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[end] 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) ende2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) ende; slutning3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) død4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) formål; hensigt5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) skod2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) ende; slutte- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end* * *[end] 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) ende2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) ende; slutning3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) død4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) formål; hensigt5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) skod2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) ende; slutte- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end -
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week [wi:k]semaine f;∎ next/last week la semaine prochaine/dernière;∎ see you next week à la semaine prochaine;∎ in one week, in one week's time dans huit jours, d'ici une semaine;∎ two weeks ago il y a deux semaines ou quinze jours;∎ a week ago today il y a (aujourd'hui) huit jours;∎ week ending March 25 la semaine du 21 mars;∎ a week (from) today d'ici huit jours;∎ a week (from) tomorrow demain en huit;∎ yesterday week, a week yesterday il y a eu une semaine hier;∎ Monday week, a week on Monday lundi en huit;∎ twice a week deux fois par semaine;∎ week in week out, week after week semaine après semaine;∎ from week to week de semaine en semaine;∎ it rained for weeks on end il a plu pendant des semaines;∎ I haven't seen you in or for weeks ça fait des semaines que je ne t'ai pas vu;∎ we're taking a week's holiday nous prenons huit jours de congé;∎ the working week la semaine de travail;∎ a forty-hour/five-day week une semaine de quarante heures/de cinq jours;∎ she's paid by the week elle est payée à la semaine;∎ this dress cost me a week's wages cette robe m'a coûté une semaine de salaire;∎ I lost a week's pay j'ai perdu une semaine de salaire -
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1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); (also adjective) We live in the end house.) final, extremo, cabo2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) fin, final, conclusión3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) muerte4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) objetivo, finalidad5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) resto
2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) terminar- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end
end1 n final / finturn right at the end of this street al final de esta calle, gira a la derechaend2 vb terminar / acabarhow does the film end? ¿cómo acaba la película?tr[end]1 (extremity - of rope) cabo; (- of street, room, queue) final nombre masculino; (- of table, sofa, bed, line) extremo; (- of stick, tail, hair) punta; (- of box) lado■ have you got enough money to last until the end of the month? ¿tienes suficiente dinero para llegar hasta final del mes?■ what did you think of the end of the film? ¿qué te pareció el final de la película?3 (aim) objeto, objetivo, fin nombre masculino4 (remnant) resto, cabo; (of cigarette) colilla5 euphemistic use muerte nombre femenino6 (on telephone) lado (de la línea)7 (half of sports pitch) lado1 final, último,-a1 (conclude) acabar, terminar2 (stop) terminar, poner fin a, acabar con1 acabar, terminar■ when does term end? ¿cuándo acaba el trimestre?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL(not) to be the end of the world (no) ser el fin del mundoat the end of al final deat the end of one's tether hasta la coronillaat the end of the day al fin y al cabo, al finalend on de frenteend to end juntando los dos extremosin the end al finno end muchísimono end of la mar de, la tira de, cantidad detill the end of time para siempre másto be an end in itself ser un fin en sí mismoto be at a loose end no tener nada que hacerto be at an end estar acabado,-ato be the end ser el colmoto come/draw to an end acabarseto end it all suicidarseto go to the ends of the earth ir hasta el fin del mundo, ir hasta los confines de la tierrato keep one's end up seguir animado,-ato make ends meet llegar a final de mesto put an end to something poner fin a algo, acabar con algoend product producto finalloose ends cabos nombre masculino plural sueltosend ['ɛnd] vt1) stop: terminar, poner fin a2) conclude: concluir, terminarend vi: terminar(se), acabar, concluir(se)end n1) extremity: extremo m, final m, punta f2) conclusion: fin m, final m3) aim: fin madj.• final adj.n.• acabamiento s.m.• cabo s.m.• cola s.f.• extremo s.m.• fin s.m.• final s.m.• finalidad s.f.• límite s.m.• objeto s.m.• término s.m.v.• acabar v.• cesar v.• clausurar v.• concluir v.• terminar v.• ultimar v.end
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1)at the other/far end of the garden — al otro extremo/al fondo del jardín
from one end of the country to the other — de punta a punta or de un extremo a otro del país
to stand something on (its) end — poner* algo vertical, parar algo (AmL)
for weeks on end — durante semanas y semanas, durante semanas enteras
it measured five feet (from) end to end — medía cinco pies de un lado al otro or de punta a punta
not to know/be able to tell one end of something from the other — no tener* ni idea de algo (fam)
to be at the end of one's rope o (BrE) tether: I'm at the end of my rope ya no puedo más or ya no aguanto más; to go off at the deep end (colloq) ponerse* como una fiera; to make ends meet — llegar* a fin de mes; see also deep end
b) (part, side) (colloq) parte f (fam)are there any problems at your end? — ¿hay algún problema por tu lado?
