finishing school en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de finishing school en el diccionario inglés»español

finishing school SUST.

finishing school

colegio privado para señoritas donde se aprende a comportarse en sociedad

Traducciones de finishing school en el diccionario inglés»español

we finish school/work at four o'clock today

hoy salimos a las cuatro

Traducciones de finishing school en el diccionario inglés»español

I.finish [ingl. am. ˈfɪnɪʃ, ingl. brit. ˈfɪnɪʃ] V. trans.

1.1. finish (complete):

finish task/meal/building

terminar

finish task/meal/building

acabar

she finishes high school in two years' time

acabará or terminará el bachillerato dentro de dos años

we finish school/work at four o'clock today

hoy salimos a las cuatro

let her finish what she's doing/saying

déjala terminar or acabar lo que está haciendo/de hablar

to finish -ing

terminar or acabar de  +  infin

he hasn't finished painting it yet

todavía no ha terminado or acabado de pintarlo

1.2. finish (consume):

finish drink/loaf/rations

terminar

finish drink/loaf/rations

acabar

we've finished our stock of coal

se nos ha terminado or acabado el carbón

2.1. finish (create surface texture on):

finish cloth/porcelain

terminar

finish wood

pulir

2.2. finish (add final touches to):

finish product/clothes

terminar

finish product/clothes

acabar

3. finish (destroy) coloq.:

finish person/career/project

acabar con

the scandal finished him as a politician

el escándalo acabó con su carrera política

the last few laps finished her

las últimas vueltas acabaron con ella

II.finish [ingl. am. ˈfɪnɪʃ, ingl. brit. ˈfɪnɪʃ] V. intr.

1. finish (come to end):

finish course/performance/work:

terminar

finish course/performance/work:

acabar

the reading finished with a poem by Keats

el recital terminó con un poema de Keats

she finished by summarizing the main points again

concluyó resumiendo de nuevo los puntos principales

2. finish (complete activity):

finish

terminar

finish

acabar

I've finished; may I leave the table?

ya he terminado or acabado ¿me puedo levantar de la mesa?

if you've quite finished, may I get a word in? irón.

si has acabado ya ¿me dejas meter baza? irón.

3. finish DEP.:

to finish first/second/last

terminar en primer/segundo/último lugar

to finish well/badly

acabar bien/mal

III.finish [ingl. am. ˈfɪnɪʃ, ingl. brit. ˈfɪnɪʃ] SUST.

1.1. finish sin pl. (end):

finish

fin m

finish

final m

from start to finish

del principio al fin or al final

to be in at the finish

presenciar el final

to fight to the finish

luchar hasta el final or el fin

a fight to the finish

una lucha a muerte

1.2. finish sin pl. (of race):

finish

llegada f

it was a very close finish

llegaron a la meta casi a la par

1.3. finish sin pl. (ruin):

the finish

el fin or el final

the finish

el golpe de gracia

2.1. finish U (refinement):

finish

refinamiento m

2.2. finish U (appearance of quality):

finish

acabado m

finish

terminación f

the cheaper models lack the finish of the expensive ones

los modelos más económicos no tienen el acabado de los caros

2.3. finish (surface texture):

finish sin pl.

acabado m

a matt/gloss finish

un acabado mate/brillante

with a rough finish

sin pulir

finishing [ingl. am. ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ, ingl. brit. ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ] SUST. U esp ingl. brit. DEP.

finishing

actuación f

I.school¹ [ingl. am. skul, ingl. brit. skuːl] SUST.

1.1. school C or U (in primary, secondary education):

school

colegio m

school

escuela f

to go to school

ir al colegio or a la escuela

are you still at or ingl. am. in school?

¿todavía vas al colegio?

he began school in 1950

empezó el colegio en 1950

when he left school

cuando terminó el colegio

when do the children go back to school?

¿cuándo empiezan las clases?

when do the children go back to school?

¿cuándo vuelven los niños al colegio?

he teaches school ingl. am.

es maestro

I had to read it out in front of the whole school

tuve que leerlo delante de todo el colegio

school's out coloq.

se acabaron las clases

school's out coloq.

se acabó el cole coloq.

I'll see you after school

te veo después de clase

I had to stay behind after school (as punishment)

me tuve que quedar castigado después de clase

I missed school yesterday

ayer falté a clase or al colegio

I missed school yesterday atrbv. uniform/rules/yard

del colegio

I missed school yesterday bus/inspector

escolar

children of school age

niños mpl en edad escolar

school attendance

asistencia f al colegio

school fees

cuotas que se pagan en un colegio particular

school fees

colegiatura f Méx.

school vacations or ingl. brit. holidays

vacaciones fpl escolares

school hours

horas fpl de colegio

school life

vida f escolar

school lunch or dinner ingl. brit.

comida f escolar

school playground ingl. brit.

patio m del colegio

school report ingl. brit.

boletín m de calificaciones or notas

school report ingl. brit.

boleta f de calificaciones or notas Méx.

