he was on to it at last

for the [very] last time — zum [aller]letzten Mal

second last, last but one — vorletzt...

last evening/week we were out — gestern abend/letzte Woche waren wir aus

I shall never hear the last of it — das werde ich ständig zu hören bekommen

that was the last we ever saw of him — das war das letzte Mal, daß wir ihn gesehen haben

these last — letztere

she was the last to know about it — sie erfuhr es als letzte

at [long] last — endlich; schließlich [doch noch]

last all night — die ganze Nacht dauern

last till — dauern bis

built to last — dauerhaft gebaut

it can't/won't last — das geht nicht mehr lange so

while stocks last — solange Vorrat reicht

he was last to arrive — er kam als Letzter an

the last person — der Letzte

the last but one, the second last (one) — der/die/das Vorletzte

the third last house — das drittletzte Haus

last Monday, on Monday last — letzten Montag

last year — letztes Jahr, im vorigen Jahr

during the last 20 years, these last 20 years — in den letzten 20 Jahren

last but not least — nicht zuletzt, last not least

(= most unlikely, unsuitable etc) that's the last thing I worry about — das ist das Letzte, worüber ich mir Sorgen machen würde

that's the last thing I wanted to happen —

he's the last person I want to see — er ist der Letzte, den ich sehen möchte

he was the last of the visitors to leave — er ging als Letzter der Besucher

I'm always the last to know — ich erfahre immer alles als Letzter

each one is better than the last — eins ist besser als das andere

that's the last of the fighting — jetzt hat der Kampf ein Ende

that was the last we saw of him —

the last we heard of him was... — das Letzte, was wir von ihm hörten, war...

that was the last we heard of it/him — seitdem haben wir nichts mehr darüber/von ihm gehört

I hope this is the last we'll hear of it — ich hoffe, damit ist die Sache erledigt

the last I heard, they were getting married — das Letzte, was ich gehört habe, war, dass sie heiraten

we shall never hear the last of it —

at last — endlich

at long last — schließlich und endlich

so you're ready at long last! — du bist also endlich fertig geworden!

to the last — bis zum Schluss

when did you last have a bath or have a bath last? — wann hast du das letzte Mal gebadet?

I last heard from him a month ago — vor einem Monat habe ich das letzte Mal von ihm gehört

he spoke last — er sprach als Letzter

the horse came in last — das Pferd ging als letztes durchs Ziel

it will last me/a careful user a lifetime — das hält/bei vernünftiger Benutzung hält es ein Leben lang

the car has lasted me eight years — das Auto hat acht Jahre (lang) gehalten

these cigarettes will last me a week — diese Zigaretten reichen mir eine Woche

I didn't think he'd last the week — ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass er die Woche durchhält

it can't last — es hält nicht an

it's too good to last — das ist zu schön, um wahr zu sein

none of his girlfriends lasts for long — bei ihm hält sich keine Freundin lange

the previous boss only lasted a week — der letzte Chef blieb nur eine Woche

cobbler, stick to your last! — Schuster, bleib bei deinem Leisten!

be last to arrive — als letzter/letzte ankommen

for the [very] last time — zum [aller]letzten Mal

who was last? — wer war letzter?

the last two — die letzten beiden

he came last — er war letzter

second last, last but one — vorletzt...

last but not least — last, not least; nicht zuletzt

last evening/week we were out — gestern abend/letzte Woche waren wir aus

that would be the last thing to do in this situation — das wäre das Letzte, was man in dieser Situation tun würde

I shall never hear the last of it — das werde ich ständig zu hören bekommen

you haven't heard the last of this matter — das letzte Wort in dieser Sache ist noch nicht gesprochen

that was the last we ever saw of him — das war das letzte Mal, daß wir ihn gesehen haben

these last — letztere

I'm always the last to be told — ich bin immer der letzte, der etwas erfährt

she was the last to know about it — sie erfuhr es als letzte

at [long] last — endlich; schließlich [doch noch]

last all night — die ganze Nacht dauern

last till — dauern bis

last from... to... — von... bis... dauern

built to last — dauerhaft gebaut

it can't/won't last — das geht nicht mehr lange so

it's too good to last — es ist zu schön, um von Dauer zu sein

while stocks last — solange Vorrat reicht

this knife will last [me] a lifetime — dies Messer hält mein ganzes Leben

the second to last door, the last door but one — la penúltima puerta

I do it last thing at night — es lo último que hago antes de acostarme

to be last to + INF — ser* el último en + inf

I'm down to my last few dollars — sólo me quedan unos pocos dólares

last Tuesday — el martes pasado

this time last week — la semana pasada a estas horas

in my last letter — en mi última carta

the last time I went — la última vez que fui

that was the last thing I expected to hear from you — es lo que menos me esperaba que me dijeras

