Terminer (en. To end)

tɛʁ.mine

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Completion of a task or project.

He finished his work before the deadline.

Il a terminé son travail avant la date limite.

To conclude something.

We need to wrap up this meeting quickly.

Nous devons terminer cette réunion rapidement.

To stop something.

She decided to finish her career abroad.

Elle a décidé de terminer sa carrière à l'étranger.

From the Latin "terminare," which means 'to delimit' or 'to finish.'

to finish on a high note

Concluding something in a positive way.

terminer en beauté

to complete one's studies

Completing an educational pathway.

terminer ses études

to end on a positive note

Finishing something in an optimistic manner.

terminer sur une note positive

to finish on time

Completing a task within the given timeframe.

terminer dans les temps

termination

Action of putting an end to something.

termination

final year

Referring to the end or completion.

terminale

To abruptly end a report or a relationship.

He abruptly ended their story.

Il a terminé leur histoire d'un coup.

To have stopped worrying or being concerned.

I’m tired, and I want to be done with this.

Je suis fatigué et je veux terminer avec ça.