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Definitions of fin

noun
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it

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meta, objetivo
the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)

destinación
the ultimate goal for which something is done

blanco, finalidad, intencionalidad, intención, intento, objeto, propósito, voluntad, ánimo
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

idea, pensamiento
your intention; what you intend to do

malentendido
a contrary aim

motivo
the purpose of achieving or obtaining

proyecto
purpose; the phrase `with a view to' means `with the intention of' or `for the purpose of'

voluntad
a fixed and persistent intent or purpose
noun
the last section of a communication

synonyms: cierre, conclusión, fenecimiento, final, finalización, terminación

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anticlímax
a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one

epílogo
a short passage added at the end of a literary work

epílogo
a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play

peroración
(rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration

coda
the closing section of a musical composition

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apartado, sección
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
noun
the concluding parts of an event or occurrence

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conclusión, final, finalización, llegada, terminación
event whose occurrence ends something
noun
a boundary marking the extremities of something

synonyms: acabamiento, extremo, final, término

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límite
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
noun
the point in time at which something ends

synonyms: conclusión, final, terminación, tope

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apertura, comienzo, empiece, iniciación, inicio, nacimiento, offset, principio, umbral
the time at which something is supposed to begin

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agonizante, defunción, desaparición, fallecimiento, fenecimiento, finamiento, muerte, obituario, óbito
the time when something ends

conclusión, fenecimiento, final, meta, remate, terminación, término
the temporal end; the concluding time

cola
the time of the last part of something

caducidad, expiración, terminación, vencimiento
a coming to an end of a contract period

limitación, límite, tope
final or latest limiting point

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momento, punto
an instant of time
noun
the temporal end; the concluding time

synonyms: conclusión, fenecimiento, final, meta, remate, terminación, término

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conclusión, final, terminación, tope
the point in time at which something ends

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