French Conversation · Level 17
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French word
final
Pronunciation
IPA/final/
Meaning
- adjectivelast
Example
La réunion finale aura lieu lundi.
The last meeting will take place on Monday.
More examples
La version finale du document est prête.
The document's final version is ready.
Core concept
A process at its last point, where the sequence ends and nothing follows.
Common phrases
version finale
final version
étape finale
final stage
produit final
final product
Similar words
dernier: Occupying the last position in a sequence or period of time.
ultime: Describing the last stage or phase of something.
définitif: Settled conclusively and no longer open to change.
Definition in French
Qui indique le point d'achèvement d'un processus ou la position ultime dans un ordre.
Word origin
French final comes through Old French from Latin finalis, formed from finis, 'end', with -alis creating a related adjective.
Usage tips
- French uses final as an adjective, but the noun for a final match or round is la finale, with feminine -e.
Other meanings
- ultimateadjective
Opposites
- provisoireprovisionaladjective
- initialinitialadjective
Related words
- finalitéfinalitynoun
- finaliserfinalizeverb
- finalementultimatelyadverb