to achieve one's ends

je suis arrivée avant toi — I got here before you

l'eau arrive par ce tuyau — the water comes in through this pipe

j'arrive! — I'm coming!

j'arrive de Londres — I've just come from London

arriver en courant — to come running up

arriver en tête — to come first

‘qu'en est-il du chômage?’ - ‘j'y arrive’ — ‘what about unemployment?’ - ‘I'm coming to that’

arriver à faire — to manage to do

je n'arrive pas à faire — I can't do

je n'arrive à rien — I'm getting nowhere

arriver à ses fins — to achieve one's ends

en arriver à — to come to

on en arrive à des absurdités — you end up with nonsense

j'en arrive à croire que... — I'm beginning to think that...

ce sont des choses qui arrivent — these things happen, it's just one of those things

que t'arrive-t-il? — what's wrong with you?

il arrive un moment où — there comes a time when

il arrive que quelqu'un fasse — sometimes somebody does

est-ce qu'il t'arrive d'y penser? — do you ever think about it?

Est-ce qu'elle est arrivée? — Has she arrived yet?

arriver à Paris — to get to Paris, to arrive in Paris

Il arrive à Paris à 8 h. — He gets to Paris at 8., He arrives in Paris at 8.

J'arrive à l'école à huit heures. — I get to school at 8 o'clock., I arrive at school at 8 o'clock.

arriver à destination — to arrive at one's destination

j'arrive! — I'm coming!, coming!

en arriver à faire — to end up doing, to get to the point of doing

Ce sont des choses qui arrivent. — These things happen.

C'est arrivé quand? — When did it happen?

arriver à qn — to happen to sb

Qu'est-ce qui est arrivé à Christian? — What happened to Christian?

arriver à (sujet chose) [date, étape] — to reach

arriver à échéance — to fall due

arriver à faire qch — to manage to do sth

J'espère que je vais y arriver. — I hope I'm going to manage it.

il arrive que — it happens that

il lui arrive de faire — he sometimes does

Il m'arrive de dormir jusqu'à midi. — I sometimes sleep till midday.

parvenir à — to reach

un fruit parvenu à maturité — a fruit which has reached maturity

parvenir à faire — to manage to do

parvenir à ses fins — to achieve one's ends

faire parvenir qch à qn — to send sth to sb, to have sth sent to sb

Je vous ferai parvenir le colis avant lundi. — I'll send you the parcel before Monday.

parvenir à faire — to manage to do

Elle est finalement parvenue à ouvrir la porte. — She finally managed to open the door.

at an end — zu Ende

from end to end — von einem Ende zum anderen

end to end — längs hintereinander

lay end to end — aneinander reihen

deep/shallow end [of the pool] — tiefer/flacher Teil [des Schwimmbeckens]

at the end of 1987/March — Ende 1987/März

be at an end — zu Ende sein

come to an end — ein Ende nehmen (see also 1. 1))

in the end — schließlich

the end justifies the means — der Zweck heiligt die Mittel

with this end in view — mit diesem Ziel vor Augen

to this/what end — zu diesem/welchem Zweck

the match ended in a draw — das Spiel ging unentschieden aus

at the end of the procession — am Schluss or Ende der Prozession

our house is the fourth from the end — unser Haus ist das viertletzte

from end to end — von einem Ende zum anderen

for hours on end —

end to end — mit den Enden aneinander

to see no further than the end of one's nose — nicht weiter sehen als seine Nase (reicht)

how are things at your end? — wie sieht es bei Ihnen aus?

we've got some problems at this end — wir haben hier or bei uns einige Probleme

at the end — schließlich

the end of the month — das Monatsende

at the end of (the) winter/the war — am Ende des Winters/des Krieges

at the end of the opera/the book — am Schluss der Oper/des Buches

at the end of three weeks — nach drei Wochen

they'll be paid at the end of the job — sie werden bezahlt, wenn sie mit der Arbeit fertig sind

is there no end to this? — hört das denn nie auf?

as far as I'm concerned, that's the end of the matter! — für mich ist die Sache erledigt

we shall never hear the end of it — das werden wir noch lange zu hören kriegen

to be at an end — zu Ende sein

to be at the end of one's patience/strength — mit seiner Geduld/seinen Kräften am Ende sein

to watch a film to the end —

to read a book to the end — ein Buch bis zu Ende lesen

that's the end of that — das ist damit erledigt

to come to an end — zu Ende gehen

to get to the end of the road/book — ans Ende der Straße/zum Schluss des Buches kommen

this is the end of the road for the government —

in the end — schließlich, zum Schluss

to come to a bad end — ein böses Ende nehmen

to meet one's end — den Tod finden

he met a violent end —

were you with him at the end? — warst du zum Schluss or am Ende bei ihm?

