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finish | spanish |

As verbs the difference between finish and spanish

is that finish is (label) to complete (something) while spanish is (printing) to subject to spanishing, a printing process in which an ink is deposited on the bottoms and sides of depressions formed in a plastic material.

As a noun finish

is an end: the end of anything.

finish

English

Noun

(es)
  • 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
  • (label) a shot on goal, especially one that ends in a goal
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=September 2 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Bulgaria 0-3 England , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=The Italian opted for Bolton's Cahill alongside captain John Terry - and his decision was rewarded with a goal after only 13 minutes. Bulgaria gave a hint of defensive frailties to come when they failed to clear Young's corner, and when Gareth Barry found Cahill in the box he applied the finish past Nikolay Mihaylov.}}

    Verb

  • (label) to complete (something)
  • (label) to apply a treatment to (a surface or similar)
  • *
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=10 , passage=Mr. Cooke had had a sloop?yacht built at Far Harbor, the completion of which had been delayed, and which was but just delivered. […] The Maria had a cabin, which was finished in hard wood and yellow plush, and accommodations for keeping things cold.}}
  • (label) to change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the intention of fattening the animal
  • (label) to come to an end
  • Usage notes

    * This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (the (-ing) form). See

    Derived terms

    * nice guys finish last

    Antonyms

    * (to complete) initiate, begin, start

    spanish

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to Spain.
  • * 2005 , J. P. Sullivan, Martial, the unexpected classic , page 1
  • Whether Martial's heart was in the Spanish highlands or whether he was happy enough in Rome will be discussed later
  • Of or pertaining to the people or culture of Spain.
  • * 1996 , Oscar Zeta Acosta, "From Whence I Came", Oscar "Zeta" Acosta: the uncollected works , page 42
  • Though she was Indian like the rest of us, she had a fine Spanish nose.
  • * 2007 , Lynette Rohrer Shirk, The Everything Tapas and Small Plates Cookbook , chapter 1
  • Spanish cuisine is not as spicy hot as Mexican, but it is flavorful and bright.
  • Of or pertaining to the language.
  • * 1918 , Julián Moreno-Lacalle, Elements of Spanish Pronunciation , page 12
  • Fundamentally, the Spanish vowel sounds are only five, even though as a matter of fact there may be different other sounds for such vowels as [a], [e] and [o].

    Derived terms

    * spanish * Spanish Armada * Spanish chestnut * Spanish dancing * Spanish flu * Spanish fly * Spanish Guinea * Spanish influenza * Spanish Inquisition * Spanish Main * Spanish omelette * Spanish onion * Spanish Sahara * Spanish walk * Spanish Water Dog

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A Romance language primarily spoken in Spain and in the Americas.
  • * 1873 , Frederick Marryat, Mr. Midshipman Easy , page 163'
  • "If he speaks Spanish , my daughter can converse with him ; she has but shortly arrived from Spain."
  • * 1928 , (Otto Jespersen), An International Language , page 48
  • Therefore in Novial, as well as in Esp-Ido, we simplify the spelling in all words containing double letters in the national languages, from which the words are taken: pasa'' (E ''pass'', F ''passer''), ''efekte'', ''komun'' (F ''commun'', E ''common''), etc. In this we follow the beautiful example of Spanish''', which writes ''pasar'', ''efecto'', ''común'', etc., and even extend it to cases in which '''Spanish makes a distinction in sound and spelling, as with ''ll'' and ''rr'': ''bel'' S ''bello'', F ''belle'', ''koresponda'', S ''corresponder , etc.
  • * 1995 , Hanna Pishwa & Karl Maroldt (editors), The Development of Morphological Systematicity , page 146
  • In contrast with the creole languages discussed above, the article systems of Rumanian, French, Spanish , and Portuguese are more complex, since neutralization fails to occur to a large extent.
  • A town in Ontario, Canada
  • Synonyms

    * (language) Castilian

    Derived terms

    * Old Spanish

    See also

    * (es) * Language list

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • (collective plural) People of Spain, collectively.
  • * 1976 , Robert Rézette, The Spanish Enclaves in Morocco , page 62
  • The Spanish are not the only ones selling their goods along the wharves and the inner streets.
  • People of Hispanic origin.
  • * 1970 , Henry Sioux Johnson, William J. Hernández-Martinez, Educating the Mexican American , page 87
  • Sixty-four percent more Spanish are functionally illiterate compared to Anglos in Lubbock (only 15 percent more of nonwhites than Anglos).

    Synonyms

    * (people of Spain) Spaniards * (people of Hispanic origin) Hispanics