"enfin" meaning in French

See enfin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ɑ̃.fɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-enfin.ogg
Etymology: Univerbation of en + fin. Literally, “in the end”. Etymology templates: {{univerbation|fr|en|fin}} Univerbation of en + fin, {{m-g|in the end}} “in the end”, {{lit|in the end}} Literally, “in the end” Head templates: {{fr-adv}} enfin
  1. finally; in the end
    Sense id: en-enfin-fr-adv-1oAx8v~J
  2. at last, finally
    Sense id: en-enfin-fr-adv-QyPEJdLs
  3. in fact; indeed
    Sense id: en-enfin-fr-adv-p-1tWIv4
  4. Introduces a contradiction, objection, limitation or correction of what has just been stated.
    Sense id: en-enfin-fr-adv-4-TDFXA5 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French univerbations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 31 69 0 Disambiguation of French univerbations: 0 0 12 88 0

Interjection

IPA: /ɑ̃.fɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-enfin.ogg
Etymology: Univerbation of en + fin. Literally, “in the end”. Etymology templates: {{univerbation|fr|en|fin}} Univerbation of en + fin, {{m-g|in the end}} “in the end”, {{lit|in the end}} Literally, “in the end”
  1. at last, finally, about time! Synonyms: pas trop tôt !
    Sense id: en-enfin-fr-intj-6COUBt2N

Download JSON data for enfin meaning in French (3.0kB)

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