Final in english

final¹ = completion ; end ; ending ; finale ; goodbye [good-bye] ; output stage ; final. 

Example: The time period between the completion of a cycle (e.g. at the end of a volume or a year) and the publication of the associated cumulative indexes should be as short as possible.Example: Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.Example: The teacher should not give away any details which would be best enjoyed when met for the first time in a full reading, such as twist in the plot, unexpected endings, and the like.Example: The article 'Encore! Integrating children's literature as a prelude or finale to music experiences with young children' shows how teachers and library specialists can integrate children's literature about song, dance, or musical instruments in music classes.Example: The article 'Books -- is it goodbye?' shows that while there was a sharp increase in fiction in Finland after the 2nd World War, the amount of fiction is now beginning to decline.Example: To rephrase this in terms already used, they involve effort at the input stage in order to reduce effort at the output stage = To rephrase this in terms already used, they involve effort at the input stage in order to reduce effort at the output stage.Example: A heavy reliance on midterms and finals were associated with lower teacher ratings across disciplines.

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» acercarse al final = draw to + an end ; draw to + a close ; come to + an end ; come to + a close .

Example: As the war drew to an end, the horrendous scenes of misery and destitution came to light.

Example: In 1971 the experimental phase of PRECIS was drawing to a close as the system became operational in the British national bibliography.

Example: The era of paper-based information systems is coming to an end.

Example: With the end of the year coming to a close, more companies are thinking about closing down the week between Christmas and New Years to save energy and costs.

» a final de cuentas = after (all/everything) is said and done .

Example: And after all is said and done, hiring decisions, for the most part, are based on whether or not the candidate is likeable.

» a finales de = by the end of ; in the late + Fecha .

Example: By the end of 1986 there were between 110 and 120 consumer advice centres.

Example: Online information retrieval services, which permit users to search data bases held on a computer many miles distant from the user and his terminal, started to develop in the late 1960s and the early 1970s.

» a finales de + Expresión Temporal = as of late + Expresión Temporal ; at the end of + Expresión Temporal ; at the close of + Expresión Temporal ; by the close of + Expresión Temporal .

Example: This paper includes a list of public libraries in California offering adult literacy services as of late 1992.

Example: At the end of 1983 all customs duties between EFTA (European Free Trade Association) and EC countries were phased out = A finales de l983, se eliminaron progresivamente todos los aranceles entre los países de la EFTA (Asociación Europea para el Libre Comercio) y los de la CE.

Example: The article 'Till the end of time' predicts that automated record processing will be the major distinguishing feature of libraries at the close of this century.

Example: By the close of the 18th century, grave robbing was a common practice in Britain and the terms used describe these men included body snatchers and grave robbers.

» a finales de + Fecha = in late + Fecha .

Example: Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.

» a finales de los + Década = late + Década, the [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo] .

Example: Fears in the late 1960s about the menace of pollution led to the creation of programmes on environmental protection.

» a finales del + Siglo = late + Siglo ; late period of + Siglo .

Example: Companionships had probably been developed in late eighteenth-century London for dealing with rush jobs in the larger printing offices.

Example: It seems that around this late period of the seventeenth century this usage was beginning to gain currency.

» a finales del verano = in late summer .

Example: In late summer, the ideas started pouring in from every corner of the world.

» aguantar hasta el final = stick it out ; go + the (whole) distance .

Example: Here are a few examples of some famous quitters, people who didn't always stick it out.

Example: I then knew for a dead certainty that I could go the distance against a relentless opponent, and my critics knew it, too.

» alcanzar el final = make it to + the end ; reach + the end of the line .

Example: And whoever makes it to the end, will have a foot in the door into the entertainment industry.

Example: One day, I reached the end of the line and decided that life wasn't worth living.

» alcanzar el final de = come to + the end of ; reach + the end of .

Example: We have come to the end of one methodology and must search for another.

Example: Figures for the numbers involved vary hugely, but fewer than one in ten of those who started the trek apparently reached the end of it.

» alcanzar el final del trayecto = reach + the end of the line .

Example: One day, I reached the end of the line and decided that life wasn't worth living.

