at the end of the day

Greek translation: σε τελική ανάλυση, σε τελευταία ανάλυση, στο κάτω-κάτω

14:46 Jul 23, 2016

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English term or phrase: at the end of the day

This bad cliche means virtually nothing.
“At the end of the day” is a bad cliché. It’s bad because it’s wordy, it’s overused, and it has a common literal meaning. Here are some examples of the phrases figurative use which I owe to http://www.dailywritingtips.com/at-the-end-of-the-day/. The following passages indicate the phrase’s figurative use:

-Palestinians need to know that at the end of the day, their territory is going to be free of Israeli troops, that occupation ends. –John Kerry, US Secretary of State, 2014.

-But, at the end of the day, presidents get elected to enact change. –Mark McKinnon, American political advisor.

-I’m not suggesting that people go into space in a pedestrian way — but at the end of the day, she’s fighting for what every woman would fight for, and that’s her baby. –Jay Bobbin, movie reviewer.

-At the end of the day, the owners are all about the business side of things. –Steven Lebron, sports writer.

-At the end of the day, I don’t think wanting education to be better is a right-wing or left-wing thing.” –Bill Gates, education reformer.

-But you know when you put lipstick on a pig (! - a total coincidence), at the end of the day, it’s still a pig. –John Edwards, political candidate in 2004.

-But at the end of the day, your choice [of smart phone] comes down to either a smaller device to fit in your hand or a massive device with a screen nearly as large as a tablet’s. –Product review.

Better alternatives would be:-
eventually, finally, ultimately, some time, at length, one day, in time, sooner or later, & in the long run.

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Greek translation:σε τελική ανάλυση, σε τελευταία ανάλυση, στο κάτω-κάτω

Explanation:
And those already suggested: τελικά, εν τέλει

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Sophia Sakellis
Australia
Local time: 17:17

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All the answers submitted were very helpful, in my opinion. In the UK we tend to say 'in the last analysis, i.e. στη τελική ανάλυση, not σε τελική ανάλυση. I liked στο κάτω-κάτω as a useful filler phrase. But έν τέλει seems also brief & a concise alternative. Thanks to all for their help.
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5 +1

σε τελική ανάλυση, σε τελευταία ανάλυση, στο κάτω-κάτω

Sophia Sakellis

4 +1

τελικά, αργά ή γρήγορα

Kettie Nossis

εν τέλει, κάποια μέρα, κάποτε...

transphy

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peer agreement (net): +1

τελικά, αργά ή γρήγορα

Explanation:
This is conceptual rendering, also as you indicate above.

Kettie Nossis
Greece
Local time: 10:17
Native speaker of:

Greek

1 hr confidence:

εν τέλει, κάποια μέρα, κάποτε...

Explanation:
Επιπρόσθετα στο 'τελικά' θα έλεγα και τα πιο πάνω. Η έννοια εξαρτάται από το περιεχόμενο.

transphy
Local time: 08:17
Native speaker of:

English,

Greek

11 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

σε τελική ανάλυση, σε τελευταία ανάλυση, στο κάτω-κάτω

Explanation:
And those already suggested: τελικά, εν τέλει

Sophia Sakellis
Australia
Local time: 17:17
Native speaker of:

Greek

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