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1 последний
1. прил.
1) last;
ultimate, final (в) последний раз ≈ for the last time отдавать последний долг ≈ to pay one's last respects/honours мн. до последнего издыхания ≈ to one's last breath;
to the death отдавать последние почести (кому-л.) ≈ to pay one's last respect (to) последняя воля ≈ last will при последнем издыхании ≈ at one's last gasp;
breathing one's last;
near death
2) (the) latest, new последние известия
3) the latter
4) разг. worst, lowest ругаться последними словами ≈ to use foul language
2. муж.;
скл. как прил. the last/uttermost сражаться до последнего ≈ to fight to the last, to fight to the bitter end все до последнего ≈ every last (thing), absolutely (everything)последн|ий - прил.
1. last;
~ день отпуска last day of a holiday;
в ~ раз for the last time;
в ~ие пять лет он очень постарел he has aged considerably over the last/past five years;
в самый ~ момент at the last moment;
~ покупатель бирж. last buyer;
2. (самый новый) the latest;
одет по ~ей моде (very) fashionably dressed;
строить по ~ему слову техники build* on (extremely) modern lines;
~ие новости the latest news;
3. (только что упомянутый) the latter;
4. (окончательный, решающий) final;
это моё ~ее слово that is all I have to say;
5. (плохой, худший) worst;
(бранный) vilest;
~ человек the lowest of the low;
ругать кого-л. ~ими словами call smb. the vilest names( one can think of) ;
6. в знач. сущ. с. one`s all;
до ~его to the utmost;
за ~ее время lately;
~яя капля перен. е last straw.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > последний
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