Finale — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the closing section of a musical composition

the temporal end; the concluding time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɪnˈɑːli/

🇬🇧British English

/fɪnˈɑːli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɪnˈɑːli/

2 syllables Say it as /fɪnˈɑːli/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

conclusion closing curtain stopping point finis close finish coda last

Parts of Speech

noun	the closing section of a musical composition
noun	the temporal end; the concluding time “the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell”
noun	the concluding part of any performance

Word Forms

finish	verb	cause to finish a relationship with somebody
close	verb	come to a close

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

final

la section finale d'une composition musicale

🇪🇸Spanish

final

la sección final de una composición musical

🇵🇹Portuguese

final

a seção final de uma composição musical

🇷🇺Russian

финал

заключительная часть музыкальной композиции

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अन्त

किसी संगीत रचना का समापन खंड

🇧🇩Bengali

সমাপ্তি

একটি বাদ্যযন্ত্র রচনার সমাপ্তি বিভাগ

🇮🇳Tamil

இறுதி

இசையமைப்பின் இறுதிப் பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

ముగింపు

సంగీత కూర్పు యొక్క ముగింపు విభాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

शेवट

संगीत रचनेचा शेवटचा विभाग

🇮🇳Gujarati

અંતિમ

સંગીતની રચનાનો અંતિમ વિભાગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂತಿಮ

ಸಂಗೀತ ಸಂಯೋಜನೆಯ ಮುಕ್ತಾಯದ ವಿಭಾಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമാപനം

ഒരു സംഗീത രചനയുടെ അവസാന ഭാഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਾਈਨਲ

ਇੱਕ ਸੰਗੀਤਕ ਰਚਨਾ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਪਤੀ ਭਾਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

فائنل

میوزیکل کمپوزیشن کا اختتامی سیکشن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

结局

乐曲的结束部分

🇯🇵Japanese

フィナーレ

楽曲の最後の部分

🇰🇷Korean

종악장

음악 작품의 마지막 부분

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phần cuối cùng

phần kết thúc của một tác phẩm âm nhạc

🇹🇭Thai

ตอนจบ

ส่วนปิดของการเรียบเรียงดนตรี

🇮🇩Indonesian

akhir

bagian penutup suatu komposisi musik

🇵🇭Filipino

pangwakas

ang pangwakas na seksyon ng isang musikal na komposisyon

🇲🇾Malay

akhir

bahagian penutup gubahan muzik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

النهاية

القسم الختامي للمقطوعة الموسيقية

🇮🇷Persian

پایانی

بخش پایانی یک آهنگسازی

🇹🇷Turkish

final

bir müzik kompozisyonunun kapanış bölümü

🇮🇱Hebrew

סִיוּם

הקטע הסיום של יצירה מוזיקלית

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