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最后的 ☊ → ☊ → ☊ → 
last 
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dernier ☊ 
cuối cùng 
It is my last bird. ☊ 
Nó là con chim cuối cùng của tôi. ☊ Ordinal numbers Who is the last person? ☊ Ai là người cuối cùng? ☊ Ordinal numbers They do not want to be the last people. ☊ Họ không muốn là những người cuối cùng. ☊ Ordinal numbers They do not know my last name。 surname. ☊ Họ không biết họ của tôi. ☊ Family The woman writes her first name and last name. ☊ Người phụ nữ viết tên và họ của cô ấy. ☊ Family My family went to France last year. ☊ Gia đình của tôi đã đi đến Pháp vào năm ngoái. ☊ Past last year ☊ năm ngoái ☊ Past nothing lasts forever. ☊ Không có gì kéo dài vĩnh viễn. ☊ Verbs 4 This flight will only last two hours. ☊ Chuyến bay này sẽ chỉ kéo dài 2 tiếng. ☊ Verbs 4 last ☊ kéo dài ☊ Verbs 4 What did you dream about last night? ☊ Bạn đã mơ về cái gì tối hôm qua? ☊ Verbs 4 This is the last battle. Live or die. ☊ Đây là trận chiến cuối cùng. Sống hoặc chết. ☊ Military Last month that comedian bought one hundred rabbits and now he is broke. ☊ háng trước, diễn viên hài đó mua một trăm con thỏ và bây giờ anh ấy bị viêm màng túi. ☊ Informal Expressions No, I was here once last year. Không, tôi năm ngoái đã ở đây rồi. * 023 When is the last train? Khi nào chuyến tàu điện ngầm cuối cùng sẽ chạy? * 038 When is the last tram? Khi nào chuyến tàu điện ngầm cuối cùng sẽ chạy? * 038 When is the last bus? Khi nào chuyến xe buýt cuối cùng sẽ chạy? * 038 Simply get out at the last stop. Bạn hãy đi đến trạm cuối. * 042 I’m afraid the last bus has already gone. Tôi sợ rằng chuyến xe buýt cuối cùng chạy mất rồi. * 094 like: last → →
to glean, squeeze out the last bit of sth, collect the remnants of ☊ bòn mót ☊ (1) poverty; poor, needy, destitute (2) only when one cannot help it, only as a last resort ☊
bần cùng ☊ by this time last year ☊ bằng giờ năm ngoái ☊ enduring, lasting, able to last long ☊ bền lâu ☊ to draw the last card ☊ bốc nọc ☊ in the last analysis, on the whole ☊ chung quy ☊ end, last (in a series), final ☊ chót ☊ to last through the winter (food, e.g.) ☊ cung ứng suốt mùa đông ☊ at the end of the last century ☊ cuối thế kỷ trước ☊ last weekend, end of last week ☊ cuối tuần qua ☊ on one’s last legs, last resort ☊ cùng kế ☊ king’s last will ☊ di chiếu ☊ last instructions, last message, last recommendation ☊ di huấn ☊ last words, last will ☊ di ngôn ☊ long; to last (time) ☊ dài ☊ to last 3 hours ☊ dài ba tiếng đồng hồ ☊ the last days of the year ☊ giáp năm ☊ the final hour, the last minute ☊ giờ chót ☊ different from the last time, unlike the previous one ☊ khác với lần trước ☊ to stretch, extend, lengthen; to last (time) ☊ kéo dài ☊ to last a long time ☊ kéo dài lâu ☊ to last a week, be one week long ☊ kéo dài một tuần ☊ to last for many hours, several hours ☊ kéo dài nhiều giờ đồng hồ ☊ to last for several weeks ☊ kéo dài nhiều tuần ☊ to last 3 days (meeting, etc.) ☊ kéo dài trong ba ngày ☊ to last 20 minutes ☊ kéo dài trong vòng 20 phút ☊ to last several weeks, be several weeks long ☊ kéo dài vài tuần ☊ hey (getting someone’s attention); before the day before yesterday, before the year before last year; over there, within sight ☊ kìa ☊ pay one’s last tribute to ☊ kính viếng ☊ since last night ☊ kể từ tối hôm qua ☊ since the beginning of last month ☊ kể từ đầu tháng vừa qua ☊ for the last 10 years ☊ liên tục 10 năm qua ☊ the last time ☊ lần cuối cùng ☊ bright, clear; oath, alliance; Ming (1368-1644, last native Chinese dynasty in the history of China) ☊ minh ☊ the last period ☊ mạt phục ☊ the last few days, the past few days ☊ mấy hôm nay ☊ these last few days ☊ mấy ngày hôm nay ☊ these last few weeks ☊ mấy tuần nay ☊ these past few leeks, the last few weeks ☊ mấy tuần này ☊ a final time, one last time ☊ một lần chót ☊ one last time ☊ một lần cuối cùng ☊ over, in the last few months ☊ nhiều tháng qua ☊ to look back over the last 20 years ☊ nhìn lại 20 năm ☊ as before, like last time ☊ như lần trước ☊ recently, last few days ☊ những ngày gần đây ☊ afterglow from the dying sun, last sunlight, the last of the afterglow ☊ nắng quái ☊ second half, last half ☊ nửa sau ☊ after, by, through, over; last (week, day, etc.); to pass by, go across, cross over ☊ qua ☊ finally, ultimately, in the end, last of all ☊ sau cùng ☊ compared to the same period last year ☊ so với cùng kỳ năm ngoái ☊ compared to the same period last year ☊ so với cùng kỳ năm trước ☊ compared with last year ☊ so với cùng thời kỳ năm ngoái ☊ compared to (the same period) last year ☊ so với cùng ỳ năm ngoái ☊ compared with last year; to compare to last year ☊ so với năm ngoái ☊ over the