finish

[US]/ˈfɪnɪʃ/
[UK]/ˈfɪnɪʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. kumaliza; kuhohlorisha; kutumia hadi mwisho
vi. kumalizika; kuhohlorisha
n. mwisho; ukamilifu; kumalizwa
Word Forms
Third Person Singularfinishes
Past Tensefinished
Pluralfinishes
Present Participlefinishing
Past Participlefinished

Phrases & Collocations

finish line

mistari ya mwisho

finish with

kumaliza na

surface finish

muwasho wa nyuso

finish machining

kumaliza ukingo

finish off

kumaliza

smooth finish

muwasho laini

finish up

kumaliza

finish work

kumaliza kazi

finish doing

kumaliza kufanya

finish product

bidhaa iliyo karibia

mirror finish

muwasho kama kioo

fine finish

muwasho mzuri

medium finish

muwasho wa kati

baking finish

muwasho wa kuoka

photo finish

muwasho wa picha

natural finish

muwasho wa asilia

finish grinding

kumalisha kuondoa

floor finish

muwasho wa sakafu

degree of finish

kiwango cha kumaliza

Example Sentences

a shiny finish on the metalwork

muonekano wa kung'aa kwenye kazi ya chuma

finish a bottle of wine

umaliza mvinyo

to finish off a dress

kumaliza nguo

a smooth finish on furniture

muonekano laini kwenye samani

The cat will finish up the fish.

Paka atamaliza samaki.

They are working overtime to finish the work.

Wanafanya kazi za ziada ili kukamilisha kazi.

We finished breakfast silently.

Tumedaiwa chakula cha asubuhi kimya kimya.

finished cleaning the room.

kumaliza kusafisha chumba.

applied a shellac finish to the cabinet.

walituma muonekano wa shellac kwenye kabati.

an essay that was a finished piece of work.

uhakiki uliokuwa kazi iliyoisha.

finished the season in first.

kumalisha msimu katika nafasi ya kwanza.

they finish early on Wednesdays .

wanafika mapema siku ya wiki ya wiki.

she finished a close second.

alimaliza nafasi ya pili karibu.

the club will finish in fifth place in Division One.

kikosi kitaenda katika nafasi ya tano katika Idara ya Moja.

Real-world Examples

Half the codes now, half after you finish.

Nusu ya msimbo sasa, nusu baada ya kumaliza.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

Famous last words – we finished last.

Maneno ya mwisho maarufu - tulimaliza mwisho.

Source: BBC Authentic English

Mr Worthing has not quite finished yet.

Bw. Worthing hajamaliza kabisa bado.

Source: Not to be taken lightly.

One, then? Certainly somebody has finished one.

Moja, basi? Hakika mtu amemaliza moja.

Source: Master of Reciting Short Stories

Mr. Li, the report has been finished.

Bw. Li, ripoti imekamilika.

Source: Clever Secretary Dialogue

But she has not finished studying them.

Lakini hajafanya kumaliza kuwasoma.

Source: VOA Special English: World

I think we will never finish this.

Nadhani hatukutarajii kumaliza hili.

Source: L0 English Enlightenment

These doors will be finished in three weeks.

Milima hizi itakamilika baada ya wiki tatu.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2021 Compilation

Can you wait until he finishes his point?

Unaweza kungoja hadi akimalize hatua yake?

Source: Meeting English speaking

All right, looks like they're finishing up.

Sawa, inaonekana kama wanakamilisha.

Source: Modern Family Season 6

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