Finally, eventually - Finalement (The 843rd Most Common French Word)

The French translation for Finally, eventually is Finalement. This word often comes up when talking about time & frequency. It can be used as adverb. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 843rd most commonly used word in French. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app for offline access to this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: finally, eventually

French: finalement

Examples


We finally did it.	Nous l'avons finalement fait.
It is finally all over.	C'est finalement terminé.
I finally understand.	Je comprends finalement.
Finally, I have my own car.	Finalement, j'ai ma propre bagnole.
I'm glad to see you're finally happy.	Je suis ravi de te voir finalement content.
I finally found my keys.	J'ai finalement trouvé mes clés.
He finally decided to get married.	Il s'est finalement décidé à se marier.
The bus finally came to a stop.	Finalement, le bus s'arrêta.

You finally succeeded in getting a job.	Tu es finalement parvenu à décrocher un emploi.
The poor young man finally became a great artist.	Le pauvre jeune homme devint finalement un grand artiste.
He finally made up his mind to marry the girl he had met in Paris.	Il se décida finalement à épouser la fille qu'il avait rencontrée à Paris.
Finally, she succeeded.	Finalement, elle y est parvenue.
The man finally confessed.	L'homme a finalement avoué.
I finally escaped.	Je me suis finalement échappé.
He finally bent to my wishes.	Il s'est finalement plié à mes désirs.
He finally reached the hotel.	Il rejoignit finalement l'hôtel.
The train finally arrived.	Le train arriva finalement.
Finally, he reached his goal.	Il a finalement atteint son objectif.
Finally, he achieved his goal.	Il atteignit finalement son objectif.
I finally understand the basic principles of calculus.	Je comprends finalement les principes de base du calcul.
And finally, twelve points to Estonia	Et finalement, douze points à l'Estonie