end-of-era

Put the platter at the end of the table. — Поставь блюдо на край стола.

The school is at the south end of town. — Школа расположена на южной окраине города.

world's end — край света

at the end of this month — в конце этого месяца

to put an end to smth. / make an end of smth. — положить конец чему-л., уничтожить что-л.

We stayed at the concert to the very end. — Мы сидели на концерте до самого конца.

Another world war could mean the end of civilization. — Еще одна мировая война могла бы означать конец цивилизации.

He met an untimely end. — Его настигла безвременная кончина.

This end of cloth is enough for a dress. — Этого отреза хватит на платье.

to that end — с этой целью, для этой цели

to gain / accomplish / achieve one's ends — достигать своей цели

He used unscrupulous means to achieve his end. — Он использовал любые средства для достижения своей цели.

The end justifies the means. — Цель оправдывает средства.

What will be the end of their constant feuding? — Какова же будет развязка их непрерывной вражды?

happy end — благополучная развязка, счастливый конец

A term of high approbation in the swing era was "out of this world", in the bop era it was "gone", and today it is "the greatest" or "the end". — Термином, выражающим высшую степень похвалы, во времена свинга был "out of this world", в эпоху бопа - "gone", а в наше время - "the greatest" или "the end".

to change ends — меняться сторонами, полями

change of ends — обмен полями

to choose ends — выбирать сторону, поле

choice of ends — выбор стороны

To talk to such a person about the editorial end of a publishing business means little or nothing. — Говорить с таким человеком о редакторском аспекте издательского дела означает пустую болтовню.

any means to an end — все средства хороши

to be on the end of a line — попасться на удочку

to be on the receiving end — быть получателем

to make both / two ends meet — сводить концы с концами

to begin at the wrong end — начать не с того конца

to keep one's end up — сделать всё от себя зависящее; не сдаваться

He ended his remarks by quoting Lincoln. — Он закончил свои комментарии цитатой из Линкольна.

The chairman ended the meeting at ten o'clock. — Председатель завершил собрание в 10 часов.

The chairman ended off his speech with a reminder of the main points. — Председатель закончил свой доклад повторением основных его положений.

Be careful, you could end up by getting hurt. — Будь осторожнее, можешь пораниться.

In spite of the people's opinions, she ended up the winner. — Несмотря на всеобщее мнение, она вышла победительницей.

The general began his army life as a private soldier and ended up as ruler of his country. — Генерал начал свою службу рядовым, а закончил правителем страны.

to end in disaster — окончиться катастрофой

The story ends with the hero's death. — Рассказ кончается смертью героя.

The book ends on page 364. — Книга заканчивается 364 страницей.

to end one's life — покончить с собой

The Spanish Conquistadors ended the Aztec civilization. — Испанские конкистадоры уничтожили цивилизацию ацтеков.

3rd from the end — il 3° a partire dalla fine

at the end of the street — in fondo alla strada

to place end to end — mettere un'estremità contro l'altra

from end to end — da un'estremità all'altra

his hair stood on end — gli si sono rizzati i capelli

the end of the film — la fine del film

that was the end of that! — e quella fu la fine!

to the bitter end — fino all'ultimo sangue

to come to a bad end — finire male

in the end — alla fine, da ultimo

to be at an end — essere finito (-a), arrivare alla fine

to draw to an end — stare per finire

to come to an end — finire

for hours on end — per ore e ore

for 5 hours on end — per 5 ore di fila

without end — a non finire

to achieve one's end — raggiungere i propri scopi

it's an end in itself — è fine a se stesso

to no end — invano

to this end, with this end in view — a questo fine

the end justifies the means — il fine giustifica i mezzi

what time does the film end? — a che ora finisce il film?

to end by saying — concludere dicendo

to end one's life — mettere fine ai propri giorni

penna a punta fine — fine-point pen

non è fine mangiare con le mani — it's not polite to eat with your fingers

avere un secondo fine — to have an ulterior motive

a fin di bene — with the best of intentions

l'ho fatto a fin di bene — I did it with good intentions

il fine giustifica i mezzi — the end justifies the means

al fine di fare qc — (in order) to do sth

condurre qc a buon fine — to bring sth to a successful conclusion

alla fine — in the end, finally

porre fine a — to put an end to

a fine anno/mese — at the end of the year/month

alla fine — in the end

alla fine lo ha perdonato — in the end she forgave him

alla fine della giornata — at the end of the day

verso la fine di giugno — in late June

fine settimana — weekend

alla fin fine — at the end of the day, in the end

dall'inizio alla fine — from beginning to end

a lieto fine — with a happy ending

mi piacciono le storie a lieto fine — I like stories with a happy ending

volgere alla fine — to draw to an end

fare una brutta fine — to come to a bad end

che fine ha fatto? — what became of him?

essere in fin di vita — to be at death's door

un quadro fine Ottocento — a late nineteenth-century painting

articoli di fine serie — oddments

svendita di fine stagione — end-of-season sale

una signora molto fine — a woman of great distinction

(a) fine maggio — (at) the end of May

a fine giornata — at the end of the day

alla fine degli anni '70 — in the late 70's

a fine mattina — late in the morning

a che fine? — what for? what's the point?

senza secondi -i — without any ulterior motive

al fine di — in order to

non è fine a se stesso — it's not an end in itself

condurre qcs. a buon fine — to bring sth. to a satisfactory conclusion

andare a buon fine — to turn out well