al cap i a la fi
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “at the extreme and the end”. Compare Spanish al fin y al cabo, with reversed order.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]- (idiomatic) at the end of the day, after all
- 2019 August 14, Lluís Amiguet, “Viu-ho, fes-ne fotos i comparteix”, in La Vanguardia[1]:
- Al cap i a la fi, la literatura no són més que emocions cristal·litzades.
- After all, literature is no more than crystallized emotions.