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"The End" is a response to the Argentine epic Martín Fierro, which Borges had discussed in a long essay published earlier that year. [1] In the story, a man who presumably has had a crippling stroke winds up half seeing and half hearing a definitive fight between a "negro" guitarist who has been dwelling in the man's store and a mysterious stranger who turns out to be Martin Fierro, whom the ...
In some dialects of French, the English term "weekend" becomes la fin de semaine ("the end of week"), a calque, but in some it is left untranslated as le week-end, a loanword. French cor anglais (literally English horn) is a near-calque of English French horn. In English cor anglais refers to a completely different musical instrument.
Fin Bartels (born 1987), German football midfielder; Fin Donnelly (born 1966), Canadian politician; Fin Dow-Smith, (born 1988), British songwriter; Fin Leavell, American musician; Fin Taylor, (born 1990), English stand-up comedian; Fin Wilson (1888–1959), American professional baseball pitcher; Henri Fin (born 1950), French cyclist
Da Capo al Fine (often abbreviated as D.C. al Fine): Repeat from beginning to the end, or up to the word Fine (should that appear at the end of the passage)—the word Fine itself signifying the end. A similar example showing D.C. al Coda. Play ⓘ The notes are played as: G A B B C, G A, low-C
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A fin is a thin component or appendage attached to a larger body or structure. [1] Fins typically function as foils that produce lift or thrust, or provide the ability to steer or stabilize motion while traveling in water, air, or other fluids.
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Words with specific British English meanings that have different meanings in American and/or additional meanings common to both languages (e.g. pants, cot) are to be found at List of words having different meanings in American and British English. When such words are herein used or referenced, they are marked with the flag [DM] (different meaning).