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cessation
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French cessation, itself a borrowing from Latin cess?ti?.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /s??se???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
cessation (countable and uncountable, plural cessations)
- (formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.
- it might be advisable to permit the temporary cessation of the papal inquisition
- 1630, John Hayward, The Life and Raigne of King Edward VI
- The day […] was […] yearly observ'd for a festival Day by cessation from Labour.
Synonyms
- (temporary): hiatus, moratorium, recess; see also Thesaurus:pause
- (final): close, endpoint, terminus; see also Thesaurus:finish
Translations
Anagrams
- canoeists, sonicates
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cess?ti?. Morphologically, from cesser +? -ation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?.sa.sj??/
Noun
cessation f (plural cessations)
- cessation
Further reading
- “cessation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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finish
English
Etymology
From Middle English finishen, finisshen, finischen, from Old French finiss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of finir, from Latin f?n?re, present active infinitive of f?ni?.
Pronunciation
- enPR: f?n'?sh, IPA(key): /?f?n??/
- Homophone: Finnish
Noun
finish (plural finishes)
- An end; the end of anything.
- A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces.
- The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth.
- A finishing touch; careful elaboration; polish.
- (sports) A shot on goal, especially one that ends in a goal.
Translations
Verb
finish (third-person singular simple present finishes, present participle finishing, simple past and past participle finished)
- (transitive) To complete (something).
- (transitive) To apply a treatment to (a surface or similar).
- (transitive) To change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the intention of fattening the animal.
- (intransitive) To come to an end.
- (transitive) To put an end to; to destroy.
- These rumours could finish your career.
- (intransitive) To reach orgasm.
Usage notes
- (transitive, to complete): This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (the -ing form). See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Antonyms
- (to complete): initiate, begin, start
Derived terms
- nice guys finish last
Translations
Related terms
- finish line
- finishing school
Anagrams
- fishin'
Danish
Etymology
From English finish.
Noun
finish c (singular definite finishen, not used in plural form)
- (the appearance after) fine-tuning, finishing touch
- finish (a spectacular end in a race or a competition)
Further reading
- “finish” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?f?.n??/
- Hyphenation: fi?nish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English finish.
Noun
finish m (uncountable)
- finish; end
Derived terms
- finishlijn
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
finish
- first-person singular present indicative of finishen
- imperative of finishen
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