Finir (en. Finish)

/fi.niʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To complete or conclude something.

We will finish this project tomorrow.

Nous allons finir ce projet demain.

At the end of something.

He finally got tired of this situation.

Il a fini par se lasser de cette situation.

To put an end to one's life.

He decided to end his days in his house.

Il a décidé de finir ses jours dans sa maison.

Comes from the Latin 'finire', which means 'to determine, limit, complete'.

to finish in style

To finish something in a spectacular way.

finir en beauté

to end in pain

To conclude an experience in a difficult manner.

finir dans la douleur

to end up by

To arrive at a conclusion or result after a certain process.

finir par

end

The conclusion or terminology of something.

fin

final

Related to the end, the last moment.

final

finishing

One who finishes or concludes something.

finissant

To finish something quickly.

He finished that in no time at all.

Il a fini ça en deux temps, trois mouvements.

To stop doing something.

I'm finishing getting ready, and we'll go.

Je finis de sortir, et on y va.