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| bring [sth] to an end⇒ vtr | (conclude, finish) | få ett slut på ngt vbal uttr |
| | | göra så att ngt avslutas vbal uttr |
| | The conference was brought to an end in the late afternoon. |
| come to an end v expr | (conclude) | komma till ett slut vbal uttr |
| | | sluta vitr |
| | All good things must come to an end. |
| come to an end v expr | (be resolved) | få ett slut på ngt vbal uttr |
| | | få ett avslut vbal uttr |
| | With some therapy your internal conflict could finally come to an end. |
draw to a close,
draw to an end v expr | (finish) | nå sitt slut vbal uttr |
| | | närma sig slutet vbal uttr |
| | | dra sig mot sitt slut vbal uttr |
| | As the evening drew to a close, the orchestra played a final waltz. |
| means to an end n | (method of achieving [sth]) | ett sätt att nå målet, ett medel att nå målet uttr |
| | | ändamålet helgar medlen uttr |
| | It doesn't matter that he lied; it was just a means to an end. |
| | The junta has promised new civilian elections; the coup was a means to an end. |
| no end to [sth] expr | (continuous) | inget slut på uttr |
| | There's no end to the fun you can have in New York City! |
| put an end to [sth] vtr | (stop, curtail) | sätta stopp för ngt vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | sätta punkt för ngt vbal uttr |
| | The fall put an end to her skiing career. I'll put an end to this nonsense right away! |
right to the end,
to the end,
to the very end expr | (all the way through) | ända till slutet, ända fram till slutet adv |
| | | hela vägen till slutet adv |
| | She performed flawlessly right to the end. |
right to the end,
to the end,
to the very end expr | (to the moment of death) | ända till slutet, ända fram till slutet adv |
| | (litterärt: kärlek) | tills döden skiljer oss åt uttr |
| | I promise never to leave you: I'll stand by you right to the end. |
| | He suffered a lot, but he was in good spirits right to the end. |
| to end all [sth] expr | (be superlative example) | göra slut på alla, göra slut på allt vbal uttr |
| | It was the war to end all wars. |
| to that end expr | (for that purpose) | av den anledningen uttr |
| | (formell) | för detta ändamål uttr |
| | The store needs to be more accessible to disabled customers. To that end, the owner is having a ramp fitted at the entrance. |
to the end of the earth,
to the ends of the earth expr | figurative (to any or every place) (litterärt) | till jordens ände, till världens ände adv |
| | My love is boundless! - I'll follow you to the ends of the earth! |