end up
US /end ʌp/
UK /end ʌp/
1.
finire per, trovarsi
to finally be in a particular place or situation
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We ended up staying at a cheap motel.
Siamo finiti a stare in un motel economico.
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If you keep doing that, you'll end up in trouble.
Se continui così, finirai nei guai.
2.
finire per fare, trovarsi a fare
to do something that you did not intend to do
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I didn't mean to offend her, but I ended up doing just that.
Non volevo offenderla, ma ho finito per farlo.
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We planned to go to the beach, but ended up at the mountains due to bad weather.
Avevamo programmato di andare in spiaggia, ma siamo finiti in montagna a causa del maltempo.