English-Spanish translations for last straw

• acabose
• la gota que colma el vaso
  Estas decisiones serán contempladas por muchos pescadores del Reino Unido e Irlanda como la gota que colma el vaso. These decisions will be regarded by many fishermen in the UK and Ireland as the last straw.
  Bien pudiera ser la gota que colma el vaso y saque al Reino Unido de la política pesquera. It may well prove to be the last straw that breaks the camel's back and may drive the UK out of the common fisheries policy.
  Señor Presidente, la Directiva propuesta podría ser la gota que colma el vaso para la industria británica de transporte por carretera. Mr President, the proposed directive might be the last straw to break the back of the British road haulage industry.
• puntilla

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