the last jelentése

the day/week/year, etc. before last B2 az utolsót megelőző napon/héten/évben/stb.

I only had my hair cut the week before last.

the last minute B2 az utolsó perc (-ben történő)

The concert was cancelled at the last minute.

the last person/thing, etc. B2 az utolsó ember/dolog/stb. (a legkevésbé várt/kívánt/szükséges vki/vmi)

Three extra people to feed - that's the last thing I need!

The last thing I wanted was to make you unhappy.

Matthew is the last person I'd expect to be interested in dance.

He's the last person I'd trust with my keys.

the last B2 utolsónak

We were the last to get there.

the final/last straw C1 az utolsó csepp a pohárban

Last week he came home drunk at five in the morning, and that was the final straw.

the last of sth C2 az utolsó vmiből

We've just finished the last of the apples.

She was among the last of the truly great entertainers.

the last sb heard/saw of sb C2 utoljára látott/hallott vkit (utolsó alkalommal)

I had a letter from Bristol, and that was the last I heard of her.

I told them exactly what I thought, and that was the last I saw of them.

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