What does finale in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word finale in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use finale in French.

The word finale in French means final, final syllable, final letter, final sound, final, finale, final, put the final touches to , put the finishing touches to, final cause, semi-final, the grand final, the national table tennis grand final, round of sixteen, put the final touches to , put the finishing touches to, third-place play-off, final phase, quarter final, round of 32, last 32, final solution, the Final Solution, end user, final version. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word finale

final

nom féminin (dernier match d'une compétition) (competition round)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Alors, tu as regardé la finale de l'Euro ? Malheureusement, nous avons échoué en finale !
So, did you watch the final of the Euros? // Unfortunately, we failed in the final!

final syllable, final letter, final sound

nom féminin (Linguistique : fin d'un mot) (word)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La finale des mots en « il » est parfois muette.
The "il" ending of words is sometimes silent.

final

adjectif (qui finit)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le match s'est achevé avec le coup de sifflet final. Pour développer un produit, il faut toujours avoir les clients finaux en tête.
When developing a product, you should always have the end user in mind.

finale

nom masculin (partie finale, fin) (performance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le final de cette pièce musicale est très beau.
The finale of this musical piece is very beautiful.

final

adjectif (soutenu (relatif à un objectif, à un but)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
« Pour » introduit une proposition finale.

put the final touches to , put the finishing touches to

locution verbale (familier (finaliser)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

final cause

nom féminin (but que l'on se donne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

semi-final

nom féminin (phase avant la finale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Notre équipe s'est qualifiée pour la demi-finale.

the grand final, the national table tennis grand final

locution adjectivale (championnat de tennis de table) (table tennis)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

round of sixteen

nom masculin (élimination de 8 candidats sur 16)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

put the final touches to , put the finishing touches to

locution verbale (finaliser)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

third-place play-off

nom féminin (match pour la 3e place)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le vainqueur de la petite finale remporte la médaille de bronze.

final phase

nom féminin (dernière phase de [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

quarter final

nom masculin (élimination de 4 compétiteurs sur 8)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'équipe a atteint les quarts de finale.

round of 32, last 32

nom féminin (étape d'une compétition) (Sports)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

final solution

nom féminin (solution finalement choisie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the Final Solution

nom féminin (méthode d'extermination nazie) (Nazi Germany)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

end user

([qqn] se servant d'une chose produite) (of a product)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

final version

nom féminin (forme aboutie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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