last few days ☊ suốt mấy ngày qua ☊ over the last few months, during the last few months ☊ suốt mấy tháng qua ☊ to draw one’s last breath ☊ thở hắt ☊ a poem in which the first and last line are the same ☊ thủ vĩ ngâm ☊ in the last two weeks ☊ trong 2 gần tuần lễ qua ☊ in the last 3 years ☊ trong 3 năm qua ☊ at the end of last week ☊ trong cuối tuần qua ☊ in (during) the last 5 years ☊ trong gần 5 năm nay ☊ over the last two years ☊ trong hai năm qua ☊ over (or during) the last two weeks ☊ trong hai tuần vừa qua ☊ during the last (few, several) decades ☊ trong hàng chục năm qua ☊ in, over the last 10 years ☊ trong mười năm qua ☊ during or over the last few days ☊ trong mấy hôm trước ☊ in recent days, in the last few days ☊ trong mấy ngày gần đây ☊ in the last few years ☊ trong mấy năm qua ☊ for, over the last few decades ☊ trong mấy thập niên qua ☊ in the last few years, in recent years ☊ trong những năm qua ☊ in or over the last few months ☊ trong những tháng vừa qua ☊ over, in, during the last few years ☊ trong nhữnh năm vừa qua ☊ in the previous year, last year ☊ trong năm rồi ☊ over, during the last few weeks ☊ trong suốt mấy tuần qua ☊ (during) last week ☊ trong tuần qua ☊ during the last few years, over the last few years ☊ trong vài năm gần đây ☊ during the last few months ☊ trong vài tháng vừa qua ☊ to give one’s last will ☊ trăng trối ☊ to give one’s last will ☊ trối ☊ to give one’s last will ☊ trối trăng ☊ up to the beginning of the month; prior to the beginning of last month ☊ tính đến đầu tháng ☊ ultimate, final, last of all ☊ tối hậu ☊ to last long, survive for long ☊ tồn tại lâu ☊ to not last much longer ☊ tồn tại lâu nữa ☊ since the end of the last century ☊ từ cuối thế kỷ trước ☊ since last year ☊ từ năm ngoái ☊ the last few months ☊ vài tháng vừa qua ☊ at the end of last year ☊ vào cuối năm vừa qua ☊ at the end of last week ☊ vào cuối tuần qua ☊ at the last moment, at the last minute ☊ vào giờ chót ☊ at the last minute ☊ vào phút chót ☊ at the last minute ☊ vào phút cuối ☊ penultimate, last but one, next to last ☊ áp chót ☊ it was the worst, most destructive natural disaster in the last 25 years ☊ đây là cơn bão lụt gây nhiều thiệt hại nhất trong 25 năm qua ☊ this is the last time, the last chance ☊ đây là lần cuối cùng ☊ the beginning of last year ☊ đầu năm ngoái ☊ to be the last on a list, be at the bottom of a list ☊ đội sổ ☊ to be the last in one's class ☊ đứng bét lớp ☊ 534
Last night he wasn't at work. ☊ Đêm hôm qua anh ấy không ở cơ quan. ☊ 538
I was tired last night. ☊ Tối qua tôi mệt. ☊ 540
The weather was nice last week. ☊ Thời tiết tuần trước đẹp. ☊ 542
They weren't here last Sunday. ☊ Họ không ở đây Chủ nhật tuần trước. ☊ 555
I feel ne this morning, but I was very tired last night. ☊ Tôi thấy khoẻ lúc sáng nay nhưng đêm qua tôi rất mệt ☊ 556
Where were you at eleven a.m. (11:00) last Friday morning? ☊ Cậu ở đâu lúc mười một giờ sáng Thứ sáu vừa rồi. ☊ 559
This time last year I was in Paris. ☊ Giờ này năm ngoái tôi đang ở Paris. ☊ 562
Antonio wasn't at work last week because he was sick. He's better now. ☊ Antonio tuần trước không đi làm vì bị ốm, Bây giờ anh ấy đỡ hơn rồi. ☊ 567
You weren't at home last night. Where were you? ☊ Cậu hôm qua không ở nhà. Cậu đã ở đâu? ☊ 570
Where were they last week? — They were on vacation. ☊ Họ ở đâu tuần trước? - Họ đi nghỉ. ☊ 573
Was the weather nice last week? — Yes, it was beautiful. ☊ Thời tiết tuần trước có đẹp không? - Có, trời đẹp. ☊ 577
We enjoyed the party last night. ☊ Chúng tôi sảng khoái với bữa tiệc tối qua. ☊ 582
Sonia went to the movies three (3) times last week. ☊ Sonia đi xem lm ba lần tuần trước. ☊ 587
The accident happened last Sunday afternoon. ☊ Vụ tai nạn xảy ra chiều Chủ nhật vừa qua. ☊ 589
We enjoyed our vacation last year. We stayed at a very nice place. ☊ Chúng tôi thấy sảng khoái với kì nghỉ năm ngoái. Chúng tôi đã ở một nơi rất đẹp. ☊ 592
I visited her last week. ☊ Tôi đã đến thăm cô ấy tuần trước. ☊ 597
Last Tuesday, Vanessa ew from Los Angeles to Mexico City. ☊ Thứ ba vừa rồi Vanessa đã bay từ Los Angeles đến Thành phố Mexico. ☊ 605
Hannah often loses her keys. > She lost her keys last week. ☊ Hannah thường xuyên làm mất chìa khoá. Tuần trước cô ấy làm mất chìa khoá. ☊ 606
Zoe meets her friends every night. > She met them last night. ☊ Zoe đi gặp bạn bè mỗi tối. Cô ấy có đi gặp họ tối qua. ☊ 608
We often go to the movies on weekends. > Last Sunday we went to the movies. ☊ Chúng tôi thường đi xem lm vào cuối tuần. Chủ nhật vừa rồi chúng tôi có đi xem lm. ☊ 616
Did she go out last night? ☊ Cô ấy có ra ngoài tối qua không? ☊ 628
I watched TV last night. How about you? Did you watch TV last night? ☊ Tôi đã xem vô tuyến tối hôm qua. Cậu thì sao? Cậu có xem vô tuyến tối qua không? ☊ 632
