Meaning of last resort | Babel Free
Equivalents
Français
dernier recours
한국어
최후의 수단
Latina
extrema
Polski
ostatnia deska ratunku
Русский
после́дняя наде́жда
Examples
“I wouldn't recommend⟳ doing surgery on yourself, unless it is a last⟳ resort.”
“The present⟳ writer was once asked to name⟳ what he considered to be "the most typically English railway approach⟳ to a town": a somewhat tall order⟳, especially as such matters will always be, in the last⟳ resort, of individual opinion. But the unhesitating answer⟳ to this question⟳ (which has not been altered after many years of extended travel⟳ throughout England) was "Sudbury, in Suffolk."”
“"Only as an absolute last⟳ resort will we carry⟳ out enforcement in the form⟳ of fines. We are sure that the public will want⟳ to be responsible and do their part to protect⟳ others by wearing face⟳ coverings."”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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