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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesde dernière heure
Pronunciation / Transliteration: de dernyɛr œr
"Un accord a été conclu lors des négociations de dernière heure."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Happening or occurring at the very last moment before a deadline, crisis, or conclusion.
"The negotiators reached a breakthrough during final-hour talks late last night."
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The concluding period of time immediately preceding an important event, deadline, or death.
"In the final-hour of the campaign, both candidates made impassioned pleas to undecided voters."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'final', originating from Middle English via Old French from Latin finalis (pertaining to an end), and 'hour', from Old French houre, Latin hora, and Greek hōra (time, period). Established in modern English as a compound modifier describing the critical, last-possible moment before an event occurs or expires.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Final-hour" is said worldwide
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de dernière heure
Transliteration: de dernyɛr œr
"Un accord a été conclu lors des négociations de dernière heure."
letzte Stunde
Transliteration: lɛts.tə ˈʃtuːn.də
"Die Einigung wurde in der letzten Stunde erzielt."
dell'ultimo minuto
Transliteration: delˈlultimo miˈnuto
"Hanno trovato un accordo nelle trattative dell'ultimo minuto."
de última hora
Transliteration: de ˈultima ˈoɾa
"Hubo un cambio de última hora en el itinerario."
de última hora
Transliteration: dʒi ˈuwt.imɐ ˈoɾɐ
"A decisão foi tomada em negociações de última hora."
अंतिम समय का
Transliteration: antim samay ka
"यह एक अंतिम समय का समझौता था।"
最后关头的
Transliteration: zuìhòu guāntóu de
"他们在最后关头的谈判中达成了协议。"
막판의
Transliteration: makpan-ui
"우리는 막판의 협상을 통해 타협점에 도달했다."
土壇場の
Transliteration: dotanba no
"それは土壇場の合意となりました。"
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