English-French translations for last straw

• déclencheur
• la goutte d’eau qui fait déborder le vase
  Les campagnes qui doivent être lancées dans les États membres qui n’ont pas encore adopté l’euro sont la goutte d’eau qui fait déborder le vase. The campaigns that are to be launched in Member States that do not yet have the euro must be the last straw.

Definition of last straw

• }} A small addition to a burden which causes it to exceed the capacity

Examples

• Thats the last straw; its a petty demand but I’m already under too much work. I quit!

Related words

• that was the last straw
• the last straw
• the last straw that breaks the camel’s back