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at the end

French translation: En fin de compte / Finalement

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English term or phrase:(at) in the end
French translation:En fin de compte / Finalement
Entered by: B D Finch

15:07 Dec 22, 2015
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime / survey report of incident
English term or phrase: at the end
The Captain of this last boat, at the end, for the referred lack of command of the engine handles, was not able to stop, in time, its yacht.
Catherine GEFFRAY
Local time: 15:36
En fin de compte / Finalement
Explanation:
This text was clearly written by someone with a very poor knowledge of English. The sentence is more or less gibberish. Though one can guess at the meaning, that risks getting it wrong. My guess, for what it is worth, is that the writer meant "in the end".
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 15:36
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2 +6En fin de compte / Finalement
B D Finch


  

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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +6
En fin de compte / Finalement


Explanation:
This text was clearly written by someone with a very poor knowledge of English. The sentence is more or less gibberish. Though one can guess at the meaning, that risks getting it wrong. My guess, for what it is worth, is that the writer meant "in the end".

B D Finch
France
Local time: 15:36
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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agree  FX Fraipont (X)
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agree  Dieezah
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