al capdavall

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əl ˌkab.dəˈβaʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əl ˌkab.dəˈvaʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [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.

Further reading

• “al capdavall” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “capdavall” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.