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finale

the concluding part of a performance or proceeding; the last movement of a concert, opera, or composition: The finale was the most exciting part of the symphony.

Not to be confused with:

finality – conclusiveness or decisiveness; something that is final; an ultimate act: She slammed the door behind her with finality.

finally – in the end; at last; eventually; after considerable delay: After many attempts, she finally got it right.

finely – elegantly; delicately; minutely; nicely; subtly; excellently: a finely crafted story; in fine particles or pieces: finely chopped apples

fi·nal·e

(fə-năl′ē, -nä′lē)

The concluding part, especially of a musical composition.

[Italian, from Latin fīnālis, final; see final.]

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finale

(fɪˈnɑːlɪ)

1. (Theatre) the concluding part of any performance or presentation

2. (Music, other) the closing section or movement of a musical composition

[C18: from Italian, n use of adj finale, from Latin fīnālis final]

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fi•na•le

(fɪˈnæl i, -ˈnɑ li)

n.

1. the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.

2. the concluding part of any performance, course of proceedings, etc.; end.

[1715–25; < Italian]

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Noun	1.	finale - the closing section of a musical composition coda close, closing, ending, conclusion, end - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity" musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"
	2.	finale - the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season" close, finis, last, stopping point, finish, conclusion end, ending - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
	3.	finale - the concluding part of any performance closing curtain, finis, close finishing, finish - the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"

finale

noun

1. climax, ending, close, conclusion, culmination, denouement, last part, epilogue, last act, crowning glory, finis the finale of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony
climax opening, lead-in, preliminaries, prelude, preface, overture, preamble, foreword, prologue, intro (informal), commencement, proem, prolegomenon, exordium

2. end, ending, close, result, finish, consequence, conclusion, outcome, completion, termination, culmination, end result, denouement, bitter end It was a sad finale to a spectacular career.

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finale

noun

The last part:

close, conclusion, end, ending, finish, last, termination, wind-up, wrap-up.

Translations

الجُزء الأخير، خِتام

finálezávěr

afslutningfinale

Finale

finale

lokaòáttur; endir

fināls

bitişfinal

finale

[fɪˈnɑːlɪ] N (Mus) → final m (Theat) → escena f final
the grand finale → el gran final, la gran escena final (fig) → el final apoteósico or triunfal

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

finale

[fɪˈnɑːli] n → finale m
the finale to sth → la fin de qchfinal edition n → dernière édition ffinal instalment n (= payment) → versement m libératoire

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finale

n (Mus, in opera) → Finale nt; (Theat) → Schlussszene f; (fig) → Finale nt (geh), → (Ab)schluss m

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finale

[fɪˈnɑːlɪ] n → finale m
the grand finale (also) (fig) → il gran finale

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

finale

(fiˈnaːli) noun

the last part of anything, especially a concert, opera, musical show etc. The whole cast of the concert appeared in the finale.

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In the finale she fell into some of those grotesque attitudes which were at the time popular among the dancers in the theatres up-town, giving to the Bowery public the phantasies of the aristocratic theatre-going public, at reduced rates.

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This wretched note was the finale of Emma's breakfast.

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Then followed the history and rise of the ancient and respectable family, in the usual terms; how it had been first settled in Cheshire; how mentioned in Dugdale, serving the office of high sheriff, representing a borough in three successive parliaments, exertions of loyalty, and dignity of baronet, in the first year of Charles II, with all the Marys and Elizabeths they had married; forming altogether two handsome duodecimo pages, and concluding with the arms and motto:--"Principal seat, Kellynch Hall, in the county of Somerset," and Sir Walter's handwriting again in this finale:--

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This was the sad finale of every reflection: and Captain Tilney's letter would certainly come in his absence; and Wednesday she was very sure would be wet.

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Flesh seldom came to their jaws in satisfying quantities, so a fit finale to their wild revel was a taste of fresh killed meat, and it was to the purpose of devouring their late enemy that they now turned their attention.

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This time, too, I see nothing to impair my satisfaction at the probable finale. In various other cases, as you might remember, I have not been entirely successful."

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It was our finale, and we always got a great hand for it.

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No one enjoyed it more than herself, and the saucy children prepared for the grand finale in high feather.

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Not a soul was in sight, all the hands being employed in the fields; but, as the barn stood conspicuously and plainly square across the road, it was evident that their journey in that direction had reached a decided finale.

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The Lederlung was a prettyish little creature certainly, and her voice (what there was of it) was very sweet, and there is no doubt that the Strumpff was not in her first youth and beauty, and certainly too stout; when she came on in the last scene of the Sonnambula, for instance, in her night-chemise with a lamp in her hand, and had to go out of the window, and pass over the plank of the mill, it was all she could do to squeeze out of the window, and the plank used to bend and creak again under her weight--but how she poured out the finale of the opera!

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The finale concluded, the dancers promenaded the room, and Mr.

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"Oh, yes, they will; only listen to that charming finale. How exquisitely Coselli sings his part."