» alcanzar el final de + Posesivo + vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life ; come to + the end of + Posesivo + working life ; reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life ; reach + the end of + Posesivo + working life .

Example: They then found that their CD-ROM network had come to the end of its useful life.

Example: Sadly, he has now come to the end of his working life and needs to be culled to make way for younger blood -- I'm trying to pluck up the courage to do the deed this week, but its going to be very hard.

Example: However, it is likely that by the year 2000 the majority of non-Year 2000 compliant PC applications will have reached the end of their useful life.

Example: The current system was introduced in 2006 and is now out of date, having reached the end of its working life.

» alcanzar el final de + Posesivo + vida = reach + the end of + Posesivo + life ; come to + the end of + Posesivo + life .

Example: Very soon, she may reach the end of her life, and that is a terrifying concept to have to deal with.

Example: When it came to the end of her life there must have been about 20 members of her family with her in the room.

» al final = in the end ; eventually ; in the final count ; terminally ; ultimately ; at the end of the day .

Example: This is time well invested since it saves money in the end and leads to a higher success rate in providing information = Éste es tiempo bien invertido ya que ahorra dinero en última instancia y permite ofrecer una información mucho más pertinente para el usuario.

Example: Eventually this work on citation orders came to fruition in the rather unlikely context of a new indexing systems, PRECIS.

Example: In the final count, the method of delivery of the data is less important than the quality of information.

Example: The gap between God's finger and Adam's in Michelangelo's Creation of Adam (Vatican, Sistine Chapel) reflects Adam's terminally imperfect state.

Example: Moreover, these entries must ultimately direct the searcher to his desired specific subject in the classified file.

Example: At the end of the day, the greatest need for the foreseeable future remains space for books and ordinary readers.

» al final (de) = at the (very) end (of) .

Example: A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.

» al final de cuentas = when (all/everything) is said and done ; at the end of the day .

Example: When all is said and done, however, this great encyclopedia is now back on track after a period of confusion and frustration = No obstante, al final de cuentas esta gran enciclopedia vuelve a ser lo que era después de un periodo de confusión y frustración.

Example: At the end of the day, the greatest need for the foreseeable future remains space for books and ordinary readers.

» al final de + Expresión Temporal = at the end of + Expresión Temporal .

Example: At the end of 1983 all customs duties between EFTA (European Free Trade Association) and EC countries were phased out = A finales de l983, se eliminaron progresivamente todos los aranceles entre los países de la EFTA (Asociación Europea para el Libre Comercio) y los de la CE.

» al final de hoy = late today .

Example: We might just be in the clear this weekend when a new meteor shower fills the sky late today and early Saturday.

» al final de la semana = at the end of the week .

Example: Those were the days -- you could buy stuff and put it on the slate and pay at the end of the week.

» al final del día = at the close of the day ; at the end of the day ; late today .

Example: There will be opportunities for discussion in each session as well as at the close of the day.

Example: One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.

Example: We might just be in the clear this weekend when a new meteor shower fills the sky late today and early Saturday.

» al final de su mandato = lame duck .

Example: Yesterday, lame duck legislators returned for their final week before handing the reins over to the 110th Congress next month.

» al final resultó que = in the event .

Example: In the event the term was taken to comprehend programmes of education which treated of the generation, storage, manipulation, transmission, retrieval, use and management of data and information.

» al final, se sabrá la verdad = it will come out in the wash .

Example: Conspiracy theory maybe but I do feel there is more to this than meets the eye and as they say it will come out in the wash.

» al final, todo saldrá a la luz = it will come out in the wash .

Example: Conspiracy theory maybe but I do feel there is more to this than meets the eye and as they say it will come out in the wash.

» al final, todo saldrá bien = it will come out in the wash ; it'll be alright on the night .

Example: Conspiracy theory maybe but I do feel there is more to this than meets the eye and as they say it will come out in the wash.

Example: To help make a school event a success requires more than just enthusiasm and an "it'll be alright on the night" approach.

» al final, todo se arreglará = it will come out in the wash .

Example: Conspiracy theory maybe but I do feel there is more to this than meets the eye and as they say it will come out in the wash.

