enfin
French → English
(temporal) Finally: at last, after a long time or much difficulty; eventually
Après trois heures d'attente sous la pluie, le bus est enfin arrivé à l'arrêt.
(English) After waiting for three hours in the rain, the bus finally arrived at the stop.
Il a enfin réussi son permis de conduire après sa quatrième tentative.
(English) He finally passed his driving test after his fourth attempt.
(conclusion) In short: used to summarize or conclude a list or argument; to sum up
Il est intelligent, travailleur, honnête, enfin, c'est l'employé idéal pour nous.
(English) He is intelligent, hardworking, honest—in short, he's the ideal employee for us.
Les champs, les bois, les collines, enfin tout le paysage était recouvert de neige.
(English) The fields, the woods, the hills—to sum up, the entire landscape was covered in snow.
(correction) I mean: used to correct or clarify a previous statement; rather
Il y avait au moins cent personnes à la fête, enfin, peut-être un peu moins.
(English) There were at least a hundred people at the party—I mean, maybe a bit fewer.
La maison est située à dix kilomètres du centre, enfin presque, plutôt huit.
(English) The house is located ten kilometers from the center—rather, almost, more like eight.
Entry ID: fr:en:enfin · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary