à tout prendre

À tout prendre, je préfère la première solution.
All things considered, I prefer the first solution.
Ce compromis est, à tout prendre, acceptable.
This compromise is, on the whole, acceptable.
À tout prendre, mieux vaut attendre demain.
On balance, it is better to wait until tomorrow.
Le voyage fut, à tout prendre, une réussite.
The trip was, on balance, a success.
À tout prendre, son offre reste la plus solide.
All things considered, his offer is still the strongest.

Similar words

somme toute

tout bien considéré

À tout prendre, je préfère la première solution.
All things considered, I prefer the first solution.
Le voyage fut, à tout prendre, une réussite.
The trip was, on balance, a success.
À tout prendre, son offre reste la plus solide.
All things considered, his offer is still the strongest.
Ce compromis est, à tout prendre, acceptable.
This compromise is, on the whole, acceptable.
À tout prendre, mieux vaut attendre demain.
On balance, it is better to wait until tomorrow.

somme toute

tout bien considéré

Literally “taking everything”; the fixed phrase weighs the whole situation.

What does à tout prendre mean?

All things considered.

Does it introduce a conclusion?

Yes, after weighing several aspects.

Is it a literal command to take things?

No, it is a fixed adverbial phrase.

Can it qualify a mixed result?

Yes, a result may be acceptable overall.

How is it pronounced?

It is pronounced /a tu pʁɑ̃dʁ/.

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