» al final todo + ser + para bien = turn out for + the best (in the end) ; turn out + right in the end .

Example: She was an eternal optimist and known to provide comfort to others with sayings such as 'things will turn out for the best in the end'.

Example: We can, of course, ignore the problem and hope that it all turns out right in the end after all, that is what we are doing now.

» al final, todo se sabrá = it will come out in the wash .

Example: Conspiracy theory maybe but I do feel there is more to this than meets the eye and as they say it will come out in the wash.

» al principio y al final = both ends .

Example: Sometimes truncation may be operative on both ends of a stem.

» al principio y al final de = at each end of .

Example: Working from the inside outwards, there will probably be one or two leaves of blank paper at each end of the book, which are of a different colour or texture from the printed leaves; these are the endpapers, which were added by the binder.

» celebrar el final de = mark + the end of .

Example: The editorial 'Bidding a fond farewell' marks the end of Carol Diedrichs' 13 years as editor in chief of the journal.

» cuartos de final = quarter-finals .

Example: Defending champions Japan fought back from 1-0 behind to trounce Thailand 4-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals.

» de final de año = end-year .

Example: The article 'End-year management of information' explores the nature of data base management systems that manage information from on-line public access catalogues (OPACs).

» de final de mes = end-of-the-month .

Example: The program is written in dBase 3 and runs on an IBM PC/XT, and reports the number of searches performed and prints end-of-the-month invoices for users unassociated with the university but with standing accounts.

» el cofre de oro al final del arco iris = the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow [Expresión utilizada para indicar algo que es inalcanzable o imposible] ; the crock of gold at the end of the rainbow [Expresión utilizada para indicar algo que es inalcanzable o imposible] .

Example: They agreed that whenever a rainbow appeared, they would contact each other and would try to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

Example: It seems to me that trying to pin down 'quality' is a bit like trying to find the crock of gold at the end of the rainbow.

» el (e)sprint final antes de = the run-in to .

Example: He is a fine player who has a great number of qualities and we are really happy to see him in the team for the run-in to the end of the season.

» el final de = the close of .

Example: Of those that proceeded beyond the fetal stage, few survived the close of the decade in their original form.

» el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel .

Example: The article 'The light at the end of the tunnel' describes the measures taken to reduce the serials cataloguing backlog in a university library.

» empezar por el final = work back from .

Example: Working back from the most recent issues may reveal reviews, rebuttals, and revisions before time is squandered pursuing outdated or refuted materials.

» final apoteósico = grandstand finish .

Example: Then in a grandstand finish the home side, on top throughout, were kept at bay by the agility of the visiting team's goalkeeper.

» final apropiado = fitting end .

Example: After all, the man died in his cell, knowing he would never see freedom again -- a fitting end for someone who started four wars.

» final de copa = cup final .

Example: It's been too long for a major cup final for this club so I'm really happy for our supporters.

» final de la jornada laboral = close of business .

Example: The deadline for receipt of nominations is close of business on Monday 3rd February 2003.

» final del plazo = closing date ; deadline ; dateline .

Example: In all, 93 proposals were submitted by the closing date of 2nd December, involving 379 different organisations from all EC Member States = En total, para la fecha límite del 2 de diciembre se habían presentado 93 propuestas de 379 organizaciones diferentes de todos los estados miembros de la Comunidad Europea.

Example: The deadline for these second phase reports is, I believe, October 30, 1975.

Example: All we have left of the millenarian dateline is the countdown to it.

» finales de la primavera = late spring .

Example: The water levels rise from about one or two metres deep in the winter to as much as 10 metres in the late spring and early summer.

» finales del invierno = late winter .

Example: As you would start many vegetables in late winter and early spring for summer harvests, winter gardening requires sowing seeds in mid- to late summer.

» finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = the turn of the century .

Example: Perhaps no one embodied this notion more than the turn-of-the-century reformer Melvil Dewey.

» finales del verano = late summer .

Example: As you would start many vegetables in late winter and early spring for summer harvests, winter gardening requires sowing seeds in mid- to late summer.

