concludere

conclude

verb kohn-KLOO-deh-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'concludere'

Also means

achieve

Usage Note

Concludere is irregular, with past participle concluso. Besides 'finish' or 'wrap up', the colloquial non concludere niente means to 'get nowhere', and reflexive concludersi describes an event coming to an end.

Examples

"Vorrei concludere il discorso."

Natural Translation

I would like to conclude the speech.

Literal Translation

I-would-like to-conclude the speech.

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