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fin English-Italian

pinna f

fin British & World English

a flattened appendage on various parts of the body of many aquatic vertebrates, including fish and cetaceans, and some invertebrates, used for propelling, steering, and balancing

fin English-French

nageoire f

fin2 French-English

end, ending

fin English-German

Flosse

ad fin. British & World English

at or near the end of a piece of writing

anal fin British & World English

an unpaired fin located on the underside of a fish posterior to the anus

fin keel British & World English

a boat’s keel shaped like an inverted dorsal fin

fin whale British & World English

a large rorqual with a small dorsal fin, a dark grey back, and white underparts

tail fin British & World English

a fin at the posterior extremity of a fish’s body, typically continuous with the tail

adipose fin British & World English

a small, rayless, fleshy dorsal fin present in certain fishes, notably in the salmon family

caudal fin British & World English

another term for tail fin.

dorsal fin British & World English

an unpaired fin on the back of a fish or whale, e.g. the tall triangular fin of a shark or killer whale

pelvic fin British & World English

each of a pair of fins on the underside of a fish’s body, attached to the pelvic girdle and helping to control direction

ventral fin British & World English

another term for pelvic fin.

pectoral fin British & World English

each of a pair of fins situated on either side just behind a fish’s head, helping to control the direction of movement during locomotion. They correspond to the forelimbs of other vertebrates

vertical fin British & World English

any of the unpaired fins in the midline of a fish’s body, i.e. a dorsal, anal, or caudal fin

fin de siècle British & World English

relating to or characteristic of the end of a century, especially the 19th century

fin ray in ray1 British & World English

each of the long slender bony supports in the fins of most bony fishes

lobe-finned fish (also lobefin) British & World English

a fish of a largely extinct group having fleshy lobed fins, including the probable ancestors of the amphibians

yellowfin (also yellowfin tuna) British & World English

a widely distributed, commercially important tuna that has yellow anal and dorsal fins

fin lì in Italian-English

as far as there

fin qui in fino1 Italian-English

as far as here

fin qui in qui Italian-English

up till now, until now

con este fin in fin Spanish-English

with this aim, to this end

a fin de mes in fin Spanish-English

at the end of the month

au fin fond de in fin1 French-English

in the remotest part of

en fin ¡sigamos! in fin Spanish-English

anyway, let's carry on!

in fin dei conti in conto Italian-English

when all's said and done


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