» finales de octubre = late October .

Example: The harvest of table olives in California begins in mid-September and continues until late October.

» finales de otoño = late fall ; late autumn .

Example: Some vegetable varieties thrive in the cool conditions of late fall and early winter.

Example: Fertilising pasture in the late autumn can strengthen grass for the following spring.

» final feliz = happy ending ; happy end .

Example: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.

Example: The plot diminishes the significance of difficulties and persuades the reader to see the story with a happy end.

» final, la = final, the [Fase última de una competición] .

Example: Tony was disappointed the last time he was in the finals, and he's determined to leave everything on the dance floor this time.

» guardarse lo mejor para el final = save + Posesivo + best for last ; save + the best for last .

Example: She played well throughout the competition, but she saved her best for last .

Example: The awards were handed out in alphabetical order, but for us all, that just meant they saved the best for last.

» hacia finales de(l) año = later in the year .

Example: Hi, I am visiting the hotel later in the year for a wedding and have a query about the rooms.

» hacia finales del + Siglo = later + Siglo, the [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo] .

Example: Early woodcut initials, coats of arms, etc., were sometimes made from wood cut across the grain, but the use of end-grain blocks remained uncommon until the later eighteenth century.

» hasta el final = until the end ; until the bitter end ; all the way ; for the duration [Generalmente usado con este sentido al final de una frase] .

Example: Iran's president said yesterday his country would press on with its nuclear program 'until the end and would not be stopped by the West.

Example: The Liberals are refusing to give up the fight against forced mergers, and are vowing to keep the pressure on the government until the bitter end.

Example: Becker takes the topic all the way back to the Coonskin Library and frontier days.

Example: We do ask that all audience be able to stay for the duration.

» hasta el final de los tiempos = till the end of time ; until/till kingdom come ; until/till the cows come home ; until/till hell freezes over .

Example: The article 'Till the end of time' predicts that automated record processing will be the major distinguishing feature of libraries at the close of this century.

Example: It's a battle that's going to rage on till kingdom come.

Example: I put you on notice that you may argue till the cows come home about Jabari having blood on his hands, but the plain truth in this case is that Jabari and Hamas were honoring the ceasefire.

Example: But while he detested abolitionism, he passionately loved the Union and felt even greater hatred toward secessionists, vowing to 'fight them till hell freezes over'.

» hasta el mismo final = to the very end .

Example: He was one of the few workers who saw the project out to the very end when some had dropped by the wayside.

» incluir al final = append .

Example: A list of book review sources in psychology and related fields is appended.

» justo al final = at the very end .

Example: I started to cry right at the very end when Holly began telling Artemis his own story.

» justo hasta el final = to the very end .

Example: He was one of the few workers who saw the project out to the very end when some had dropped by the wayside.

» llegar a final de mes = make + (both) ends meet .

Example: As free Web sites find it increasingly difficult to make ends meet simply with the revenue generated from advertising, they are likely, either to close down or to start charging for access to the site.

» llegar al final = make it to + the end ; reach + the end of the line .

Example: And whoever makes it to the end, will have a foot in the door into the entertainment industry.

Example: One day, I reached the end of the line and decided that life wasn't worth living.

» llegar al final de = come to + the end of ; get through ; reach + the end of .

Example: We have come to the end of one methodology and must search for another.

Example: I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Example: Figures for the numbers involved vary hugely, but fewer than one in ten of those who started the trek apparently reached the end of it.

» llegar al final del camino = reach + the end of the road ; come to + the end of the road .

Example: Until you reach the end of the road, there is still time to change the path you've chosen.

Example: Whenever he felt that he had come to the end of the road in his work, he would take refuge in music.

» llegar al final del trayecto = reach + the end of the line ; come to + the end of the line .

Example: One day, I reached the end of the line and decided that life wasn't worth living.

Example: Make sure you get all you can, because the gravy train is coming to the end of the line.

» llegar al final de + Posesivo + vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life ; reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life ; come to + the end of + Posesivo + working life ; reach + the end of + Posesivo + working life .

Example: They then found that their CD-ROM network had come to the end of its useful life.

