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Meanings of finishing in English

Russian
аппретура
Portuguese
beneficiamento de tecidos
Wikidata

Any process performed after dyeing the yarn or fabric to improve the look, performance, or "hand" (feel) of the finished textile or clothing.

        аппретура
        Portuguese
        retoque
        Catalan
        rematada

        The act of finishing.

            retoque
            Portuguese
            operação de acabamento
            Spanish
            operación de acabado

            Any process that completes an object, including the application of finishes.

                  operação de acabamento
                  Usage of finishing in English
                  1
                  However, Bayern still won Group D with City finishing in second place.
                  Reuters
                  2
                  However, he surprised himself by finishing the line on his second attempt.
                  Climbing Magazine
                  3
                  The financial industry has closely monitored regulators' progress toward finishing the requirements.
                  Reuters
                  4
                  It scored particularly high in property price to income ratio, finishing second.
                  The South African
                  5
                  He's involved mainly in organic beef production, breeding calves and finishing animals.
                  The Irish Times
                  6
                  Mauricio Pochettino's side have long since cast aside dreams of finishing second.
                  The South African
                  7
                  The drums in the finishing-shop hummed merrily their lively song of labor.
                  The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 52, February, 1862 / A Maga...
                  8
                  I know Rafe dropped out of school without finishing his senior year.
                  The unseen
                  9
                  How do you keep going without, er, finishing too soon? I ask.
                  News.com.au
                  10
                  Following three months of debate, we're almost at the survey finishing line.
                  News.com.au
                  11
                  A potential problem might not specifically be finishing chances, but creating them.
                  The Guardian
                  12
                  After finishing work on that fateful day, he unwittingly contaminated his home.
                  Radio NZ
                  13
                  He was finishing his last accountancy project when illness intervened last year.
                  The Irish Times
                  14
                  Days and weeks after finishing it, we can't stop thinking about it.
                  Wired
                  15
                  Sirrconi led proceedings early before Kementari made its move before finishing second.
                  News.com.au
                  16
                  The winners paid a heavy price for victory, finishing with 12 men.
                  The Irish Times
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                  Translations for finishing
                  Finishing through the time
                  Finishing across language varieties
                  Australia
                  Common
                  South Africa
                  Common
                  Ireland
                  Common
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