I slept well last night. How about you? Did you sleep well last night? ☊ Tôi đêm qua ngủ ngon. Cậu thì sao? Đêm qua cậu ngủ có ngon không. ☊ 639
We went to Hong Kong last month. ☊ Chúng tôi đã đến Hong Kong tháng trước. ☊ 655
Did you sleep well last night? ☊ Tối qua cậu có ngủ ngon không? ☊ 680
I was working at ten-thirty last night. ☊ Tôi đang làm việc lúc mười rưỡi tối qua. ☊ 714
Did you watch the basketball game on TV last night? ☊ Cậu có xem trận bóng rổ trên vô tuyến tối qua không? ☊ 722
Khalid broke his arm last week. ☊ Khalid đã bị gãy tay tuần trước. ☊ 741
Did you see Clara last night? ☊ Cậu có thấy Clara tối qua không? ☊ 745
I lost my key last night. ☊ Tôi đã làm mất chìa khoá tối qua. ☊ 834
Severo's sick. He's been sick for the last few days. ☊ Severo bị ốm. Anh ấy đã ốm được mấy ngày hôm nay. ☊ 875
Michel's been sick for a long time. He's been in the hospital since October of last year. ☊ Michel bị ốm đã lâu. Anh ấy đã ở trong bệnh viện từ tháng mười năm ngoái. ☊ 877
When was the last time you ate? — Three hours ago. ☊ Lần gần đây nhất cậu ăn là lúc nào? - Ba tiếng trước. ☊ 878
When was the last time you were sick? — Five months ago. ☊ Lần gần đây nhất cậu ốm là lúc nào? - Năm tháng trước. ☊ 880
When was the last time you were in a car? — Just this morning. ☊ Lần gần đây nhất cậu ngồi xe hơi lúc nào? - Mới sáng nay. ☊ 881
When was the last time you went on vacation? — A year ago. ☊ Lần gần đây nhất cậu đi nghỉ là lúc nào? - Một năm trước. ☊ 908
I lost my keys last week. ☊ Tôi đã làm mất chìa khoá tuần trước. ☊ 911
We bought a new car last week. ☊ Chúng tôi đã mua một chiếc xe hơi mới tuần trước. ☊ 912
We've bought two (2) new cars in the last three (3) years. ☊ Chúng tôi đã mua được hai chiếc xe hơi mới trong ba năm vừa qua. ☊ 964
We didn't take a vacation last year. ☊ Chúng tôi năm ngoái không đi nghỉ. ☊ 965
What did you do last night? — I stayed at home. ☊ Cậu đã làm gì tối hôm qua. - Tôi ở nhà. ☊ 976
I started my new job last week. ☊ Tôi đã bắt đầu công việc mới tuần trước. ☊ 985
Where have you been? > Where were you last night? ☊ Cậu vừa ở đâu? Cậu đã ở đâu tối qua? ☊ 988
What time did you go to bed last night? ☊ Cậu đi ngủ lúc mấy giờ tối hôm qua? ☊ 1002
I saw some of her work last week. ☊ Tôi đã thấy vài tác phẩm tuần trước. ☊ 1009
I met her at a party last week. She's very nice. ☊ Tôi đã gặp cô ấy buổi tiệc tuần trước. Cô ấy rất được. ☊ 1019
We weren't invited to the party last week. ☊ Chúng tôi không được mời tới bữa tiệc tuần trước. ☊ 1033
The house was painted last month. ☊ Nhà được sơn tháng trước. ☊ 1039
Were you invited to Adrian's party last week? ☊ Cậu có được mời đến bữa tiệc của Adiran tuần trước không? ☊ 1049
There was a re at the hotel last week. Two of the rooms were damaged. ☊ Có một vụ cháy ở khách sạn tuần trước. Có hai phòng bị hỏng. ☊ 1054
My car was stollast week, but the next day it was found by the police. ☊ Xe hơi của tôi bị trộm tuần trước, nhưng ngày hôm sau nó đã được cảnh sát tìm thấy. ☊ 1073
My keys were stollast week. ☊ Chùm chìa khoá của tôi bị ăn trộm tuần trước. ☊ 1094
The bridge is closed. It got damaged last week, and it hasn't berepaired yet. ☊ Cái cầu đang bị đóng cửa. Nó bị hỏng tuần trước và nó chưa được sửa chữa. ☊ 1114
It didn't rain last week. ☊ Tuần trước trời không mưa. ☊ 1137
Did you go out last night? ☊ Tối qua cậu có ra ngoài không? ☊ 1154
Why are you so tired? Did you go to bed late last night? ☊ Tại sao cậu lại mệt thế? Tối qua cậu có đi ngủ muộn không? ☊ 1172
Somebody broke this window last night. ☊ Có người làm vỡ cửa sổ tối hôm qua. ☊ 1174
This window was broklast night. This window got broklast night. ☊ Cửa sổ bị vỡ hôm qua. ☊ 1176
I feel good. I slept very well last night. ☊ Tôi cảm thấy tốt. Tôi tối qua ngủ ngon. ☊ 1180
Linda's bicycle was stollast week. ☊ Xe đạp của Linda bị ăn trộm tuần trước. ☊ 1232
I can go by bus. The last bus leaves at midnight. ☊ Tôi có thể đi xe bus. Chuyến bus cuối cùng đi lúc giữa đêm. ☊ 1275
Last week she was in Lima. ☊ Tuần trước cô ấy ở Lima. ☊ 1337
Yoshi's going to buy a new car. He told me last week. ☊ Yoshi sắp mua xe hơi mới. Tuần trước anh ấy kể với tôi. ☊ 1389
I was tired last night, but I couldn't sleep. ☊ Tối qua tôi mệt nhưng tôi không ngủ được. ☊ 1390
I had a party last week, but Imran and Latifa couldn't come. ☊ Tuần trước tôi có một bữa tiệc nhưng Imran và Latifa đã không đến được. ☊ 1411
Lakshmi couldn't go to the meeting last week. She was sick. ☊ Lakshmi tuần trước không đi họp được. Cô ấy bị ốm. ☊ 1500
We had to walk home last night. There were no buses. ☊ Tối qua tôi phải đi bộ về nhà. Lúc đó xe bus không có. ☊ 1514
