al capdavall

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [əl ˌkab.dəˈβaʎ]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [əl ˌkab.dəˈvaʎ]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [al ˌkab.daˈvaʎ]

Adverb

al capdavall

  1. at the very end of
  2. (figurative) all things considered
    Synonyms: al cap i la fi, en darrer terme, en definitiva
    • 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 12, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:
      Al capdavall, plantejar-se si en Batís era bo o dolent no tenia cap mena d'importància.
      All things considered, wondering whether Batís was good or sick was of no importance at all.

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