| French > English |
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| en fin de compte |
| 1. adv. ultimately, at the end of the day, when all is said and done |
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| 2. adv. on second thought, all things considered |
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| French > French |
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| en fin de compte |
| 1. v. Tout bien considéré, après tout. |
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| 2. v. Finalement. |
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| Analysis |
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| en |
| 1. prep. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes) |
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| J'habite en Angleterre. - I live in England. |
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| 2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes) |
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| Il est allé en France. - He went to France. |
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| 3. prep. by (used to indicate means) |
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| fin |
| 1. n-f. end, close, finish |
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| 2. n-f. end, end goal, objective, purpose |
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| 3. adj. thin, fine |
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| 4. adj. (Quebec) kind, nice |
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| de |
| 1. prep. of (expresses belonging) |
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| Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France. |
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| 2. prep. of (used to express property or association) |
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| Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works |
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| Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife. |
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| compte |
| 1. n-m. account (bank or user account) |
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| 2. n-m. count (the action of counting) |
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| 3. v. first-person singular present of compter |
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| 4. v. third-person singular present of compter |
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| 5. v. second-person singular imperative of compter |
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| compter |
| 1. v. to count |
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| 2. v. to reckon, allow |
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| Pour se rendre jusque là, il faut compter deux bonnes heures. - To get there, it takes two good hours. |
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| 3. v. to include; to comprise, to consist of |
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| Je ne l'ai pas comptée dans le calcul. - I did not include it in the calculation. |
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