eventually

finalement, à la longue

Après un certain temps, souvent après une attente ou des difficultés.

En anglais simple : After some time, often after waiting or dealing with difficulties.

• We eventually got home.
• You will eventually learn all their names.
• Did they eventually find the missing dog?

Synonymes : finally, in the end

Expressions courantes : eventually arrive, will eventually happen, eventually find something, eventually succeed

éventuellement, peut-être

Indique qu’une chose pourrait arriver, sans certitude.

En anglais simple : Possibly; used to say that something might happen, without being certain.

• His letter says “eventually,” meaning perhaps.
• In this old text, “eventually” expresses possibility.
• The translator used “eventually” where we would say “possibly.”

Synonymes : possibly, perhaps, potentially

Expressions courantes : eventually possible, may eventually occur