Echeverria nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di Echeverria nel dizionario francese»inglese

I.achever [aʃve] VB vb trans

1. achever (terminer):

achever travail, repas, œuvre

to finish

achever discussions

to conclude

achever projet, visite, enquête, service militaire

to complete

achever vie

to end

achever de faire

to finish doing

il avait à peine achevé que tout le monde partait déjà

he had hardly finished speaking when everyone started to leave

2. achever (réussir):

l'orage a achevé de décourager les spectateurs

the spectators were dispirited and the storm was the last straw

il a achevé de me démoraliser avec ses mauvaises nouvelles

I was feeling down-hearted and the bad news he gave me was the last straw

ta démonstration a achevé de me convaincre

the proof you gave me finally convinced me

3. achever (tuer):

achever animal

to destroy

achever personne

to finish off

4. achever (épuiser) colloq:

achever personne, effort:

to wear [sb] out

achever personne, effort:

to finish colloq

5. achever (terrasser) colloq:

achever scandale, ruine:

to finish [sb] off

II.s'achever VB vb rifl

s'achever vb rifl:

s'achever

to end (par with, sur on)

le jour s'achève

the day is drawing to a close

s'achever par un record

to end with a record

s'achever sur une victoire

to end on a victory

parachever [paʀaʃve] VB vb trans

parachever (terminer)

to complete

parachever (fignoler)

to put the finishing touches to

Echeverria nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di Echeverria nel dizionario francese»inglese

I.achever [aʃ(ə)ve] VB vb trans

1. achever (accomplir):

achever discours

to end

achever œuvre, bouteille

to finish

achever un livre

to reach the end of a book

achever de faire qc

to finish doing sth

2. achever (tuer):

achever qn

to finish sb off

3. achever (épuiser):

cette journée m'a achevé!

today nearly finished me off!

II.achever [aʃ(ə)ve] VB vb rifl (se terminer)

s'achever vie, journée

to draw to an end

parachever [paʀaʃ(ə)ve] VB vb trans

parachever qc (finir)

to finish sth off

parachever qc (perfectionner)

to put the finishing touches to sth