finito

Meanings

1. 1interjectioninformal

   A playful way of announcing that something is completely done and there will be no more of it.

   Grammar: Said alone or after a statement: That's it, finito!

   Dinner is over, the plates are cleared, finito!

   I just handed in my last assignment, so, finito, school's out.

   The boss said the project was cancelled. Finito. Nobody argued.

2. 2adjectiveafter a verbinformalhumorous

   Finished and no longer useful, working or possible.

   Grammar: Used after be: the deal is finito.

   Patterns

   • be finito

   After that mistake, his career was finito.

   If the battery dies now, the trip is finito.

   Our old printer is finito; it won't even switch on.

Common combinations

and that's finito

We cleaned the garage, packed the boxes, and that's finito.

it's all finito

After the final whistle, it was all finito for the home team.

finito la musica

When the lights came on, someone yelled 'finito la musica' and the party was over.

be finito

If the funding is cut, the whole programme is finito.

Synonyms and how they differ

finished

Finished is neutral and works in any situation, whereas finito is jokey and adds dramatic emphasis.

kaput

Kaput, like finito, is a borrowed word, but it suggests broken or ruined rather than simply completed.

done

Done is plain and casual; finito adds a flourish of foreign flavor and a sense of final closure.

Opposites

Word family

finish verb

to complete or come to an end

finished adjective

completed or no longer useful

finale noun

the last part of a performance

final adjective

coming at the end

Commonly confused: finito or finite?

Practice

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