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Nuances aspectuelles : verbes terminatifs (finir de / cesser de)
Nuances aspectuelles : verbes terminatifs (finir de / cesser de)
Structure:
finir de / cesser de + infinitif
Finir de = complete the action; cesser de = stop doing (more formal/definitive than arrêter de).
Example:
Il a fini de manger. / Elle a cessé de fumer. **Translation:** He has finished eating. / She stopped smoking.
Examples
Il a fini de manger.
He has finished eating.
/ Elle a cessé de fumer.
/ She stopped smoking.