Finar (en. To end)

/fiˈnaɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To finish or conclude something.

I am going to finish the project today.

Voy a finar el proyecto hoy.

To bring an end to a situation or phase.

I decided to end the discussion because we were not reaching an agreement.

Decidí finar la discusión porque no llegábamos a un acuerdo.

Related to ending a life or existence, although seldom used in this context.

It was sad to think that one of his dreams was about to end.

Era triste pensar que uno de sus sueños estaba a punto de finar.

The term comes from the Latin 'finire', which means 'to finish'.

finishing a cycle

Completing a stage of life or a process.

finedo un ciclo

end the conversation

To stop talking about a topic.

finar la conversación

fin

Fin refers to the end or conclusion of something.

fin

final

Related to the end, it is often used for events or competitions.

final

Finar can be colloquially used to refer to ending a relationship.

They decided to end it because they no longer understood each other.

Decidieron finar porque ya no se entendían.

Some use it to indicate that something has failed.

That project ended before it even started.

Ese proyecto finó antes de empezar.