Example: However, it is likely that by the year 2000 the majority of non-Year 2000 compliant PC applications will have reached the end of their useful life.

Example: Sadly, he has now come to the end of his working life and needs to be culled to make way for younger blood -- I'm trying to pluck up the courage to do the deed this week, but its going to be very hard.

Example: The current system was introduced in 2006 and is now out of date, having reached the end of its working life.

» llegar al final de + Posesivo + vida = reach + the end of + Posesivo + life ; come to + the end of + Posesivo + life .

Example: Very soon, she may reach the end of her life, and that is a terrifying concept to have to deal with.

Example: When it came to the end of her life there must have been about 20 members of her family with her in the room.

» llegar al final de + Posesivo + vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life ; reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life ; come to + the end of + Posesivo + working life ; reach + the end of + Posesivo + working life .

Example: They then found that their CD-ROM network had come to the end of its useful life.

Example: However, it is likely that by the year 2000 the majority of non-Year 2000 compliant PC applications will have reached the end of their useful life.

Example: Sadly, he has now come to the end of his working life and needs to be culled to make way for younger blood -- I'm trying to pluck up the courage to do the deed this week, but its going to be very hard.

Example: The current system was introduced in 2006 and is now out of date, having reached the end of its working life.

» llegar hasta el final = go + the (whole) distance ; stick it out .

Example: I then knew for a dead certainty that I could go the distance against a relentless opponent, and my critics knew it, too.

Example: Here are a few examples of some famous quitters, people who didn't always stick it out.

» llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end .

Example: One significant difference between a piece of fiction and a case, however, is that cases are written in the form of problems without solutions, rather than as complete narratives which carry a story to the end.

» lograr alcanzar el final = make it to + the end .

Example: And whoever makes it to the end, will have a foot in the door into the entertainment industry.

» lograr llegar al final = make it to + the end .

Example: And whoever makes it to the end, will have a foot in the door into the entertainment industry.

» luchar hasta el final = battle it out ; fight until/till + the end .

Example: 12 poets from UK and Ireland battled it out in a war of words to defend their region's cultural honour.

Example: Although they fought until the end, they could not get back into the game and succumbed to a 61-37 defeat.

» luchar hasta el final por = battle it out for .

Example: People are unimpressed so far with the campaigns of the two Democrats battling it out for the nomination.

» marca de final de campo = delimiter .

Example: After a valid alphabetic match is found, the text for that field including correct delimiters and tag suffixes will be retrieved from an authority file.

» marcar el final = be the end of the line ; be the end of the road for .

Example: She thought it was the end of the line for her familly when her father was sent to prison for embezzlement.

Example: She had sucked enough from Ness, and she knew that was the end of the road for her.

» marcar el final de = mark + the end of .

Example: The editorial 'Bidding a fond farewell' marks the end of Carol Diedrichs' 13 years as editor in chief of the journal.

» marcar + Posesivo + final = mark + Posesivo + end .

Example: The exhibition illustrates the tragic history of the concentration camps, but also the heroic stories of liberation and survival that marked their end.

» nota al final = endnote .

Example: In addition, most readers preferred endnotes and references be at the ends of the chapters to which they referred, rather than at the end of the book.

» nota al final del texto = endnote .

Example: In addition, most readers preferred endnotes and references be at the ends of the chapters to which they referred, rather than at the end of the book.

» no ver el final de = see + no end of/to .

Example: Suffering a bewildering multitude of insoluble problems, Alice saw no end of misery.

» para finales de = by the end of .

Example: By the end of 1986 there were between 110 and 120 consumer advice centres.

» para finales de + Expresión Temporal = by the close of + Expresión Temporal .

Example: By the close of the 18th century, grave robbing was a common practice in Britain and the terms used describe these men included body snatchers and grave robbers.

» para finales de mes = by the end of the month .

Example: The situation got better by the end of the month.

» poner punto (y) final a = put + a stop to ; bring + an end to ; bring + Nombre + to an end ; sound + the death knell for ; close + the book on ; bring + the curtain down on ; call + an end to ; put + an end to ; put + a halt to ; knock + Nombre + on the head ; put + the kibosh on .

