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'lætə(towards the end: the latter part of our holiday.) último- latterly- the latter
latter n éste / éste últimoyou can go by train or plane, the latter is more expensive puedes ir en tren o en avión, éste último es más carotr['lætəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (last) último,-a2 (second) segundo,-a1 éste,-a, este,-a último,-alatter ['læt̬ər] adj1) second: segundo2) last: últimolatter pronthe latter : éste, ésta, éstos pl, éstas pladj.• más reciente adj.• posterior adj.• segundo (de dos) adj.
I 'lætər, 'lætə(r)the latter — éste, -ta; (pl) éstos, -tas
II
adjective (before n)a) ( second of two) segundo, últimob) (later, last)['lætǝ(r)]in his latter years — (frml) en sus últimos años
1. ADJ1) (=last) últimoin the latter part of the century — hacia fines or finales del siglo
2) (of two) segundo2.Nthe latter — (sing) este/esta; (pl) estos/estas
In the past the standard spelling for [este/esta] and [aquel/aquella] as pronouns was with an accent ([éste/ésta] and [aquél/aquélla]). Nowadays the [Real Academia Española] advises that the accented form is only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjectives ([este/esta] and [aquel/aquella]).the former... the latter... — aquel... este...
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I ['lætər, 'lætə(r)]the latter — éste, -ta; (pl) éstos, -tas
II
adjective (before n)a) ( second of two) segundo, últimob) (later, last)in his latter years — (frml) en sus últimos años
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