până la urmă

Definiții

1. in the end, eventually
   informal, mildly
2. Indicates that what was expected is no longer the case: after all
   informal, mildly
3. Introduces a conclusion or synthesis of previous thoughts: at the end of the day, after all.
   informal, mildly

Echivalente

Exemple

“Până la urmă totul s-a terminat cu bine.”

All ended well in the end.

“Prin 1986 or venit⟳ și ne-or luat⟳ 800 de lei de gospodărie ca să ne bage curent. Până la urmă nu ne-or mai băgat.”

Around 1986 they came and took 800 lei per household to hook us to electricity. In the end they didn’t.

“Poate trebuie să începem prin a ne pune⟳ întrebarea: care sunt până la urmă raporturile reginei cu cultura românească?”

Perhaps we should start by asking the question: what are the queen’s ties to Romanian culture after all?

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