c) ( remaining part) final m, resto m2)a) (finish, close) fin m, final mshe read it to the very end — lo leyó hasta el fin or final
just give him the money and let that be an end of o to it — dale el dinero y que no se hable más
that was the end of the story — ahí (se) acabó or terminó la historia
to put an end to something — poner* fin or poner* punto final a algo
at the end of the day — ( finally) al fin y al cabo, a fin de cuentas; ( lit) al acabar or terminar el día
b) (death, destruction) final m, fin mthey met a violent end — tuvieron un final or fin violento
to come to a sticky end — (BrE) acabar or terminar mal
c) ( outcome) final md)no end — (BrE colloq)
3) ( purpose) fin mto use something for one's own ends — usar algo para sus (or mis etc) propios fines
to this end — (frml) con or a este fin (frml)
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a) ( stop) \<\<argument/discussion/fight\>\> terminar, dar* or poner* fin a; \<\<gossip/speculation\>\> acabar or terminar conb) ( conclude) terminar, concluir* (frml)
2.
vi acabar, terminarit will all end in tears — va a acabar or terminar mal
a word ending in `x' — una palabra que termina en `x'
Phrasal Verbs:- end up[end]1. N1) [of street] final m ; [of line, table] extremo m ; [of rope, stick] punta f ; [of estate] límite m ; (Sport) 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 — (Sport) cambiar de lado•
the ends of the earth — (fig) el ultimo rincón del mundo•
from one end to the other — de un extremo a otro•
the end of the line — (fig) el término, el acabóse•
to stand sth on end — poner algo de punta•
the end of the road — (fig) el término, el acabóse•
from end to end — de punta a punta•
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- keep one's end up- tie up the loose ends- make ends meet- get hold of the wrong end of the stick- be at the end of one's tetherdeep 1., 1), shallow 1., 1)2) [of time, process, journey, resources] fin m, final m ; [of story] fin m, conclusión ftowards the end of — [+ book, film] hacia el final de; [+ century] hacia fines de; [+ month] hacia fin de
that was the end of that! — ¡y se acabó!
•
to be at an end — [meeting, interview] haber concluidoto be at the end of — [+ strength, patience] estar al límite de
•
to come to a bad end — acabar mal•
to the bitter end — hasta el último suspiro•
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 muchísimono end of an expert — sumamente experto, más experto que nadie
•
three days on end — tres días seguidosfor days on end — día tras día, durante una infinidad de días
•
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 — interminable3) (=death) liter or hum muerte f4) (=remnant) [of loaf, candle, meat] resto m, cabo mcigarette 2.the end of a roll — [of cloth, carpet] el retal de un rollo
5) (=aim) fin m, propósito m•
to achieve one's end — alcanzar su objetivo•
to no end — en vanoto the end that... — a fin de que + subjun
to this end, with this end in view — con este propósito
•
with what end? — ¿para qué?2.VT [+ 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 it all * — suicidarse3.VI [lesson, work, war, meeting] terminar, acabar, concluir more frm ; [road] terminar(se); [period of time, programme, film, story] terminar•
to end by saying — terminar diciendo•
to end in — terminar en4.CPDend date N — [of contract] fecha f de terminación
end game N — (Chess) fase f final
end line N — (Basketball) línea f de fondo
end product N — (Ind) producto m final; (fig) consecuencia f
end result N — resultado m
end table N — (US) mesita f (para poner revistas, bebidas)
end user N — usuario(-a) m / f final
end zone N — (American Ftbl) zona f de marca
- end off- end up* * *[end]
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1)at the other/far end of the garden — al otro extremo/al fondo del jardín
from one end of the country to the other — de punta a punta or de un extremo a otro del país
to stand something on (its) end — poner* algo vertical, parar algo (AmL)
for weeks on end — durante semanas y semanas, durante semanas enteras
it measured five feet (from) end to end — medía cinco pies de un lado al otro or de punta a punta
not to know/be able to tell one end of something from the other — no tener* ni idea de algo (fam)
to be at the end of one's rope o (BrE) tether: I'm at the end of my rope ya no puedo más or ya no aguanto más; to go off at the deep end (colloq) ponerse* como una fiera; to make ends meet — llegar* a fin de mes; see also deep end
b) (part, side) (colloq) parte f (fam)are there any problems at your end? — ¿hay algún problema por tu lado?
