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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesúltimo recurso
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ultimo recurso
"Esta medida es el último recurso."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Denoting a course of action used only when all other attempts or alternatives have failed.
"Surgery is considered a last-resort option after all medication therapies have proven ineffective."
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A final course of action or resource invoked only in an extreme emergency.
"The emergency fund should only be touched as a last resort."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrase 'last resort', combining the Old English 'latst' (latest) with the Middle French 'ressort' (spring, means of recovery, jurisdiction). Originally denoting a legal court of final appeal in the 17th century, the term generalized over time to describe any ultimate course of action pursued only when all other alternatives have failed.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Last-resort" is said worldwide
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dernier recours
Transliteration: dernier recours
"C'est une solution de dernier recours."
letztes Mittel
Transliteration: letztes Mittel
"Dies ist ein Mittel der letzten Wahl."
ultima spiaggia
Transliteration: ultima spiaggia
"Lo faremo solo come ultima spiaggia."
último recurso
Transliteration: ultimo recurso
"Esta medida es el último recurso."
último recurso
Transliteration: ultimo recurso
"Vamos usar isso apenas como último recurso."
अंतिम उपाय
Transliteration: antim upay
"यह केवल एक अंतिम उपाय है।"
最后手段
Transliteration: zuìhòu shǒuduàn
"这是万不得已的最后手段。"
최후의 수단
Transliteration: choehu-ui sudan
"그것은 최후의 수단으로만 사용되어야 한다."
最終手段
Transliteration: saishū shudan
"それは最後の手段にすぎない。"
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