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enfin

[ ahn-fan ]

/ ɑ̃ˈfɛ̃ /

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adverb French.

in conclusion; finally.

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Origin of enfin

Literally, “in (the) end”

Words nearby enfin

enfetter, enfever, Enfield, Enfield rifle, enfilade, enfin, enflame, enfleurage, enflurane, enfold, enforce

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How to use enfin in a sentence

Mais monsieur, je dois donc vous avertir tout bonnement que si vous entrez dans la ville, vous serez—enfin vous serez compromis!
Eothen|A. W. Kinglake
Le joie enfin me vient, de souffrir par moi-mme,Parce que je le veux.
mile Verhaeren|Stefan Zweig
Aurai-je enfin l'atroce joieDe voir, nerfs par nerfs, comme une proie,La dmence attaquer mon cerveau?
mile Verhaeren|Stefan Zweig
One has wrong, the historians have wrong, mais enfin, que faire?
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 108, February 9, 1895|Various

The French word enfin is inconsistently translated as in fine or as finally.
History of Embalming|J. N. Gannal