We had to walk home last night. There were no buses. ☊ Tối qua chúng tôi phải đi bộ về nhà. Lúc đó không có xe bus. ☊ 1535
I had to visit my grandfather in the hospital last week. ☊ Tuần trước tôi phải thăm ông tôi ở bệnh viện. ☊ 1686
There was a good nature program on TV last night. ☊ Tối qua có một chương trình hay về tự nhiên trên vô tuyến. ☊ 1695
There was an accident last night. ☊ Có một tai nạn tối hôm qua. ☊ 1716
There was a party at work last Friday, but I didn't go. ☊ Có một bữa tiệc ở cơ quan Thứ sáu vừa rồi nhưng tôi đã không dự. ☊ 1722
Last week I went back to the town where I was born. It's very di erent now. There have bea lot of changes. ☊ Tuần trước tôi trở về thị trấn nơi tôi sinh ra. Bây giờ nó đã khác rất nhiều. Đã có nhiều thay đổi. ☊ 1741
There was a storm last night. Did you hear it? ☊ Tối qua có một cơn bão. Cậu có nghe thấy nó không? ☊ 1788
I didn't go out last night, but my friends did. ☊ Tối qua tôi không ra ngoài nhưng bạn tôi thì có. ☊ 1799
Have you ever beto Peru? — No, but Eveline has. She went there on vacation last year. ☊ Cậu đã đến Peru bao giờ chưa? - Chưa, nhưng Eveline đến rồi. Cô ấy đã đi nghỉ ở đó năm ngoái. ☊ 1815
I was sick last week. — You were? I didn't know that. ☊ Tuần trước tôi ốm. - Cậu ốm á? Thế mà tôi không biết. ☊ 1823
Nadya got married last week. — She did? Really? ☊ Nadya đã cưới tuần trước. - Rồi à? Thật không? ☊ 1840
Lara called me last night. — She did? What did she say? ☊ Tối qua Lara gọi cho tôi. Thế à? Cô ấy nói gì? ☊ 1843
I've lost my key. — You have? Whdid you have it last? ☊ Tôi mất chìa khoá rồi. Thế à? Lần cuối cậu thấy nó khi nào? ☊ 1849
I saw Khalid last week. — You did? How is he? ☊ Tuần trước tôi gặp Khalid. - Thế à? Anh ấy thế nào? ☊ 1869
was last sewalking home. ☊ Cảnh sát đang tìm kiếm một cậu bé mất tích. Người ta tin rằng lần cuối cậu ấy được nhìn thấy là khi đang đi bộ về nhà. ☊ 1877
Svetlana was supposed to call me last night, but she didn't. ☊ Svetlana lẽ ra tối qua phải gọi cho tôi nhưng cô ấy không gọi. ☊ 1890
Did I tell you about Luisa? She got her purse stollast week. ☊ Tôi đã kể với cậu về Luisa chưa? Tuần trước cô ấy bị ăn cắp mất túi xách. ☊ 1891
Hubert was in a ght last night. He got his nose broken. ☊ Tuần trước Hubert đánh nhau, Anh ấy bị gãy mũi. ☊ 1909
What happened to you last night? ☊ Có chuyện gì xảy ra với cậu tối qua vậy? ☊ 1949
You notice your friend's hair is much shorter than last time. You say, "You had your hair cut, didn't you?" ☊ Bạn để ý thấy tóc của bạn của bạn ngắn hơn lần gặp trước. Bạn nói: "Cậu cắt tóc có đúng không?" ☊ 1952
The cashier is putting your groceries in a plastic bag. You say, "Excuse me, don't you have any paper bags?" ☊ Người tính tiền đang cho đồ ăn vào túi nhựa. Bạn nói: "Xin lỗi, cậu có túi giấy không?" ☊ 2130
When was the last time you went shopping? ☊ Lần gần đây nhất cậu đi mua sắm là khi nào? ☊ 2195
The missing children were last seen playing near the river. ☊ Những đứa trẻ bị mất tích được nhìn thấy lần cuối cùng khi đang ☊ 2258
We've had wonderful weather this last month. ☊ Chúng ta đã gặp thời tiết tuyệt với tháng vừa qua. ☊ 2281
Did you like the co ee we had after dinner last night? ☊ Cậu có thích thứ cà phê chúng ta uống sau bữa tối hôm qua không? ☊ 2334
A course that lasts twelve (12) weeks is a twelve-week course. ☊ Một khoá học mà kéo dài mười hai tuần là một khoá học mười hai tuần. ☊ 2338
The storm last week caused a lot of damage. > Last week's storm caused a lot of damage. ☊ Cơn bão tuần trước đã gây nhiều thiệt hại. > Cơn bão tuần trước đã gây nhiều thiệt hại. ☊ 2340
I bought enough groceries at the supermarket last night for a week. > I bought a week's worth of groceries last night. ☊ Tối qua tôi đã mua đủ thực phẩm ở siêu thị cho một tuần. > Tối qua tôi đã mua thực phẩm cần cho một tuần. ☊ 2379
The new restaurant is very good. I went there last night. ☊ Cái nhà hàng mới rất tuyệt. Tôi đã đến đấy tối qua. ☊ 2634
Yevgeniy doesn't work here anymore. He left last month. But Alan still works here. ☊ Yevgeniy không còn làm ở đây nữa. Anh ấy đã đi tháng trước. Nhưng Alan vẫn làm ở đây. ☊ 2732
We went ON a cruise last week, and there weren't many people ON the ship. ☊ Chúng tôi đã đi trên một con du thuyền tuần trước và không có nhiều người trên tàu. ☊ 2780
The last twenty (20) years has seen a tremendous decrease IN crime. ☊ Hai mươi năm nay đã có một sự giảm dữ dội về số vụ phạm tội. ☊ 2804
I didn't enjoy my last job. When I got fed up with it, I asked to resign. ☊ Tôi không thích công việc trước của tôi. Khi tôi chán nó, tôi đã xin thôi việc. ☊ Our turnover actually increased last year. ☊ actually ☊
last minute additions to the government's package of proposals ☊ addition ☊
