a fin de cuentas

Spanish

Etymology

Compare Portuguese no fim das contas, French en fin de compte, Italian in fin dei conti.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a ˌfin de ˈkwentas/ [a ˌfĩn̪ d̪e ˈkwẽn̪.t̪as]
Syllabification: a fin de cuen‧tas

Phrase

a fin de cuentas

(idiomatic) at the end of the day
Synonym: al fin y al cabo

Further reading

“a fin de cuentas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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