c) ( remaining part) final m, resto m2)a) (finish, close) fin m, final mshe read it to the very end — lo leyó hasta el fin or final
just give him the money and let that be an end of o to it — dale el dinero y que no se hable más
that was the end of the story — ahí (se) acabó or terminó la historia
to put an end to something — poner* fin or poner* punto final a algo
at the end of the day — ( finally) al fin y al cabo, a fin de cuentas; ( lit) al acabar or terminar el día
b) (death, destruction) final m, fin mthey met a violent end — tuvieron un final or fin violento
to come to a sticky end — (BrE) acabar or terminar mal
c) ( outcome) final md)no end — (BrE colloq)
3) ( purpose) fin mto use something for one's own ends — usar algo para sus (or mis etc) propios fines
to this end — (frml) con or a este fin (frml)
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a) ( stop) \<\<argument/discussion/fight\>\> terminar, dar* or poner* fin a; \<\<gossip/speculation\>\> acabar or terminar conb) ( conclude) terminar, concluir* (frml)
2.
vi acabar, terminarit will all end in tears — va a acabar or terminar mal
a word ending in `x' — una palabra que termina en `x'
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end 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) ende, slutt, avslutning, endestykke2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) ende, avslutning, slutt3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) endelikt, død4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) mål5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) ende, stump2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) ende, (av)slutte, opphøre- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the endende--------mål--------slutt--------slutteIsubst. \/end\/1) ende, utgang, slutt, endelikt, død, avslutning, opphør, siste (i en rad e.l.), ende-endevognen \/ den siste vognen2) ende, endestykke, stump, tamp3) mål, hensikt, formål, øyemedbe at an end være slutt, være til ende, være forbi, være over, være fullførtbe at an idle end være (arbeids)ledig, være ubeskjeftiget, være uvirksomat somebody's end borte hos noen• how is the weather at your end?at the end på slutten, ved enden\/avslutningenat the end of something i slutten av noe, etter noeat the end of the day ( overført) når alt kommer til alt, til sjuende og sist, til sluttat the further end ytterst, på den ytterste endenat the very end helt mot\/på sluttenbring to an end avslutte, få (en) slutt påchange ends ( sport) bytte banehalvdelcome to an end stoppe, stanse, slutte, opphøre, ta sluttcome to a sticky\/bad end få en tragisk avslutning, ende med en voldelig dødan end in itself et mål i seg selvthe end justifies the means hensikten helliger middeletthe end of somebody\/something slutten på noen\/noe• when the earthquake started, I thought that was the end of the ball gamethe end of the line\/road slutten (situasjon der alt håp er ute)end on med kortsiden fremend to end etter hverandre (uten mellomrom), ende mot ende, med kortsidene mot hverandrefrom end to end fra ende til annen, fra begynnelse til sluttgain\/attain\/achieve one's end(s) nå sitt målgo off the deep end ( hverdagslig) bli rasende\/hissig, gå fra konseptene, la sinnet løpe av med segin the end til slutt, til sjuende og sist, når alt kommer til alt• in the end, blood is thicker than waternår alt kommer til alt, er blod tykkere enn vannit's not (wouldn't be) the end of the world det er ingen katastrofe, det er ikke verdens undergangkeep one's end up ( hverdagslig) klare seg, hevde seg, holde standlike something no end ( hverdagslig) like noe veldig godtmake an end of something\/someone gjøre slutt på noe\/noen, ta livet av noe\/noenmake (both) ends meet få endene til å møtes, få pengene til å strekke tilbe nearing one's end ligge for dødennever hear the end of something komme til å høre noe lengedet vil du komme til å høre\/svi for lengeno end ( hverdagslig) svært, i høyeste gradhan er en alle tiders fyr\/karno end of something ( hverdagslig) forferdelig\/uendelig mye av noeon end på høykanti trekk, på radprivate ends private\/personlige interesserpublic ends offentlige interesserput an end to sette en stopper for, gjøre slutt på• he's the end!( hverdagslig) herlighan kommer til å ta livet av meg\/gjøre kål på megthere is an end to everything alt har en ende, alt tar slutt en gangthere is no end to det fins ingen grenser for, det er ingen ende påthere's an end of it! eller that's the end of it! dermed er saken avgjort!, dermed basta!think no end of oneself ( hverdagslig) ha høye tanker om seg selvto no end forgjevesto the bitter end til den bitre slutt, til det sisteto the ends of the earth til verdens\/jordens endeto this\/that end med det(te) som formål, i den(ne) hensiktwithout end endeløs, evig, grenseløs, uten endeIIverb \/end\/1) avslutte, ende, slutte, sette en stopper for, få en slutt på2) slutte, opphøre, ta slutt, avsluttes, endeall's well that ends well når enden er god, er allting godtend in ende medend (up) in smoke ( hverdagslig) gå opp i røykend up (by) doing something ende (opp) med å gjøre noeend up ende, havnehan havnet i fengsel til slutt, han endte i fengselthere the matter ends dermed basta -
