Pronunciation AHD: fĭn'ĭsh IPA: /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ SAMPA: /"fInIS/ Homophones Finnish Noun finish the end end line; goal to reach while running, swimming, cycling... in a competition/race The five exhausted runners crossed the finish line. a protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces. The car's finish was so shiny and new. Translations Catalan: meta f, fita f Chinese: 终结 Danish: slutning c (1); mål n (2); finish c (3) Dutch: eindstreep f, finish f, meet f Finnish: maali (1-2) French: fin f (1), ligne d'arrivée f (2), fini m (3) German: Ende n (1), Ziellinie f (2), Lack m (3) Interlingua: fin, termination Italian: fine Norwegian: Avslutningen Portuguese: fim m, acabamento m Spanish: meta f, fin m (1) Volapük: fin, finük Transitive verb to finish (finished, finished) to complete something. Please, finish your homework!. to apply a final treatment to (a surface). The furniture was finished in teak veneer. Translations Dutch: afwerken, beëindigen French: finir, achever Galician: acabar German: beenden Interlingua: finir, terminar Italian: finire Norwegian: avslutte Portuguese: acabar Spanish: acabar, terminar Volapük: fimekön, finükön, lemekön Intransitive verb to come to an end. The song has finished. Translations Dutch: ophouden, eindigen, gedaan zijn
