Influencia e Involucramiento - Final
Explora modismos en inglés relacionados con finales, incluyendo "marchitarse en la vid" y "canto del cisne".
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the last important thing that a person does before their retirement or death
canto del cisne, última gran obra
(of any finite resource) to be completely or nearly finished
estar casi agotado, estar por acabarse
to cause something to fail in achieving any success or fulfilling any expectation
echar algo por tierra, hacer fracasar algo
to completely fail to achieve any success or fulfill one's expectation
quedar en nada, no llegar a nada
to stop working or participating in an activity, usually at the end of the day or when one feels that they have done enough
dar por terminado el día, dejarlo por hoy
to decide to put an end to something by dealing with it
dar algo por zanjado, poner punto final a algo
used to say that a person has definitely left an activity or place and will not change their mind about it
se ha ido definitivamente, ya no vuelve
to prove to someone that what they believe in or think about is not true
zanjar algo definitivamente, acabar con las dudas
to prevent the occurrence or continuation of an activity
cancelarlo definitivamente, ponerle fin de una vez
to make something end, particularly by ruining what was planned
dar al traste con algo, echar algo por tierra
to prevent something from happening or making more progress
poner freno a algo, frenar algo
to put a sudden stop to something one was doing for some time
dejar algo por un rato, parar con algo
to accept the fact that one has lost something and might never be able to get it back
dar algo por perdido, despedirse de algo
to decide that it is impossible to help something succeed because there seems to be no hope
dar algo por imposible, tirar la toalla
to prepare oneself for death, dismissal, etc.
prepararse para lo peor, darse por perdido
to put an end to something, particularly something bad, that has been going on for some time
cerrar el capítulo de algo, poner punto final a algo
something that does not exist or happen anymore due to being replaced by something more modern or desirable
una reliquia del pasado, algo obsoleto
to remove or destroy someone or something completely
borrar del mapa, eliminar por completo
(of a quality, idea, or principle) to not longer exist or be forgotten
irse por la ventana, quedar olvidado
(of a plan or course of action) to fail to succeed or produce the expected results
marchitarse antes de cuajar, quedarse en nada
to move on from a past problem and start a new stage
to stop focusing on a problem and move on
