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I 1. adjective1) (coming at the end: We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home.) último2) (most recent; next before the present: Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week.) passado3) (coming or remaining after all the others: He was the last guest to leave.) último2. adverb(at the end of or after all the others: He took his turn last.) por último- lastly- at long last
- at last
- hear
- see the last of
- the last person
- the last straw
- the last thing
- the last word
- on one's last legs
- to the last II verb1) (to continue to exist: This situation lasted until she got married; I hope this fine weather lasts.) durar2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) durar•- lasting- last out* * *last1[la:st; læst] n 1 último. 2 fim, final. faithful to the last / fiel até o fim. • adj 1 último, derradeiro, final, extremo. 2 passado, anterior. we saw him last evening / nós o vimos ontem à noite. 3 mais recente. 4 conclusivo. at last finalmente. at last long forma mais enfática de at last. last but not least último mas não menos importante. last night a noite passada. on one’s last legs na iminência de ruína completa. that is the last you would expect isto é o menos que se esperaria. the last but one o penúltimo. the last of all o último. the last of the Mohicans o último dos moicanos. the last time a última vez. to breathe one’s last dar o último suspiro, morrer. to put the last hand to dar o toque final a. to see the last of ter visto pela última vez.————————last2[la:st; læst] vt+vi 1 durar, continuar. 2 perseverar, agüentar, conservar-se.————————last3[la:st; læst] n unidade de peso ou capacidade de navio (geralmente equivalente a 4.000 libras).————————last4[la:st; læst] n forma de sapateiro. • vt colocar em forma de sapateiro. to last stick to one’s last cuidar da própria vida.
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the last (or final) straw — a further minor difficulty that comes after a series of difficulties and makes a situation unbearable. [from the proverb the last straw breaks the (laden) camel s back.] → straw … English new terms dictionary
the final straw — ► the last (or final) straw a further minor difficulty that comes after a series of difficulties and makes a situation unbearable. [ORIGIN: from the proverb the last straw breaks the (laden) camel s back.] Main Entry: ↑straw … English terms dictionary
the last straw — ► the last (or final) straw a further minor difficulty that comes after a series of difficulties and makes a situation unbearable. [ORIGIN: from the proverb the last straw breaks the (laden) camel s back.] Main Entry: ↑straw … English terms dictionary
the last straw — I see straw II the last (or final) straw a further difficulty or annoyance, typically minor in itself but coming on top of a whole series of difficulties, that makes a situation unbearable his affair was the last straw Origin: from the proverb… … Useful english dictionary
(the) final straw — the final/last straw the last in a series of unpleasant events which finally makes you feel that you cannot continue to accept a bad situation. One night he came home drunk at 5 o clock in the morning and that was the last straw. He d been… … New idioms dictionary
(the) last straw — the final/last straw the last in a series of unpleasant events which finally makes you feel that you cannot continue to accept a bad situation. One night he came home drunk at 5 o clock in the morning and that was the last straw. He d been… … New idioms dictionary
(the) final straw — the last/final/straw the straw that broke the camel’s back phrase the last of a series of events that causes an angry or violent reaction When he didn’t come home that night, it was the last straw. Thesaurus: ends, finishes and final… … Useful english dictionary
(the) last straw — the last/final/straw the straw that broke the camel’s back phrase the last of a series of events that causes an angry or violent reaction When he didn’t come home that night, it was the last straw. Thesaurus: ends, finishes and final… … Useful english dictionary
Straw that broke the camel's back — The idiom the straw that broke the camel s back is from an Arab proverb about how a camel wearing shoes is loaded beyond its capacity to moveFact|date=October 2007. This is a reference to any process by which cataclysmic failure (a broken back)… … Wikipedia
(the) straw that breaks the camel's back — the last/final ˈstraw | the ˌstraw that breaks the camel s ˈback idiom the last in a series of bad events, etc. that makes it impossible for you to accept a situation any longer Main entry: ↑strawidiom … Useful english dictionary
final straw — noun A small addition to a burden which causes it to exceed the capacity. That’s the final straw; it’s a petty demand but I’m already under too much work. I quit! Syn: last straw, the straw that broke the camels back … Wiktionary
