Phrase · 🖋️ Rhetoric & literary style
Ao fim e ao cabo, ninguém ganhou.
When all is said and done, nobody won.
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Why every word is where it is
Aoprepositionto thea + o · masc. · sing. · definitefimnounendmasc. · sing.econjunctionandaoprepositionto thea + o · masc. · sing. · definitecabo1nounendmasc. · sing.,ninguémpronounnobodymasc. · sing.ganhouverbwonganhar · past · 3rd sing..
- Ao → cabo: ao fim e ao cabo = after all
- ninguém → ganhou: ninguém → ganhou
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1«ao fim e ao cabo» = when all is said and done (same in Spanish).