French word

finale

Pronunciation

IPA/final/

Meaning

  • feminine nounfinale

Example

Le spectacle a eu une belle finale.

The show had a beautiful finale.

Illustration for finale (finale)

More examples

Ils ont perdu en finale.

They lost in the final.

Core concept

A closing stretch that gathers an event's energy into its decisive last scene.

Common phrases

  • la finale du match

    the final of the match

  • perdre en finale

    lose in the final

Similar words

fin: The ending point or final section of something.
conclusion: The final summary presented in an argument, story, or explanation.

Definition in French

Dernière partie d'un spectacle, d'une émission, d'un concert ou d'une compétition qui clôt l'événement et marque souvent la décision ou le dénouement.

Word origin

French borrowed finale from Italian, which inherited it from Latin finalis, formed from finis, meaning 'end'.

Usage tips

  • The noun is feminine: la finale, including for a sporting final; au final is a separate adverbial phrase meaning 'in the end'.

Other meanings

  • finalnoun

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