al cap i a la fi

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Literally, at the extreme and the end. Compare Spanish al fin y al cabo, with reversed order.

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al cap i a la fi

  1. (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.