His last movie was best of all. ☊ all ☊
He was among the last to leave. ☊ among ☊
She works in a bank. She did when I last saw her, anyway. ☊ anyway ☊
I've finished apart from the last question. ☊ apart from ☊
We went to Japan last April. ☊ April ☊
last April's election ☊ April ☊
The weather last summer was awful. ☊ awful ☊
She had a baby last year. ☊ baby ☊
a plastic/polythene/paper bag ☊ bag ☊
a black plastic rubbish/garbage bag ☊ bag ☊
The year before last he won a gold medal, and the year before that he won a silver. ☊ before ☊
I began (= started reading) this novel last month and I still haven't finished it. ☊ begin ☊
At last the guests began to arrive. ☊ begin ☊
She's been working there since the beginning of last summer. ☊ beginning ☊
I have typed out some lecture notes for the benefit of those people who were absent last week. ☊ for sb's benefit ☊
The bomb blast blew two passers-by across the street. ☊ blow ☊
a bomb attack/blast/explosion ☊ bomb ☊
All the windows broke with the force of the blast. ☊ break ☊
We had our car broken into last week. ☊ break into sth ☊
it is calculated that...: It has been calculated that at least 47 000 jobs were lost last year. ☊ calculate ☊
By my calculation(s), we made a profit of £20 000 last year. ☊ calculation ☊
My brother called me from Spain last night. ☊ call ☊
The wedding was cancelled at the last minute. ☊ cancel ☊
Animal welfare campaigners raised £70 000 for their cause last year. ☊ cause ☊
Tonight is your last chance to catch the play at your local theatre. ☊ chance ☊
in the previous/next/last chapter ☊ chapter ☊
The hospital closed at the end of last year. ☊ close ☊
The last collection from this postbox is at 5.15. ☊ collection ☊
At last winter came to an end. ☊ come ☊
The company has come a long way (= made lot of progress) in the last 5 years. ☊ come ☊
Help came at last. ☊ come ☊
He earned £2 000 in commission last month. ☊ commission ☊
Company profits were 5% lower than last year. ☊ company ☊
By comparison, expenditure on education increased last year. ☊ by comparison ☊
conclude sth (with sth): The commission concluded its investigation last month. ☊ conclude ☊
The motorcyclist was in a critical condition in hospital last night. ☊ condition ☊
Food will last longer if kept in an airtight container. ☊ container ☊
I was on a three-year contract that expired last week. ☊ contract ☊
count sb/sth doing sth: We can't count on this warm weather lasting. ☊ count on sb/sth ☊
The last couple of years have been difficult. ☊ couple ☊
She was overtaken on the last stretch of the course. ☊ course ☊
Ben, of course, was the last to arrive. ☊ of course ☊
a plastic waterproof cover for the stroller ☊ cover ☊
He pulled the plastic covering off the dead body. ☊ covering ☊
He dropped dead (= died suddenly) last week. ☊ dead ☊
The number of tourists to the resort declined by 10% last year. ☊ decline ☊
an expedition planned down to the last detail ☊ detail ☊
Her husband died suddenly last week. ☊ die ☊
Prices have increased dramatically in the last few years. ☊ dramatically ☊
'At last!' she cried dramatically. ☊ dramatically ☊
dream of/about sb/sth: I dreamt about you last night. ☊ dream ☊
drink sth: I drank far too much last night. ☊ drink ☊
At last the wind dropped. ☊ drop ☊
There was a substantial drop in the number of people out of work last month. ☊ drop ☊
He drained the last drop of beer from the glass. ☊ drop ☊
It's a false economy to buy cheap clothes (= it seems cheaper but it is not really since they do not last very long). ☊ economy ☊
I didn't have enough clothes to last a week. ☊ enough ☊
With his last jump he equalled the world record. ☊ equal ☊
it is estimated (that)...: It is estimated (that) the project will last four years. ☊ estimate ☊
I read every last article in the newspaper (= all of them). ☊ every ☊
All his novels are set in Italy with the exception of his last. ☊ with the exception of ☊
The poet's anger finds expression in (= is shown in) the last verse of the poem. ☊ expression ☊
fair to do sth: It's only fair to add that they were not told about the problem until the last minute. ☊ fair ☊
last fall ☊ fall ☊
'Everything's under control.' 'Famous last words!' ☊ famous last words ☊
The last of these reasons is by far the most important. ☊ by far ☊
Fighting broke out in three districts of the city last night. ☊ fighting ☊
When she last saw him, he was a sad figure—old and tired. ☊ figure ☊
The crack in the wall had been filled with plaster. ☊ fill ☊
The players met in last year's final. ☊ final ☊
the 2010 World Cup Finals (= the last few games in the competition) ☊ final ☊
She finished law school last year. ☊ finish ☊