(inf phrases) we met no end of famous people (esp Brit) — wir trafen viele berühmte Leute

with this end in view — mit diesem Ziel vor Augen

the end house — das Endhaus, das letzte Haus

the deal to end all deals — das beste Geschäft aller Zeiten

we ended with a song — zum Schluss sangen wir ein Lied

to be ending — zu Ende gehen

to end by doing sth — schließlich etw tun

to end in an "s" —

each leg ends in a claw — jedes Bein läuft in einer Klaue aus

an argument which ended in a fight — ein Streit, der mit einer Schlägerei endete

at an end — zu Ende

come to an end — enden (see also 1. 7))

look at a building/a pencil end on — ein Gebäude von der Schmalseite/einen Bleistift von der Spitze her betrachten

from end to end — von einem Ende zum anderen

end to end — längs hintereinander

lay end to end — aneinander reihen

how are things at your end? — wie sieht es bei dir aus?

deep/shallow end [of the pool] — tiefer/flacher Teil [des Schwimmbeckens]

by the end of the week/meeting — als die Woche herum war/als die Versammlung zu Ende war

at the end of 1987/March — Ende 1987/März

be at an end — zu Ende sein

come to an end — ein Ende nehmen (see also 1. 1))

have come to the end of something — mit etwas fertig sein

in the end — schließlich

the end justifies the means — der Zweck heiligt die Mittel

with this end in view — mit diesem Ziel vor Augen

to this/what end — zu diesem/welchem Zweck

where will it all end? — wo soll das noch hinführen?

the match ended in a draw — das Spiel ging unentschieden aus

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.

a che scopo? — what for? for what purpose? to what end?

arrivare con il treno, in aereo — to arrive by train, by plane

arrivare a Napoli, in Italia — to arrive in Naples, in Italy

arrivare alla stazione — to arrive at the station

arrivare a casa — to get home

sono arrivato prima di te — I got there before you

sbrigati, arriva il treno! — hurry up, the train is coming!

guarda chi arriva — look who's coming

eccomi, arrivo! — I'm coming!

l'acqua ci arrivava alla vita — the water came up to our waist, the water was waist-deep

i pantaloni gli arrivavano appena alle caviglie — his trousers barely came down to his ankles

ci arrivo appena — I can just about reach it

a che pagina siamo arrivati? — what page have we got up to?

arrivare a novant'anni — to reach the age of ninety

arrivare a fare — (giungere al punto di) to extend to doing, to go as far as doing; (riuscire) to manage to do, to succeed in doing

non arriverò mai a capire la matematica — I'll never manage to understand maths

non ci arrivo! — it's beyond me! I can't get it!

subtly different —

jouer au plus fin avec quelqu'un — to try to outsmart somebody

avoir l'ouïe fine — to have a keen sense of hearing

avoir le nez fin — to have a keen sense of smell

le fin mot de l'histoire — the truth of the matter

être fin prêt — to be all set

à la fin des années 70 — in the late '70s

en fin de matinée — late in the morning

jusqu'à la fin — to the (very) end

prendre fin — to come to an end

avoir des fins de mois difficiles — to find it hard to make ends meet at the end of the month

c'est la fin de tout — it's the last straw

mener quelque chose à bonne fin — to bring something to a successful conclusion

à toutes fins utiles — for whatever purpose it may serve

arriver à ses fins — to achieve one's aims

Elle n'a pas regardé la fin du film. — She didn't watch the end of the film.

"Fin" — "The End"

à la fin — in the end, eventually

À la fin, il a réussi à se décider. — In the end he managed to make up his mind.

fin mai — at the end of May

Il sera en vacances fin juin. — He'll be on holiday at the end of June.

à la fin de la guerre — at the end of the war

en fin de journée — at the end of the day

en fin de semaine — at the end of the week

en fin de compte — when all's said and done

prendre fin — to come to an end

toucher à sa fin — to be drawing to a close

mettre fin à — to put an end to

mener à bonne fin — to bring to a successful conclusion

à cette fin — to this end

à toutes fins utiles — for your information

la lingerie fine — luxury lingerie

du linge fin — fine linen

avoir l'ouïe fine — to have keen hearing

avoir l'oreille fine — to have sharp ears

un fin connaisseur de qch — a connoisseur of sth

un fin gourmet — a gourmet

un fin tireur — a crack shot

le fin fond de — the very depths of

le fin mot de — the real story behind

la fine fleur de — the flower of

fin prêt — quite ready

fin soûl — quite drunk

vouloir jouer au plus fin avec qn — to try to outsmart sb