decidiera prescindir de él.