Example: Distressed, anxious, not a little angry, she at first decided to confront her daughter and put a stop to the affair at once, brooking no argument.

Example: He became famous as the leader of illegal metalworkers' strikes that helped bring an end to the military dictatorship in the mid-1970s.

Example: Serial swindler Kenneth Broad was this afternoon jailed for 15 months bringing to an end a playboy lifestyle lived at other people's expense.

Example: Terror threats have sounded the death knell for traditional Christmas festivities in Peshawar.

Example: Obama, who tries to steer clear of the political thicket of race and politics, accepted the apology and said he wanted to close the book on the episode.

Example: He has brought the curtain down on his long career in cricket by announcing his retirement.

Example: A march to call an end to gang-related violence in the city is slated to start at 2 p.m..

Example: The abolition of the central and of the district libraries in 1803 put an end to a project which had met too many problems.

Example: This financial crisis put a halt to the project since their lender went bankrupt that year.

Example: So after 3 days we have finally knocked her on the head, dad and I can finally put our feet up and have a cold beer.

Example: Winter weather might put the kibosh on your outdoor plans, but it doesn't mean you won't find plenty of fun things to do in Branson.

» programa de final de la noche = late-night show .

Example: After you get a listen to the original version, check out the performance on the late-night show.

» puede que al final sea para bien = be a blessing in disguise .

Example: The present crisis of careerism versus liberal arts is a blessing in disguise, forcing humanities faculty to adjust their teaching and thinking to basic questions of value and use.

» punto final = period [En inglés no se distingue como en español entre punto final y punto y seguido] ; full stop (.) [En inglés, no se distingue como en español entre punto final y punto y seguido] .

Example: For instance, to delete the period where the cursor is located, press the <Del> key.

Example: There is no space before a full stop, but a space is left after one.

» punto (y) final = period ; end of story ; end of discussion ; full stop .

Example: 'I guess you have a way with people, they take what you say as true and never question it period' he said.

Example: You don't give out eight year contracts to players that are not stars, end of story.

Example: Likewise, she competes in women's tennis and is the best there ever was, end of discussion.

Example: This is what I do, it's my life, it's my love, and I am physically and emotionally compelled to do it, full stop.

» punto y final, el = final curtain, the ; final curtain call, the .

Example: It regretably suffered a decline when Bill Owen died and now that Kathy Staff has gone I think that was the final curtain for the show.

Example: This is the final curtain call for a program that took the entire nation by storm and succeeded beyond expectations.

» reservarse para el final = save + Posesivo + best for last ; save + the best for last .

Example: She played well throughout the competition, but she saved her best for last .

Example: The awards were handed out in alphabetical order, but for us all, that just meant they saved the best for last.

» resistir hasta el final = go + the (whole) distance ; stick it out .

Example: I then knew for a dead certainty that I could go the distance against a relentless opponent, and my critics knew it, too.

Example: Here are a few examples of some famous quitters, people who didn't always stick it out.

» salir bien al final = turn out + right in the end ; turn out for + the best (in the end) .

Example: We can, of course, ignore the problem and hope that it all turns out right in the end after all, that is what we are doing now.

Example: She was an eternal optimist and known to provide comfort to others with sayings such as 'things will turn out for the best in the end'.

» ser el final de = be the end of ; sign + a death warrant (for) .

Example: Sadly, in the early 80', a member of the Italian royal family was killed there, a few others got kidnapped, and that was the end of this resort at least for the jet-setters.

Example: If libraries do not catalog as many electronic resources as possible, this may effectively sign the death warrant for the library OPAC.

» ser el final de la línea = be the end of the line .

Example: She thought it was the end of the line for her familly when her father was sent to prison for embezzlement.

» ser el final del camino = be the end of the road for .

Example: She had sucked enough from Ness, and she knew that was the end of the road for her.

» ser el final del trayecto = be the end of the line .

Example: She thought it was the end of the line for her familly when her father was sent to prison for embezzlement.

» siempre hay un princpio y un final = there is always a beginning and an end .

