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• 1 a (extremity — of rope, stick) extremo (m) punta (f); (— of nose) punta (f); (— of street) final (m) for weeks on end = durante semanas y semanas, durante semanas enteras it measures five feet (from) end to end = mide cinco pies de un lado al otro or de punta a punta to make ends meet = llegar* a fin de mes b (remaining part) final (m) resto (m)

• 2 a (finish, close) fin (m) final (m) at the end of January = a fines or a finales de enero in the end = al final to put an end to sth = poner* fin or poner* punto final a algo b (death, destruction) final (m) fin (m) c (outcome) final (m)

• 3 (purpose) fin (m) to this end (frml) = con este fin (frml)