los fines

end, latter part, purposes, aims

ˈf i n e s → fin

fin end, finish + es Plural

noun · plural masculine Uncommon #25,591

end, latter part Often used in the phrase «a fines de» to mean “at the end of” or “in late” a period of time.

SP: A fines de agosto, empieza el curso.

EN: The school year starts in late August.

purposes, aims

SP: Usamos esta sala para fines educativos.

EN: We use this room for educational purposes.

Declension of fin

finfines

I’ve decided to leave my job at the end of this month.

Since then, he has been using his magic for purely selfish purposes.

— El increíble castillo vagabundo (2004)

By the end of the year, Chuy and his family will have to leave their home.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Late spring, early summer.

At the end of the month, I’ll return home.

Weekends with the family and the dog, right?

— Señora venganza (2005)

He went to Paris at the end of May.

At the end of October we moved to Palermo.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

My actions were mine and I have my goals.

End of June.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

The world as it was at the end of the 20th century.

The octopus only leaves its den to search for food or to reproduce.

By the end of that summer, the flowers were a magnificent blue.

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