finalement

Meaning

States the OUTCOME in the end, after hesitations or steps.

Position and punctuation

at the start of the sentence · a comma after

Example

Finalement, nous avons retenu la salle du premier étage.

In the end, we chose the first-floor room.

In the DELF

the B1 letter · the B2 oral presentation

The trap

Finalement states the result of a HESITATION; enfin closes a list. The two are not interchangeable.