Meaning

2 senses

  1. A line marking the end of a race.

    The five exhausted runners crossed the finish line one after the other.

    Ziellinie

    фи́нишfíniš, фи́нишная черта́fínišnaja čertá, фи́нишная ли́нияfínišnaja línija

    a line indicating the location of the finish of a race

  2. (broadly, figuratively)The end of a process.

Examples

53 sentences

  1. Tom reached the finish line first.

    deTom erreichte die Ziellinie als erster. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. Tom didn't cross the finish line.

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  3. Tom crossed the finish line first.

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  4. You need to cross the finish line.

    deMan muss die Ziellinie überqueren. — brauchinet

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  5. Tom reached the finish line before Mary did.

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Translations

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Forms

plural: finish lines
Singularfinish line
Pluralfinish lines

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
finishing line
Close in meaning
  • a line indicating the location of the finish of a race:finishing line

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
fingertipfinickyfinishA1finitefirfireA1

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