Five people died in a house fire last night. ☊ fire ☊
float in/on sth: A plastic bag was floating in the water. ☊ float ☊
I'm warning you for the last time—stop talking! ☊ for ☊
The shopping centre took the full force of the blast. ☊ force ☊
I was forced to take a taxi because the last bus had left. ☊ force ☊
Just keep telling yourself that it won't last forever. ☊ forever ☊
Who could forget his speech at last year's party? ☊ forget ☊
The human form has changed little over the last 30 000 years. ☊ form ☊
a close/lasting/lifelong friendship ☊ friendship ☊
gamble sth (at/on sth): I gambled all my winnings on the last race. ☊ gamble ☊
You got in very late last night. ☊ get ☊
What time did you get back last night? ☊ get back ☊
The plastic bag contained all his worldly goods (= everything he owned). ☊ goods ☊
the last Conservative government ☊ government ☊
You've grown since the last time I saw you! ☊ grow ☊
Nick's grown almost an inch in the last month. ☊ grow ☊
The company profits grew by 5% last year. ☊ grow ☊
He finally handed over his responsibility for the company last year. ☊ hand over (to sb), hand sth over (to sb) ☊
He was the last man to be hanged for murder in this country. ☊ hang ☊
We had some friends to dinner last night. ☊ have ☊
hear sth: Did you hear that play on the radio last night? ☊ hear ☊
The last I heard of him he was living in Glasgow. ☊ hear of sb/sth, hear sth of sb/sth ☊
There was heavy fighting in the capital last night. ☊ heavy ☊
The last three months have been hell. ☊ hell ☊
They have at last decided to enlist the help of experts. ☊ help ☊
The town was hit by bombs again last night. ☊ hit ☊
The duo were a real hit in last year's show. ☊ hit ☊
Mrs Thatcher held the post of Prime Minister longer than anyone else last century. ☊ hold ☊
hold sb: Police are holding two men in connection with last Thursday's bank raid. ☊ hold ☊
We went on holiday together last summer. ☊ holiday ☊
I phoned you last night, but you weren't at home. ☊ at home ☊
What time did you get home last night? ☊ home ☊
I honestly can't remember a thing about last night. ☊ honestly ☊
The interview lasted half an hour. ☊ hour ☊
'How long did it last?' 'Oh, hours and hours.' ☊ hour ☊
I missed a lot of school through illness last year. ☊ illness ☊
Last year's sales figures are illustrated in Figure 2. ☊ illustrate ☊
an initial/a lasting impression ☊ impression ☊
We've certainly improved on last year's figures. ☊ improve on/upon sth ☊
1.14 inches of rain fell last night. ☊ inch ☊
There was a shooting incident near here last night. ☊ incident ☊
According to my information (= according to what I have been told) work was due to start last week. ☊ information ☊
innocent victims of a bomb blast ☊ innocent ☊
The last singer was the best—not that I'm any judge (= I do not know much about the subject). ☊ judge ☊
Judging by her last letter, they are having a wonderful time. ☊ judge ☊
jump by...: Prices jumped by 60% last year. ☊ jump ☊
His horse fell as it jumped the last hurdle. ☊ jump ☊
The horse fell at the last jump. ☊ jump ☊
We caught the last bus home. ☊ last ☊
It's the last house on the left. ☊ last ☊
She was last to arrive. ☊ last ☊
last night/Tuesday/month/summer/year ☊ last ☊
her last book ☊ last ☊
This last point is crucial. ☊ last ☊
The last time I saw him was in May. ☊ last ☊
This is our last bottle of water. ☊ last ☊
He knew this was his last hope of winning. ☊ last ☊
I wouldn't marry you if you were the last person on earth! ☊ last ☊
He came last in the race. ☊ last ☊
They arrived last of all. ☊ last ☊
When did you see him last? ☊ last ☊
I saw him last/I last saw him in New York two years ago. ☊ last ☊
They last won the cup in 2006. ☊ last ☊
Sorry I'm late—am I the last? ☊ last ☊
They were the last to arrive. ☊ last ☊
These are the last of our apples. ☊ last ☊
The meeting only lasted (for) a few minutes. ☊ last ☊
Each game lasts about an hour. ☊ last ☊
How long does the play last? ☊ last ☊
This weather won't last. ☊ last ☊
He's making a big effort now, and I hope it lasts. ☊ last ☊
last sb: These shoes should last you till next year. ☊ last ☊
She won't last long in that job. ☊ last ☊
last (out): Can you last (out) until I can get help? ☊ last ☊
last (out) sth: Doctors say that she probably won't last out the night (= she will probably die before the morning). ☊ last ☊
He was injured early on and didn't last the match. ☊ last ☊
last (out): Will the coffee last out till next week? ☊ last ☊
last sb (out): We've got enough food to last us (for) three days. ☊ last ☊
It happened late last year. ☊ late ☊
She started the last lap just behind the leading group. ☊ leading ☊
United were league champions last season. ☊ league ☊
