No. 563 in Spanish
finalmente
Finally.
In a sentence
Finalmente, hemos llegado a nuestro destino.
Finally, we have arrived at our destination.
In this sentence, 'finalmente' is used to express the idea of something happening after a long expectation or process, equivalent to 'finally' in English.
Finalmente, es importante considerar todas las opciones antes de tomar una decisión.
Ultimately, it is important to consider all options before making a decision.
Here, 'finalmente' is used to introduce a concluding or summarizing idea, akin to 'ultimately' in English.
Después de pensarlo mucho, finalmente decidí aceptar el trabajo.
After thinking about it a lot, I finally decided to accept the job.
In this example, 'finalmente' conveys the conclusion of an internal deliberation or process, similar to 'finally' in English.
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