al capdavall

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

al capdavall

1. at the very end of
2. (figurative) all things considered

   Synonyms: al cap i a 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.

• “al capdavall”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “capdavall” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.