The bomb blast left 25 people dead. ☊ leave ☊
leave sth until...: Why do you always leave everything until the last moment? ☊ leave ☊
What did we do last lesson? ☊ lesson ☊
My father died last year—I wish I could bring him back to life. ☊ life ☊
I slept very little last night. ☊ little ☊
He lost his nerve at the last minute. ☊ lose ☊
I saw a lot of her (= I saw her often) last summer. ☊ lot ☊
a machine for making plastic toys ☊ machine ☊
They don't last long no matter how careful you are. ☊ no matter who, what, where, etc. ☊
You missed a good party last night (= because you did not go). ☊ miss ☊
She started work last Monday. ☊ Monday ☊
We moved house last week. ☊ move ☊
Our problems have multiplied since last year. ☊ multiply ☊
Share prices are near their record high of last year. ☊ near ☊
It's not nearly as hot as last year. ☊ not nearly ☊
We all had the flu last week—it wasn't very nice. ☊ nice ☊
Did you hear the storm last night? ☊ night ☊
Bill's parents came for dinner last night. ☊ night ☊
Glass and plastic objects lined the shelves. ☊ object ☊
I saw her one afternoon last week. ☊ one ☊
The doctors operated last night. ☊ operate ☊
operation (on sb/sth) (for sth): Doctors performed an emergency operation for appendicitis last night. ☊ operation ☊
Last orders at the bar now please! (= because the bar is going to close) ☊ order ☊
Two buildings were destroyed and many others damaged in the blast. ☊ other ☊
At last we could see the dim outline of an island. ☊ outline ☊
I have my very own room at last. ☊ own ☊
How many countries took part in the last Olympic Games? ☊ take part (in sth) ☊
His mother passed away last year. ☊ pass away ☊
After years of war, the people long for a lasting peace. ☊ peace ☊
House prices rose five per cent last year. ☊ per cent ☊
This compares with a 4% increase for the same period last year. ☊ period ☊
during the first/next/last phase ☊ phase ☊
lead/plastic pipes ☊ pipe ☊
We planned the day down to the last detail. ☊ plan ☊
The pipes should be made of plastic. ☊ plastic ☊
a sheet of clear plastic ☊ plastic ☊
the plastic industry ☊ plastic ☊
a plastic bag/cup/toy ☊ plastic ☊
In the last chapter, she poisons herself with arsenic. ☊ poison ☊
They reached port at last. ☊ port ☊
The party came to power at the last election. ☊ power ☊
sb/sth is predicted to do sth: The trial is predicted to last for months. ☊ predict ☊
Our cat produced kittens last week. ☊ produce ☊
Did you see that programme on India last night? ☊ programme ☊
This may be the band's last public appearance together. ☊ public ☊
One last pull on the rope should do it. ☊ pull ☊
qualify as sth: He qualified as a doctor last year. ☊ qualify ☊
The programme lasted an hour and a quarter. ☊ quarter ☊
The last few weeks have gone quickly (= the time seems to have passed quickly). ☊ quickly ☊
quit sth: He quit the show last year because of bad health. ☊ quit ☊
Their horse came third in the race last year. ☊ race ☊
It hardly rained at all last summer. ☊ rain ☊
rank (sb/sth) + adj.: Last year, he was ranked second in his age group. ☊ rank ☊
Last summer was the wettest on record. ☊ record ☊
The economy is at last beginning to recover. ☊ recover ☊
This paragraph refers to the events of last year. ☊ refer to sb/sth ☊
Their affair did not develop into a lasting relationship. ☊ relationship ☊
What exactly did you mean by that last remark? ☊ remark ☊
They are hoping to repeat last year's victory. ☊ repeat ☊
Strike action should be regarded as a last resort, when all attempts to negotiate have failed. ☊ resort ☊
In the last resort (= in the end) everyone must decide for themselves. ☊ resort ☊
reveal (that)...: The report reveals (that) the company made a loss of £20 million last year. ☊ reveal ☊
A last-minute goal robbed the team of victory. ☊ rob sb/sth of sth ☊
The tunnel was blasted out of solid rock. ☊ rock ☊
roughly plastered walls ☊ roughly ☊
Book now and avoid the last-minute rush. ☊ rush ☊
He's a sad case—his wife died last year and he can't seem to manage without her. ☊ sad ☊
Export sales were up by 32% last year. ☊ sale ☊
I resigned last Friday and left that same day. ☊ same ☊
The same thing happened to me last week. ☊ same ☊
save sth (for sth/sb): He's saving his strength for the last part of the race. ☊ save ☊
A penalty in the last minute of the game levelled the score 2-2. ☊ score ☊
The organs are kept in sealed plastic bags. ☊ seal ☊
I came second (to) last (= the one before the last one) in the race. ☊ second ☊
He scored again in the dying seconds (= the last few seconds) of the game. ☊ second ☊
At last they were able to feel secure about the future. ☊ secure ☊
Guess who I saw at the party last night! ☊ see ☊
Did you see that programme on Brazil last night? ☊ see ☊
