English-Spanish translations for last-ditch

• a la desesperada
• desesperado
• último
  No hay duda de que el compromiso a que hemos llegado en el capítulo de la autorización representaba el último medio de llegar a un acuerdo. There is no doubt that the compromise we reached on the authorisation chapter represented a last-ditch effort at reaching an agreement.
  Pero aún no hemos llegado a este punto y hoy esperamos que, haciendo un último esfuerzo, no perdamos esta oportunidad histórica. We have not quite reached this point yet and today, hopefully, if we make a last-ditch effort, we will not miss out on this historic opportunity.

Definition of last-ditch

• final, as a last resort; done in desperation

Examples

• He sent flowers in a last-ditch effort to keep her from leaving.

Related words

• ballast-bed
• plast-
• Palast-