Example: Just like a flower in season, everything has its appointed time and there is always a beginning and an end.

» significar el final de = mean + the end of .

Example: The growth of the Internet does not mean the end of copyright.

» tener un final feliz = have + a successful ending ; have + a happy ending .

Example: Every painful story have a successful ending, so bear the pain and get ready for success.

Example: Not everything has a happy ending, and not everything has an ending -- some things just kind of dribble away or cut off abruptly.

» ver el final de = see + the end of/to .

Example: As spoken by the words of Plato, the only day we will see the end of war is when we ourselves perish.

final² = concluding ; eventual ; final ; terminal ; ultimate ; finished ; wrap-up. 

Example: Therefore, during the concluding phase of the revision project, the representatives of ALA units and other organizations will function as a single group.Example: If a concept is recognized in the subject analysis of a document, it will form part of the eventual index description of that document.Example: The final index will mirror current terminology.Example: Numbers may be grouped in columns according to their terminal digit.Example: Abstracting and indexing data are a vital component in the communication link between the originator of information and its ultimate consumer.Example: For storytelling and reading aloud are performance arts: They involve a script (even when the words are improvised on the spot), an interpreter (the teller or reader), and an audience, and as in all performances, the audience plays a part in molding the finished work.Example: The workshop itself will serve as the wrap-up event for a project that has spent the last two years seeking to improve access to environmental information in the Balkan region.

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» balance final, el = bottom line, the .

Example: Publishers increasingly worried about the bottom line and hesitate to publish books that may be an invitation for backlash from groups opposed to homosexuality.

» comentario final que zanja una cuestión = clincher .

Example: Then he delivered the clincher, 'Let's be realistic about this; there are those in town who feel there are too many professionals on the staff and consequently the person occupying this position will not be a professional librarian'.

» comentarios finales = concluding remarks .

Example: Maurice Freedman's concluding remarks at the 'Institute on The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects' proved that the interest in cataloging and catalogs is an ever-present reality.

» como fecha final = at the very latest .

Example: To this end we shall continue to accept questionnaires until May 17th at the very latest.

» conclusión final = final conclusion .

Example: By the 1960's the model was accepted as the final conclusion regarding DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) structure.

» créditos finales = end credits .

Example: If filling in the end credits for TV shows were part of your job you might get antsy sometimes too.

» cuestionario final = exit survey .

Example: Public libraries now appear to be more heavily used by women than men, especially branch libraries where a recent exit survey showed that two-thirds of the users were female.

» desenlace final = denouement .

Example: The third act is of course the denouement, when everything is made clear, all the loose ends are tied up, and the curtain falls.

» día del Juicio Final = Judgement Day .

Example: The decoration and iconography of the wooden panels depict illustrations of the Flood and Judgement Day.

» el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement .

Example: The sacrum was used in sacrificial rites, was considered to play an important role in protecting the genitalia and its intactness as a nidus for resurrection at the Day of Judgment was vital.

» El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement .

Example: The plan to compose a third oratoria 'The Last Judgement' ended abortively.

» episodio final de la temporada = season finale .

Example: Last night's season finale of the series was the worst in the history of television.

» escena final = closing scene .

Example: Even so, the 'comical' closing scene is out of keeping with the overall mood of the picture.

» espacio en blanco final = trailing blank .

Example: In this figure, the character 'b' is used to indicate beginning or trailing blanks which belong the ISBD punctuation.

» estrategia final = endgame .

Example: If you read some of their write-ups, you can be sure that their endgame is to give a part of this country to Tamils.

» evaluación final = final assessment ; summative evaluation .

Example: Both formative (monitoring) and summative (final assessment) evaluation are required if planning is to be an effective and meaningful management function = Se necesitan tanto la evaluación continua (de seguimiento) como la evaluación final para que la planificación sea una función de la gestión eficaz y con sentido.

Example: Both formative (monitoring) and summative (final assessment) evaluation are required if planning is to be an effective and meaningful management function = Se necesitan tanto la evaluación continua (de seguimiento) como la evaluación final para que la planificación sea una función de la gestión eficaz y con sentido.

» examen final = final ; final exam .