Their last album sold millions. ☊ sell ☊
They separated last year. ☊ separate ☊
Last year's figures are shown separately. ☊ separately ☊
They set out on the last stage of their journey. ☊ set out ☊
The party suffered severe losses during the last election. ☊ severe ☊
The band's last single shot straight to number one in the charts. ☊ shoot ☊
Britain's workers went sick (= did not go to work because they were ill) for a record number of days last year. ☊ sick ☊
At last we came in sight of a few houses. ☊ sight ☊
Three blasts on the whistle was the sign for visitors to leave. ☊ sign ☊
At last the traffic fell silent. ☊ silent ☊
How long is it since we last went to the theatre? ☊ since ☊
I slept at my sister's house last night (= stayed the night there). ☊ sleep ☊
I didn't get much sleep last night. ☊ sleep ☊
It wasn't so good as last time. ☊ so ☊
The solution to last week's quiz is on page 81. ☊ solution ☊
The situation has changed somewhat since we last met. ☊ somewhat ☊
Most people went on training courses of one sort or another (= of various types) last year. ☊ sort ☊
Rubbish can easily be separated and sorted into plastics, glass and paper. ☊ sort ☊
My parents split up last year. ☊ split up (with sb) ☊
I won't tell you what happens in the last chapter—I don't want to spoil it for you. ☊ spoil ☊
Modern plastics can stand very high and very low temperatures. ☊ stand ☊
The studio wants to star her in a sequel to last year's hit. ☊ star ☊
start by doing sth: Let's start by reviewing what we did last week. ☊ start ☊
start doing sth: I started off working quite hard, but it didn't last. ☊ start off ☊
Inflation stayed below 4% last month. ☊ stay ☊
a steady boyfriend/girlfriend (= with whom you have a serious relationship or one that has lasted a long time) ☊ steady ☊
I wrote to them last month and I'm still waiting for a reply. ☊ still ☊
The chairs were covered in some sort of plastic stuff. ☊ stuff ☊
The company suffered huge losses in the last financial year. ☊ suffer ☊
this/next/last summer ☊ summer ☊
She was the last surviving member of the family. ☊ survive ☊
Firefighters tackled a blaze in a garage last night. ☊ tackle ☊
The store took (= sold goods worth) $100 000 last week. ☊ take ☊
Have you forgotten about that money I lent you last week? ☊ that ☊
In theory, these machines should last for ten years or more. ☊ in theory ☊
A terrible thing happened last night. ☊ thing ☊
The ceremony lasted two hours and we had to stand throughout. ☊ throughout ☊
When was the last time you saw her? ☊ time ☊
There were ugly scenes in the streets last night as rioting continued. ☊ ugly ☊
That last comment was a little unnecessary, wasn't it? ☊ unnecessary ☊
Sales are well up on last year. ☊ up ☊
I stayed up late (= did not go to bed until late) last night. ☊ up ☊
Steve, as usual, was the last to arrive. ☊ as usual ☊
At last he had his very own car (= belonging to him and to nobody else). ☊ very ☊
The traditional view was that marriage was meant to last. ☊ view ☊
Violence broke out/erupted inside the prison last night. ☊ violence ☊
This year's results are virtually the same as last year's. ☊ virtually ☊
We had a visit from the police last night. ☊ visit ☊
How did you vote at the last election? ☊ vote ☊
vote sth: We voted Democrat in the last election. ☊ vote ☊
a skirt with an elasticated waist ☊ waist ☊
The last thing I wanted was to upset you. ☊ want ☊
waste plastic ☊ waste ☊
He wore out two pairs of shoes last year. ☊ wear out, wear sth out ☊
last/this/next week ☊ week ☊
The course lasts five weeks. ☊ week ☊
I think it happened, well, towards the end of last summer. ☊ well ☊
When did you last see him? ☊ when ☊
The last time I went to Scotland was in May, when the weather was beautiful. ☊ when ☊
The effects will last for the whole of his life. ☊ whole ☊
win sth from sb: The Conservatives won the seat from Labour in the last election. ☊ win ☊
We went to New Zealand last winter. ☊ winter ☊
It's much easier compared with last time. ☊ with ☊
We had a wonderful time last night. ☊ wonderful ☊
shrink wrapping (= plastic designed to shrink around objects so that it fits them tightly) ☊ wrapping ☊
It's years since we last met. ☊ year ☊
It was ten degrees below zero last night (= −10°C). ☊ zero ☊
dernier ☊ c’est le dernier endroit où vous auriez dû vous rencontrer ☊
enfin ☊ elle avait enfin la réponse ☊
durer ☊ voilà quinze jours que ça dure ☊
derrière ☊ Mathieu s’abrita derrière le pilier ☊
durable ☊ la transgenèse promeut une agriculture durable ☊
plastique ☊ on devait jouer avec un poulet en plastique ☊
éternel ☊ je ferai de Rome une merveille éternelle ☊
perpétuel ☊ elle est une tension perpétuelle ☊