last gasp
last gasp · last gasps
The final gasp or breath a person takes before deathThe final gasp or breath a person takes before death.
» This is the last gasp of summer.
Der Sommer liegt in seinen letzten Zügen.
Лето на исходе.
Meaning
3 sensesThe final gasp or breath a person takes before death.
(broadly)The point of death, or the last period of one's life.
the point of death or exhaustion or completion
(figuratively)The point at which something disappears or is destroyed; a last-gasp moment, attempt, etc.
Examples
1 sentencesThis is the last gasp of summer.
ruЛето на исходе. — marafon
deDer Sommer liegt in seinen letzten Zügen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
3 languagesForms
plural: last gasps| Singular | last gasp |
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedlast-gasp