1.2. school C or U (college, university):

school ingl. am.

universidad f

where did you go to school?

¿en qué universidad estudiaste?

where did you go to school?

¿a qué universidad fuiste?

1.3. school C or U (department):

school

facultad f

he graduated from law/medical school

se licenció en derecho/medicina

he graduated from law/medical school

se recibió de abogado/médico amer.

the School of Law/Dentistry

la Facultad de Derecho/Odontología

the School of Law/Dentistry

la Escuela de Derecho/Odontología Chile

2.1. school C or U (other training establishment):

school

academia f

school

escuela f

driving school

academia f de conductores

driving school

escuela f de conductores

driving school

academia f de choferes amer.

driving school

escuela f de choferes amer.

driving school

autoescuela f

driving school

escuela f de manejo Méx.

language school

academia f de idiomas

language school

escuela f de idiomas

2.2. school C or U (source of experience):

the school of life

la escuela de la vida

3. school C (tendency, group):

school

escuela f

the Dutch/Impressionist/Marxist school

la escuela holandesa/impresionista/marxista

there are several schools of thought on this issue

sobre este tema hay varias corrientes de opinión

a politician of the old school

un político de la vieja escuela or de la vieja guardia

II.school¹ [ingl. am. skul, ingl. brit. skuːl] V. trans.

school

adiestrar

school

instruir

school (train)

capacitar

he was schooled in the art of conversation

dominaba el arte de la conversación

he had been well schooled in Latin and Greek

le habían impartido sólidos conocimientos de latín y griego form.

school² [ingl. am. skul, ingl. brit. skuːl] SUST.

school (of fish)

cardumen m

school (of fish)

banco m

school (of dolphins, whales)

grupo m

finishing school en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de finishing school en el diccionario inglés»español

to finish school

terminar los estudios

Traducciones de finishing school en el diccionario español»inglés

egresar (escuela)

to finish school

Traducciones de finishing school en el diccionario inglés»español

I.finish [ˈfɪnɪʃ] SUST.

1. finish (end):

finish

final m

finish

fin m

finish DEP.

meta f

to be in at the finish

estar presente en la conclusión

2. finish (sealing, varnishing):

finish of fabric

acabado m

finish of furniture

pulido m

II.finish [ˈfɪnɪʃ] V. intr.

finish

terminar(se)

finish

acabar(se)

to finish doing sth

terminar de hacer algo

to finish by saying that ...

concluir diciendo que...

III.finish [ˈfɪnɪʃ] V. trans.

1. finish (bring to end):

finish

terminar

finish

acabar

to finish school

terminar los estudios

to finish a sentence

completar una oración

2. finish (make final touches to):

finish

acabar

I.school¹ [sku:l] SUST.

1. school (institution):

school

escuela f

primary school

colegio m

secondary school

instituto m de enseñanza secundaria

secondary school

liceo m Chile, Méx.

public school ingl. brit.

escuela privada

public school ingl. am.

escuela pública

dancing school

escuela de baile

driving school

autoescuela

to be in school

estar en edad escolar

to go to school

ir al colegio

to start school

empezar la escuela

to leave school

terminar el colegio

2. school (buildings):

school

colegio m

3. school sin pl. (classes):

school

clases f pl.

4. school (university division):

school

facultad f

5. school ingl. am. (university):

school

universidad f

II.school¹ [sku:l] V. trans.

school

enseñar

III.school¹ [sku:l] ADJ.

school

escolar

school² [sku:l] SUST. ZOOL.

school

banco m

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

After finishing school he studied medicine and psychology at university.

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The show ostensibly acts as a finishing school for its contestants that helps develop proper etiquette.

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He learns that his burned-out, pot-smoking, ex-hippie parents have donated the money they promised him for finishing school to a crooked televangelist.

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Despite receiving numerous offers to act in other films, she declined, stating that she wanted to concentrate on finishing school.

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These skills were once taught to young women at a finishing school or charm school.

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After finishing school in spring 1913, he started work as a press operator in a shoe factory.

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After finishing school, he enrolled in a manga and film production company as animation assistant.

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In 1957, after finishing school, he came to work at a local newspaper.

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After finishing school, he returned to work at his familys firm for several years.

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Garnet has just graduated from her finishing school and is trying to find a direction for her life now that her schooling is done.

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