Example: A heavy reliance on midterms and finals were associated with lower teacher ratings across disciplines.

Example: Results demonstrated that there was no significant difference in the mean scores achieved on either the midterm exam or the final exam.

» extraer una conclusión final = draw + a final conclusion .

Example: It is still too early to draw final conclusions regarding the relative success of the various intelligence tests.

» fase final = endgame .

Example: If you read some of their write-ups, you can be sure that their endgame is to give a part of this country to Tamils.

» fase final, la = home stretch, the ; home straight, the ; final furlong, the .

Example: 68190 words in and I'm finally on the home stretch of my novel.

Example: The more energy you save at this point of the race the more energy you will have for the last 50m in the home straight.

Example: The six furlong (1200 metres) course is entirely straight with some undulations and an uphill climb in the final furlong to the winning post.

» frase graciosa final = punchline [punch line] [De un chiste] .

Example: Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.

» hacer un intento final = make + a final attempt .

Example: Former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius is making a final attempt to overturn his murder conviction.

» hasta el día del juicio final = until/till the cows come home ; until/till hell freezes over ; until/till kingdom come .

Example: I put you on notice that you may argue till the cows come home about Jabari having blood on his hands, but the plain truth in this case is that Jabari and Hamas were honoring the ceasefire.

Example: But while he detested abolitionism, he passionately loved the Union and felt even greater hatred toward secessionists, vowing to 'fight them till hell freezes over'.

Example: It's a battle that's going to rage on till kingdom come.

» índice final = back-of-the-book index [Indice que aparece al final de un documento generalmente de conceptos o autores citados en el mismo] ; back-of-book index .

Example: Subject access might be improved considerably by the addition of further access points taken, for example, from tables of contents or back-of-the-book indexes.

Example: We will, however, look first at a related topic, namely the preparation of back-of-book indexes.

» informe final = final report .

Example: The Commission's final report is expected to appear in 1983.

» juicio final = doom .

Example: There are two books published under the titles 'Denmark's Day of doom' and 'Rats in the Larder'.

» llegar a una conclusión final = draw + a final conclusion .

Example: It is still too early to draw final conclusions regarding the relative success of the various intelligence tests.

» marcador final = final score [Usado generalmente en el deporte] .

Example: Basketball isn't exempt either from the wrong team winning or the final score not being very indicative of what transpired on the court.

» poner el colofón final = bookend .

Example: In a sense, the release of this new album has lifted a weight off his shoulders and bookended his first six years as a solo artist.

» producto final = end product ; finished product ; final product .

Example: The end product of this stage will be an index string which encompasses both terms and operators.

Example: The students are 'finished products,' who are able to transfer their self-confidence and knowledge to their jobs.

Example: It seems too rush, too unpolished to be a final product.

» producto final, el = finished work, the .

Example: For storytelling and reading aloud are performance arts: They involve a script (even when the words are improvised on the spot), an interpreter (the teller or reader), and an audience, and as in all performances, the audience plays a part in molding the finished work.

» prueba final = final .

Example: A heavy reliance on midterms and finals were associated with lower teacher ratings across disciplines.

» punto final = period [En inglés no se distingue como en español entre punto final y punto y seguido] ; full stop (.) [En inglés, no se distingue como en español entre punto final y punto y seguido] .

Example: For instance, to delete the period where the cursor is located, press the <Del> key.

Example: There is no space before a full stop, but a space is left after one.

» recta final, la = home stretch, the ; home straight, the ; final furlong, the .

Example: 68190 words in and I'm finally on the home stretch of my novel.

Example: The more energy you save at this point of the race the more energy you will have for the last 50m in the home straight.

Example: The six furlong (1200 metres) course is entirely straight with some undulations and an uphill climb in the final furlong to the winning post.

» remate final = the final/last nail in + Posesivo + coffin ; clearance sale .

Example: The final nail in her coffin was when somehow during the interview she mentioned being a single mom.

Example: Instead of keeping such items in our warehouse collecting dust, we are placing them here for a clearance sale at significantly marked-down prices.

» resultado final = end result ; final score [Usado generalme