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[end] 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) konec; na koncu2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) konec3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) smrt4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) namen5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) kos2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) končati- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end* * *I [end]nounkonec, kraj, zaključek; meja; propad, smrt; namen, cilj; izid, uspeh, posledica, koristto be at one's wits' end — ne vedeti, kako in kamup to the bitter end, to the end of the chapter — do samega konca, do smrtito come to the end of one's tether — doseči skrajno mejo, biti na koncucolloquially to go off the deep end — razburiti, razjeziti se, pobesnetito have s.th. at one's fingers' end — dobro vedeti ali znatiin the end — na koncu, končnogeometry the end of the line — krajiščeno end of — neskončno, neizmernoto keep one's end up — pretolči, prebi(ja)ti sethe latter end — starost, smrtto the end that — zato, da bito what end? — čemu?end to end — po dolžini, drug za drugimat your end — pri vas, v vašem krajuII [end]1.transitive verb(in, with s) končati, zaključiti; uničiti, ubiti, pokončati;2.intransitive verbkončati se, prenehati; umretiall's well that ends well — konec dober, vse dobroto end in smoke — izpuhteti, končati se brez haska, propastito end in nothing — see to end in smoketo end up ( —ali off) — končati, zaključiti -
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A n1 (finish, final part) (of week, holiday, journey, game, story, sentence) fin f ; ‘The End’ (of film, book etc) ‘Fin’ ; at the end of à la fin de [year, story] ; at the end of May fin mai ; by the end of à la fin de [year, journey, game] ; to put an end to sth, to bring sth to an end mettre fin à qch, mettre un terme à qch ; to get to the end of arriver à la fin de [holiday] ; arriver au bout de [story, work] ; to come to an end se terminer ; to be at an end être terminé ; in the end I went home finalement je suis rentré chez moi ; in the end, at the end of the day ( all things considered) en fin de compte ; it's the end of the line ou road for the project le projet arrive en fin de course ; for days/months on end pendant des jours et des jours/des mois et des mois ; there is no end to his talent son talent n'a pas de limites ; no endof ○ letters/trouble énormément de lettres/problèmes ; that really is the end ○ ! c'est vraiment le comble ○ ! ; you really are the end ○ ! tu exagères! ; I'm not going and that's the end of that! je n'y vais pas, un point c'est tout! ;2 ( extremity) (of nose, tail, branch, string, queue, bed, table, road) bout m, extrémité f ; at the end of, on the end of au bout de [bed, road, nose] ; at the end of the garden au fond du jardin ; from one end to another d'un bout à l'autre ; from end to end de bout en bout, d'un bout à l'autre ; to lay sth end to end poser qch bout à bout ; the lower end of the street le bas de la rue ; the northern end of the town la partie nord de la ville ; the front/back end of the car l'avant/l'arrière de la voiture ; the third from the end le/la troisième avant la fin ; to look at sth end on regarder qch de front ; to stand sth on its end ou on end mettre qch debout ; it will come out the other end hum ( of swallowed object) ça va sortir à l'autre bout ;3 (side of conversation, transaction) côté m ; things are fine at my ou this end de mon côté tout va bien ; how does it look from your end? qu'en est-il de ton côté? ; she takes care of the business end c'est elle qui s'occupe du côté commercial ; to keep one's end of the bargain remplir sa moitié du contrat ; there was silence at the other end c'était le silence au bout du fil ;4 (of scale, spectrum) extrémité f ; at the lower end of the scale au plus bas de l'échelle ; this suit is from the cheaper ou bottom end of the range ce costume est un des moins chers de la gamme ;5 ( aim) but m ; to this ou that end dans ce but, à cette fin ; an end in itself une fin en soi ; a means to an end un moyen d'arriver à ses fins ;7 ( scrap) (of rope, string) bout m ; (of loaf, joint of meat) reste m ; candle end bout de chandelle ;8 ( death) mort f ; to meet one's end trouver la mort ; to be nearing one's end sentir sa fin proche ; to come to a bad ou sticky end mal finir ; and that was the end of the witch! et ce fut la fin de la sorcière!C vtr mettre fin à [strike, war, friendship, rumour, search] ; mettre