end

el fin

terminar

end(ehnd)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (conclusion)

a. el fin

(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).

(M)

The end of the summer is approaching.Se acerca el fin del verano.

b. el final

(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).

(M)

I didn't like the end of the movie.No me gustó el final de la película.

2. (extremity)

a. el extremo

(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).

(M)

Each end of the rope was tied to a tree on either side of the ravine.Cada extremo de la cuerda estaba atado a un árbol a ambos lados del precipicio.

b. el final

(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).

(M)

The coffee shop is at the end of the street on the right.El café está al final de la calle a la derecha.

c. la punta

(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).

(F)

My sister lives at the other end of the city.Mi hermana vive en la otra punta de la ciudad.

d. el cabo

(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).

(M)

We ran from one end of the field to the other.Corrimos de un cabo del campo al otro.

3. (limit)

a. el límite

(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).

(M)

There is an end to my patience.Mi paciencia tiene un límite.

4. (death)

a. el fin

(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).

(M)

My end is approaching.Mi fin se acerca.

5. (remaining part)

a. el final

(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).

(M)

He ate everything except the end of the loaf.Se comió todo excepto el final de la barra.

6. (area)

a. la zona

(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).

(F)

The town is located at the northern end of the country.El pueblo está situado en la zona norte del país.

7. (side)

a. el aspecto

(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).

(M)

He's the one who handles the legal end of the firms' affairs.Él es quien lleva el aspecto legal de los asuntos de la empresa.

b. la parte

(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).

(F)

Is there a problem at your end?¿Hay algún problema por su parte?

8. (purpose)

a. el fin

(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).

(M)

The end is to achieve the funding needed.El fin es conseguir los fondos necesarios.

b. el propósito

(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).

(M)

To this end we are developing a new methodology.Con este propósito estamos desarrollando una nueva metodología.

9. (outcome)

a. el fin

(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).

(M)

They seem to firmly believe that the end justifies the means.Parecen creer firmemente que el fin justifica los medios.

10. (sports)

a. el lado

(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).

(M)

How often do the players change ends on the court?¿Con cuanta frecuencia cambian los jugadores de lado en la pista?

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

11. (to finish)

a. terminar

I don't know how to end this relationship.No sé cómo terminar esta relación.

b. acabar

We will end the project soon.Acabaremos el proyecto pronto.

c. concluir

He ended his speech with an appeal to peace.Concluyó su discurso con un llamamiento a la paz.

12. (to eradicate)

a. acabar con

The measures were designed to end land speculation.Las medidas iban dirigidas a acabar con la especulación del suelo.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

13. (to finish)

a. terminar

The enrollment period ends on September 18th.El plazo de matrícula termina el 18 de septiembre.

b. acabar

It's clear to me that the story is going to end badly.Yo tengo claro que esta historia va a acabar mal.

c. concluir

The construction work will end this summer.Las obras de construcción concluirán este verano.

end

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (extremity)

a. el extremo

(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).

(M)

from one end to the otherde un extremo al otro

at the other end of the lineal otro lado del teléfono

the financial end of the businessel lado or aspecto financiero del negocio

2. (fig)

a.

to come to the end of the road or linellegar al final

end to enden hilera

to stand something on endcolocar algo de pie or

the deep/shallow endel lado más/menos hondo or donde cubre/no cubre

3. (limit in time, quantity)

a. el final m, fin

(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).

(M)

for hours/days on endpor espacio de varias horas/varios días

to put an end to somethingponer fin a algo

to come to an endconcluir, llegar a su fin

I am at the end of my patiencese me está agotando la paciencia

4. (fig)

a.

at the end of the dayen definitiva, al final

in the endal final

it's not the end of the worldno es el fin del mundo

5. (colloquial)

a.

no end of…la mar de…

end productproducto final

6. (commerce and computers)

a.

end userusuario(a) final

7. (aim, purpose)

a. el fin m, propósito

(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).

(M)

an end in itselfun 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 meansel fin justifica los medios

8. (idioms)

a. (colloquial)

to keep one's end updefenderse bien

9. (colloquial)

a.

this job will be the end of me!¡este trabajo va a acabar conmigo!

10. (colloquial)

a.

to make ends meetllegar a fin de mes

11. (colloquial)

a.

to get hold of the wrong end of the stickagarrar el rábano por las hojas agarrar para el lado de los tomates

he can't see beyond the end of his noseno ve más allá de sus narices

we shall never hear the end of itnos lo van a recordar mientras vivamos

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

12. (general)

a. terminar, finalizar

to end it allquitarse la vida

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

13. (general)

a. terminar, acabar

I must end by thanking…para terminar, debo dar gracias a…

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 of [+street, corridor] al final de; [+rope, cable] en la punta de

to change ends (Dep) cambiar de lado

the ends of the earth el ultimo rincón del mundo

to go to the ends of the earth ir hasta el fin del mundo

from one end to the other de un extremo a otro

the end of the line el término; el acabóse

to stand sth on end poner algo de punta

his hair stood on end se le puso el pelo de punta

the end of the road el término; el acabóse

from end to end de punta a punta

to place end to end poner uno tras otro

to read a book to the very end leer un libro hasta el mismo final

to start at the wrong end empezar por el fin

to keep one's end up (in undertaking) hacer su parte; (in argument) defenderse bien

to tie up the loose ends atar cabos

to make ends meet hacer llegar or alcanzar el dinero

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 así se acabó el coche; we'll never hear the end of it esto va a ser cuento de nunca acabar; there's no end to it esto no se acaba nunca; we see no end to it no entrevemos posibilidad alguna de que termine

to be at an end [+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 end acabar mal

to the bitter end hasta el último suspiro

to bring to an end [+work, speech, relationship] dar por terminado

to come to an end llegar a su fin; terminarse

to draw to an end llegar a su fin; terminarse

I am getting to the end of my patience estoy llegando al límite de mi paciencia

in the end al fin

to make an end of acabar con; poner fin a

I enjoyed it no end me gustó muchísimo

to think no end of sb tener un muy alto concepto de algn; no end of 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 end 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 to [+argument, relationship, sb's tricks] poner fin a; acabar con

that's the end! ¡eso es el colmo!

he's the end! ¡es el colmo!; that movie is the end! (US) esa película es el no va más

without end interminable

the end of the world el fin del mundo

it's not the end of the world 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) 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 end alcanzar su objetivo

to no end en vano

to the end that ... a fin de que

to this end with this end in view con este propósito

with what end? ¿para qué?

transitive verb

[+argument] terminar; poner fin a; [+book] concluir; [+speech] concluir; terminar; [+relationship] terminar; [+abuse, speculation] acabar con

that was the meal to end all meals! ¡eso fue el no va más en comidas!

to end one's days vivir sus últimos días

to end it all suicidarse

to end one's life suicidarse

intransitive verb

[+lesson, work, war, meeting] terminar; acabar; concluir (formal); [+road] terminar(se); [+period of time, programme, film, story] terminar

to end by saying terminar diciendo

to end in terminar en

to end with terminar con

modifier

end game (n) (Chess) fase (f) final

the end house (n) la última casa

end line (n) (Basketball) línea (f) de fondo

end note (n) nota (f) final

end product (n) (Ind) producto (m) final; consecuencia (f)

end result (n) resultado (m)

end user (n) usuarioausuaria (m) (f) final;a usuaria