C'est déjà fini

[Cendrina]

Bonsoir,

Imaginons que je présente une chronique dans une émission télévisée et à la fin de mon intervention, je veux dire: "C'est déjà fini!". Est-ce que : "It's already finished!" conviendrait dans ce contexte?

Merci pour votre précieuse aide.

Cendrina

 

[Cendrina]

Merci pour ton aide. J'attends tout de même une réponse d'un anglophone

 

[Itisi]

It's already over.

 

[Cendrina]

Thanks a lot!

 

[moustic]

Maybe:
I've / we've run out of time!

 

[Un Adorador]

I think it sounds more natural to leave out the word "already".
"I'm done!" sounds more natural.
I have a question for you francophones.
Could the same phrase be asked as a question? In other words, "C'est déjà fini?!" "Are we done yet?!"

 

[Itisi]

Un Adorador, what you are suggesting changes the meaning of the sentence. The presenter is implying that there would have been more to say, but that it's not possible because time has run out, as I understand it.

 

[Un Adorador]

If he is not done yet, why does he say

à la fin de mon intervention, je veux dire: "C'est déjà fini!"

?
So, is, "C'est déjà fini!" more of a question or a statement of surprise.

 

[Itisi]

It's saying time flies, and so we have to say goodbye.

 

[Garoubet]

Could the same phrase be asked as a question? In other words, "C'est déjà fini?!" "Are we done yet?!"

Yes.