Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
till syvende och sist
English translation:
ultimately
Swedish term
till syvende och sist
Feb 26, 2013 07:46: Diarmuid Kennan Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Ireland
Reliable and accurate
Native in: English 
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English
ultimately
Sweden
Easy reading - Good writing
Native in: English 
, Swedish
Works in: Swedish to English
in the final analysis
-- kind of fits with 'finally' and 'in the end', but stronger.
Sweden
Medical Translator
Native in: Swedish , English
Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
(it is) after all
when everything is said and done
when all is said and done
last but not least
A Danish figure of speech that has for some reason become popular in Swedish usage (the correct spelling is "til syvende og sidst").
Reference comments
Norway
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Engineer:Oil&Gas/Electron/Finan/Law/HSEQ
Native in: Norwegian , Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Norwegian to Portuguese, Portuguese to Norwegian, and 19 more.
suggestions
Experienced translator, editor, and wr
Native in: Norwegian (Bokmal) , Norwegian , English
Works in: Norwegian to English, English to Norwegian, Swedish to English, and 1 more.
at the end of the day/at the end of the line
She wanted it to be different, but it didn't really matter at the end of the day.
At the end of the line, they had to do it the way the city counsel wanted it done.
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Pernille Chapman
: "At the end of the day" would be my choice.
1 day 18 hrs
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Madeleine Kamlin
: This is the best choice for everyday speech, I think.
12 days
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