that's the last thing I'd do! — no se me ocurriría hacer eso!; laugh II, leg I 1), straw a)

the last to + INF — el último/la última/los últimos/las últimas en + inf

the last I remember — lo último que recuerdo

the last OF something: the last of its kind el último de su clase; that's the last of the jam — esa es toda la mermelada que queda

at the last — al final

at the meeting before last — en la penúltima reunión

each hill seemed steeper than the last — cada colina parecía más empinada que la anterior

last of all — por último, lo último (de todo)

and last but not least — y por último, pero no por eso menos importante

at last — por fin, al fin

at long last — por fin, finalmente

she was last seen a year ago — la última vez que se la vio fue hace un año

it lasted (for) three hours — duró tres horas

to make something last — hacer* durar algo

it will last (for) a lifetime — durará toda la vida

we have enough fuel to last us — el combustible que tenemos nos durará

I've seen her twice in the last week — la he visto dos veces en la última semana

the last few weeks have been hectic — las últimas semanas han sido muy ajetreadas

over the last few months — durante los últimos meses

he hasn't been seen these last two years — no se lo ha visto en los últimos dos años

last Christmas we went to my mother's — las Navidades pasadas fuimos a casa de mi madre

the last time we went, it rained — la última vez que fuimos, llovió

last Friday/month/year — el viernes/el mes/el año pasado

this time last year — el año pasado por estas fechas

last week — la semana pasada

this time last week — la semana pasada a estas horas

the last Friday of the month — el último viernes del mes

the last Sunday before Christmas — el último domingo antes de Navidad

the last door on the right — la última puerta a la derecha

the last three pages of the book — las tres últimas paginas del libro

he spent the last few years of his life here — pasó los últimos años de su vida aquí

I'll finish it if it's the last thing I do — ¡lo terminaré aunque sea la última cosa que haga en esta vida!

for the last time, shut up! — ¡cállate, y que sea la última vez que te lo digo!

I would be the last person to stand in your way — yo soy la que menos me interprondía en tu camino, yo soy la última persona que se interpondría en tu camino

at 32, retirement is the last thing on his mind — con 32 años, jubilarse es lo último en que piensa

he was the last of the Tudors — fue el último de los Tudores

that was the last I saw of him — después de aquello no volví a verlo más

the last we heard of him he was in Rio — según las últimas noticias estaba en Río

if we don't go we shall never hear the last of it — si no vamos no dejarán de recordárnoslo

you haven't heard the last of this! — ¡esto no se acaba aquí!, ¡esto no se va a quedar así!

to be the last (one) to do sth — ser el último en hacer algo

we're always the last to know — siempre somos los últimos en enterarnos

each one is better than the last — son cada vez mejores

the week before last — la semana anterior a la pasada, la semana pasada no, la anterior

the Saturday before last — el sábado anterior al pasado, el sábado pasado no, el anterior

it was the question before last that I found difficult — la pregunta que me resultó difícil fue la penúltima

this is the last of the bread/wine — esto es lo que queda de pan/vino

he was the last of his kind, a true professional — fue el último de los de su clase, un verdadero profesional

• at last — por fin

he was last seen in Brighton — se lo vio por última vez en Brighton

I last saw her in 1987 — la vi por última vez en 1987

it lasts (for) two hours — dura dos horas

the trial is expected to last (for) three weeks — se espera que el juicio dure tres semanas

the symptoms can last (for) up to a week — los síntomas pueden persistir hasta una semana

the previous boss only lasted a week — el jefe anterior solamente duró una semana

he won't last the night (out) — no sobrevivirá hasta la mañana

the town has enough water to last a fortnight — la ciudad tiene agua suficiente para dos semanas

this material will last (for) years — esta tela durará años

this amount should last you (for) a week — esta cantidad debería durarte una semana

I've had enough publicity to last me a lifetime! — ¡me han dado publicidad suficiente para toda una vida!

