Usage examples of "al fin de cuentas" in Spanish with translation to English

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Llegando al fin de cada año (esto es, el último día del calendario lunar) no era sólo un nuevo día reemplazando al anterior, sino también un nuevo año reemplazando al anterior, y esto se llamaba "primer intercambio". Arriving at the end of each year (that is, the last day of the lunar calendar) wasn't just a new day taking over from the previous one, but also a new year taking over from the previous one, and this was called 'first exchange'.
El secreto de la dialéctica de Hegel reside a fin de cuentas sólo en esto, que niega la teología por medio de la filosofía para luego negar la filosofía por medio de la teología. The secret of Hegel's dialectic lies ultimately in this alone, that it negates theology through philosophy in order then to negate philosophy through theology.
Nació justo en la generación siguiente al fin de la esclavitud. Una época en la que no había coches en las carreteras ni aviones en el cielo, en la que alguien como ella no podía votar por dos razones: por ser mujer y debido al color de su piel. She was born just a generation past slavery. A time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky, when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons: because she was a woman, and because of the color of her skin.
A fin de cuentas, lo que cuenta en la música es el talento. After all, it is talent that counts in music.
Quiero que mi vida sea más, a fin de cuentas, que simplemente consumir productos y generar basura. I want my life to amount to more than just consuming products and generating garbage.
Tom terminó casándose con Mary a fin de cuentas. Tom ended up marrying Mary after all.
A fin de cuentas, nadie pudo resolver el problema. No one could solve the problem after all.
El argumento es riguroso y coherente pero a fin de cuentas poco convincente. The argument is rigorous and coherent but ultimately unconvincing.
A fin de cuentas, nada dura para siempre. After all, nothing remains forever.
Su razonamiento es atractivo, pero a fin de cuentas falaz. Her line of reasoning is attractive, but ultimately fallacious.
A fin de cuentas Tom dejó de fumar. Tom ended up stopping smoking.
Ella no vino a fin de cuentas. She didn't come after all.
Al fin encontró a su hermano desaparecido. He found his missing brother at last.
Mi padre vendrá a casa este fin de semana. My father will come home at the end of this week.
Al fin llegó el tren. The train finally arrived.
Estoy deseando que llegue el fin de semana. I'm hoping to arrive this weekend.
Al fin, él se dio cuenta de que estaba equivocado. At last he realized that he was mistaken.
Tom pidió prestados algunos libros de la librería para leer por el fin de semana. Tom borrowed some books from the library to read over the weekend.
Enviar manuscrito tras manuscrito tuvo recompensa. Una revista, al fin, publicó mi trabajo. Sending manuscript after manuscript paid off. A magazine finally published my work.
El horario indica que esta tarea debe estar hecha para el fin de semana. The schedule dictates that this work be done by the weekend.
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