finish, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

finish vb

1 accomplish, achieve, bring to a close or conclusion, carry through, cease, close, complete, conclude, culminate, deal with, discharge, do, end, execute, finalize, fulfil, get done, get out of the way, make short work of, put the finishing touch(es) to, put the tin lid on, round off, settle, stop, terminate, wind up, wrap up (informal)

2 (sometimes with) consume, deplete, devour, dispatch, dispose of, drain, drink, eat, empty, exhaust, expend, spend, use, use up

3 (often with) administer or give the coup de grâce, annihilate, best, bring down, defeat, destroy, dispose of, drive to the wall, exterminate, get rid of, kill, move in for the kill, overcome, overpower, put an end to, put paid to, rout, ruin, worst n

4 cessation, close, closing, completion, conclusion, culmination, dénouement, end, ending, finale, last stage(s), run-in, termination, winding up (informal) wind-up

5 annihilation, bankruptcy, curtains (informal) death, defeat, end, end of the road, liquidation, ruin vb

6 elaborate, perfect, polish, refine n

7 cultivation, culture, elaboration, perfection, polish, refinement, sophistication vb

8 coat, face, gild, lacquer, polish, smooth off, stain, texture, veneer, wax n

9 appearance, grain, lustre, patina, polish, shine, smoothness, surface, texture vb

1 & 2 begin, commence, create, embark on, instigate, start, undertake n

4 beginning, birth, commencement, conception, genesis, inauguration, inception, instigation, preamble, preface, prologue