English-French translations for last

• dernier
  Les crèches devraient être une solution de dernier recours. Nurseries should only be the last resort.
  Ce dernier point était couvert par la résolution d'octobre dernier. This last point was covered in last October's resolution.
  Mon dernier commentaire concerne le financement. My last point is on financing.
• finalement
• continuer
  Laissez-nous aussi enfin continuer à faire ce que nous pouvons bien faire! Let us get on at last with what we can do well!
  Enfin, dernier point, vous m'appelez à continuer, Monsieur Rasmussen. Finally, one last point, you tell me to carry on, Mr Rasmussen.
  Le consommateur doit continuer à avoir le droit d' ester en justice en dernier recours. The consumer must still have the right to go to court as a last resort.
• durer
  Combien de temps cette irresponsabilité va-t-elle durer …? How long is this irresponsibility going to last?
  Mais combien de temps cette situation peut-elle durer? However, how long can this situation last?
  Le chaos va de toute façon durer plusieurs mois à Abidjan. Whatever happens, the chaos in Abidjan will last for several months.
• en dernier
• forme
  Enfin, qu’en est-il des réformes de la PAC? Lastly, what about CAP reforms?
  Je suis d'accord avec sa dernière remarque, telle que je l'ai comprise sous sa forme traduite. I agreed with his last remark as I heard it in translation.
  Enfin, et ce n'est pas le moins important, nous voulons aussi, dans le cadre de cette réforme, tenir compte de l'objectif de cohésion. Last but not least, we do not want our reforms to lose sight of the need for cohesion.
• forme à monter
• passé
  J'ai assisté à une conférence la semaine passée. I was at a conference last week.
  Voici donc quel était mon regard sur la semaine passée. That was my look back at last week.
  Cela s'est produit l'année passée avant Noël. That happened last year before Christmas.
• se continuer

Definition of last

• Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind
• Most recent, latest, last so far
• Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely, or least preferable
• Being the only one remaining of its class
• Supreme; highest in degree; utmost
• Lowest in rank or degree
• The immediately before the present
• Closest to seven days ago
• Most recently
• after everything else; finally
• To perform, carry out
• To hold out, continue undefeated or entire
• A tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes
• To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last
• A burden; load; a cargo; freight
• An old English measure of the carrying capacity of a ship, equal to two tons
• A load of some commodity with reference to its weight and commercial value

Synonyms

• recent

Examples

• “Eyes Wide Shut” was the last film to be directed by Stanley Kubrick
• The last time I saw him, he was married
• He is the last person to be accused of theft.
• The last person I want to meet is Helen
• More rain is the last thing we need right now
• Japan is the last empire
• the last prize
• We went there last year.
• Its Wednesday, and the party was last Tuesday; that is, not yesterday, but eight days ago.
• When we last met, he was based in Toronto.
• Ill go last.
• last but not least
• Summer seems to last longer each year
• They seem happy now, but that wont last long
• I dont know how much longer we can last without reinforcements
• to last a boot

Related words

• everlasting
• blast
• lastborn
• elastic
• ballast
• sandblast
• plastic
• chloroplast
• lasting