English-Spanish translations for last resort

• ultima esperanza
• última instancia
  De hecho, el BCE lo hizo, como prestamista en última instancia. The ECB did in fact, in its role as lender of last resort.
  Pedimos al ÖVP que busque en última instancia otras soluciones. As a last resort, we would ask the ÖVP to look into alternatives.
  Las ayudas estatales deben utilizarse como recurso de última instancia y no son la panacea. State support should be a last resort and is not a panacea.
• último recurso
  Las guarderías deberían ser únicamente el último recurso. Nurseries should only be the last resort.
  Este nuevo Tratado es simplemente un último recurso. This new Treaty is just a last resort.
  Deben seguir siendo un último recurso. They should be an absolute last resort.
• unica forma

Definition of last resort

• The only remaining, often least-desirable, option when all others have been excluded

Synonyms

• last refuge

Examples

• I wouldnt recommend doing surgery on yourself, unless it is a last resort

Related words

• last resource
• in the last resort
• lender of capital last resort