the second to last door, the last door but one — la penúltima puerta

I do it last thing at night — es lo último que hago antes de acostarme

to be last to + INF — ser* el último en + inf

I'm down to my last few dollars — sólo me quedan unos pocos dólares

last Tuesday — el martes pasado

this time last week — la semana pasada a estas horas

in my last letter — en mi última carta

the last time I went — la última vez que fui

that was the last thing I expected to hear from you — es lo que menos me esperaba que me dijeras

that's the last thing I'd do! — no se me ocurriría hacer eso!; laugh II, leg I 1), straw a)

the last to + INF — el último/la última/los últimos/las últimas en + inf

the last I remember — lo último que recuerdo

the last OF something: the last of its kind el último de su clase; that's the last of the jam — esa es toda la mermelada que queda

at the last — al final

at the meeting before last — en la penúltima reunión

each hill seemed steeper than the last — cada colina parecía más empinada que la anterior

last of all — por último, lo último (de todo)

and last but not least — y por último, pero no por eso menos importante

at last — por fin, al fin

at long last — por fin, finalmente

she was last seen a year ago — la última vez que se la vio fue hace un año

it lasted (for) three hours — duró tres horas

to make something last — hacer* durar algo

it will last (for) a lifetime — durará toda la vida

we have enough fuel to last us — el combustible que tenemos nos durará

the last person to do — l'ultima persona a fare

for the last time, will you be quiet! — per l'ultima volta, vuoi stare zitto!

in my last job — nel mio ultimo lavoro

every last one of them — tutti loro, fino all'ultimo uomo

the last building but one — il penultimo edificio

his name is last but two on the list — il suo nome è il terzultimo della lista

the last few children — i pochi ultimi bambini

last year — lo scorso anno, l'anno passato

last Tuesday — martedì scorso

he's the last person I'd ask! — è l'ultima persona (al mondo) a cui chiederei!

the last thing they want is publicity! — l'ultima cosa che vogliono è proprio la pubblicità!

the last thing I need is guests for the weekend — ci mancavano anche gli invitati per il fine settimana

that was the last I saw of her — fu l'ultima volta che la vidi

I thought we'd seen the last of him! — credevo che fossimo riusciti a liberarcene!

you haven't heard the last of this! — non finisce qui! ne sentirai ancora parlare!

to leave sth. till last — la sciare qcs. per ultimo

the last — l'ultimo

the last I heard, he was living in Spain — l'ultima che ho sentito è che abitava in Spagna

the last but one — il penultimo

the week before last — due settimane fa

he poured out the last of the whisky — versò il fondo della bottiglia di whisky

the last of the guests were just leaving — gli ultimi invitati stavano andando via

to the last — fino all'ultimo

the girls left last — le ragazze partirono per ultime

last of all — infine, per ultima cosa

he was last in Canada in 1976 — l'ultima volta che è stato in Canada fu nel 1976

a loaf lasts me two days — una pagnotta mi basta per due giorni

we have enough food to last (us) three days — abbiamo cibo a sufficienza per tre giorni

it won't last! — non durerà (a lungo)!

it's too good to last! — è troppo bello perché possa durare!

he won't last long in this place — non durerà a lungo in questo posto

that beer didn't last long — la birra non durò a lungo

the last person to do — l'ultima persona a fare

for the last time, will you be quiet! — per l'ultima volta, vuoi stare zitto!

in my last job — nel mio ultimo lavoro

every last one of them — tutti loro, fino all'ultimo uomo

the last building but one — il penultimo edificio

his name is last but two on the list — il suo nome è il terzultimo della lista

the last few children — i pochi ultimi bambini

last year — lo scorso anno, l'anno passato

last Tuesday — martedì scorso

he's the last person I'd ask! — è l'ultima persona (al mondo) a cui chiederei!

the last thing they want is publicity! — l'ultima cosa che vogliono è proprio la pubblicità!

the last thing I need is guests for the weekend — ci mancavano anche gli invitati per il fine settimana

that was the last I saw of her — fu l'ultima volta che la vidi

I thought we'd seen the last of him! — credevo che fossimo riusciti a liberarcene!

you haven't heard the last of this! — non finisce qui! ne sentirai ancora parlare!

to leave sth. till last — la sciare qcs. per ultimo

the last — l'ultimo

the last I heard, he was living in Spain — l'ultima che ho sentito è che abitava in Spagna

the last but one — il penultimo

the week before last — due settimane fa

he poured out the last of the whisky — versò il fondo della bottiglia di whisky

the last of the guests were just leaving — gli ultimi invitati stavano andando via

to the last — fino all'ultimo

the girls left last — le ragazze partirono per ultime

last of all — infine, per ultima cosa

he was last in Canada in 1976 — l'ultima volta che è stato in Canada fu nel 1976

a loaf lasts me two days — una pagnotta mi basta per due giorni

we have enough food to last (us) three days — abbiamo cibo a sufficienza per tre giorni

it won't last! — non durerà (a lungo)!

it's too good to last! — è troppo bello perché possa durare!

he won't last long in this place — non durerà a lungo in questo posto

that beer didn't last long — la birra non durò a lungo

last week — w zeszłym tygodniu

last night — zeszłej nocy

at last — wreszcie, w końcu

last but one — przedostatni

the last time — ostatni raz

the film lasts (for) two hours — film trwa dwie godziny