fin à, conclure [meeting, debate, programme] ; rompre [marriage] ; achever [match] ; to end sth with conclure or terminer qch par ; to end sth by doing terminer qch en faisant ; he ended his days in hospital il a fini ses jours à l'hôpital ; they ended the day in a restaurant ils ont fini la journée au restaurant ; we ended the first half ahead on avait l'avantage à la fin de la première mi-temps ; to end one's life mettre fin à ses jours ; to end it all en finir avec la vie ; the sale to end all sales ce qu'il y a de mieux comme soldes.D vi1 ( finish in time) [day, meeting, career, relationship, book, war] finir, se terminer ; [contract, agreement] expirer ; to end in se terminer par [failure, tragedy, divorce] ; it ended in a fight/in victory cela s'est terminé par une bagarre/une victoire ; to end with se terminer par ; it ends with him being murdered cela se termine par son assassinat ; the word ends in ou with an ‘e’ le mot finit par ‘e’ ; where will it all end? comment tout cela finira-t-il? ;2 ( finish in space) [path, line, queue, river] se terminer, s'arrêter.all's well that ends well tout est bien qui finit bien ; to get one's end away ◑ s'envoyer en l'air ○ ; to keep one's end up ○ ne pas se laisser impressionner ; ⇒ justify, stick.■ end up:▶ end up [sth] finir par devenir [president, alcoholic] ; finir par être [rich, bored] ; to end up as finir par devenir ; I don't know how he'll end up je ne sais pas comment il va finir ; to end up (by) doing finir par faire ; to end up in se retrouver à [London, hospital] ; to end up at home se retrouver chez soi ; to end up with se retrouver avec [person, prize]. -
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[end] 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) extremidade2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) fim3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) fim4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) finalidade5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) resto2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) terminar- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end* * *[end] n 1 fim: a) termo, conclusão. at the end of May / em fins de maio. to the end of the earth / até o fim do mundo. to come to an end / chegar ao fim, terminar, finalizar. to come to a bad end / acabar mal. b) parada, terminal, ponto final. c) objetivo, finalidade. the end justifies the means / o fim justifica os meios. they fought to the bitter end / lutaram até ao fim. d) resultado, efeito, conseqüência. to what end? / para que fim? e) morte, destruição. f) resto, retalho, fragmento, sobra. g) Tech ponto, parte frontal. h) extremidade. 2 Amer Ftb jogador de ponta ou extrema. 3 uma das partes específicas de uma empresa ou negócio. • vt+vi 1 acabar, concluir, terminar. all’s well that ends well / tudo está bem quando acaba bem. he ended by eating the cake / ele acabou comendo o bolo. it ended in marriage / acabou em casamento. it ended in nothing / acabou em nada. Braz acabou em pizza. 2 finalizar, parar. 3 destruir, matar, morrer. 4 ser ou formar o fim. • adj final. at a loose end sem trabalho, desempregado, sem ocupação, sem rumo. from one end to the other do começo ao fim. he gained his end ele conseguiu o que almejava. his hair stands on end ele está de cabelo em pé (medo). I am at my wit’s end não sei mais o que fazer, estou desesperado. in the end no fim, finalmente. loose ends pontas soltas, pontos não resolvidos. no end of trouble um sem-número de preocupações. odds and ends bugigangas. she has it all at her fingers’ ends ela tem tudo na ponta da língua, sabe de cor e salteado. three days on end três dias consecutivos. to be at an end estar no fim. to be no end of a fool ser um tolo incorrigível. to be the thin end of the wedge ser apenas o começo. to get hold of the wrong end of the stick enganar-se redondamente. to go off the deep end fig perder as estribeiras, perder o autocontrole. to keep one’s end up não se deixar vencer, não perder o ânimo. to make an end of encerrar, pôr um termo. to make both ends meet viver de acordo com suas rendas, equilibrar o orçamento, conseguir chegar ao fim do mês. to no end em vão, inútil. to put an end to pôr fim. to rain for days on end chover durante dias a fio. to turn end over soçobrar. -
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[end] 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) endi2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) endir, lok3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) dauði, endalok4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) takmark5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) endi, stubbur2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) enda, ljúka, binda enda á- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end
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