Significato di last in italiano

• 0 the week, year, Monday, etc. before the present one -- la scorsa settimana, l’anno scorso, lo scorso lunedì, ecc.

  • I went to Barcelona last month. Sono andato a Barcellona il mese scorso.

• 1 the most recent -- ultimo

  • What was the last movie you saw? Qual è l’ultimo film che hai visto?

  • It’s rained for the last three days. In questi ultimi tre giorni non ha smesso di piovere.

• 2 Your last book, house, job, etc. is the one before the one that you have now. -- scorso, precedente

  • My last house was half this size. La mia casa di prima era la metà di questa.

• 3 happening or coming at the end -- ultimo

  • It’s the last room on the left. È l’ultima stanza a sinistra.

  • That’s the last programme of the series. Quella è l’ultima puntata della serie.

  • I was the last person to arrive. Sono arrivata per ultima.

• 4 only remaining -- ultimo

  • Who wants the last piece of cake? Chi vuole l’ultima fetta di torta?

• 5 a person or thing that you do not want or expect -- l’ultima persona, cosa, ecc.

  • Three extra people to feed – that’s the last thing I need! Tre persone in più a cui dare da mangiare – è l’ultima cosa di cui ho bisogno!

• 6 used to talk about the most recent time you did something -- l’ultima volta

  • When did you last see her? Quando l’hai vista l’ultima volta?

  • I think it was July when I last spoke to him. Mi pare fosse luglio quando gli ho parlato l’ultima volta.

• 7 after everything or everyone else -- per ultimo

  • I came last in the race. Sono arrivata ultima nella gara.

  • We’ve still got to check the figures but we’ll do that last. Dobbiamo ancora controllare i conti ma lo faremo per ultimo.

• 8 something you say before you say the last person or thing on a list -- ultimo ma non meno importante

  • This is Jeremy, this is Olivia and, last but not least, this is Eva. Ecco Jeremy, lei è Olivia e, per ultima ma non da meno, ecco Eva.

• 9 finally -- finalmente

  • At last I’ve found a jacket I like. Finalmente ho trovato una giacca che mi piace.

• 10 a person or thing that comes after all the others -- l’ultimo

  • We were the last to get there. Siamo stati gli ultimi ad arrivare.

• 11 the only part of something that remains -- quel che rimane di qualcosa

  • We’ve just finished the last of the wine. Abbiamo appena finito quel che rimaneva del vino.

• 12 to continue to happen or exist -- durare

  • How long will the meeting last? Quanto durerà la riunione?

  • The batteries last about ten hours. Le batterie durano circa dieci ore.

  • Enjoy the sun while it lasts! Goditi il sole finché dura!

• 13 to be enough for a period of time -- durare

  • We’ve got enough food to last a week. Abbiamo cibo abbastanza per una settimana.

• 14 coming at the end -- ultimo

  • We set out on the last day of November

  • He was last in the race

  • He caught the last bus home.

• 15 most recent; next before the present -- ultimo; passato

  • Our last house was much smaller than this

  • last year/month/week.

• 16 coming or remaining after all the others -- ultimo

  • He was the last guest to leave.

• 17 at the end of or after all the others -- per ultimo*

  • He took his turn last.

• 18 to continue to exist -- durare

  • This situation lasted until she got married

  • I hope this fine weather lasts.

• 19 to remain in good condition or supply -- durare

  • This carpet has lasted well

  • The bread won’t last more than another two days – we’ll need to get some more

  • This coat will last me for years.