last resort

English

Noun

last resort (plural last resorts)

(idiomatic) The only remaining, often least-desirable, option when all others have been excluded
I wouldn't recommend doing surgery on yourself, unless it is a last resort.

Translations

The only remaining option

Chinese:
Mandarin: 最後的手段, 最后的手段 (zuìhòu de shǒuduàn)
Finnish: viimeinen vaihtoehto, viimeinen keino
French: dernier recours m
German: letztes Mittel n, letzter Ausweg m
Greek: έσχατη λύση f (éschati lýsi)
Icelandic: neyðarúrræði n, óyndisúrræði n
Indonesian: cara pamungkas

Italian: ultima risorsa f, ultima spiaggia f
Korean: 최후의 수단 (choehuui sudan)
Latin: extrēma n pl
Macedonian: задно прибежиште (zadno pribežište)
Persian: آخرین حربه‎
Portuguese: último/derradeiro recurso m, última instância f
Russian: после́дняя наде́жда f (poslédnjaja nadéžda)
Spanish: ultima esperanza, unica forma, último recurso m, última instancia f

Derived terms

lender of last resort
drug of last resort

Synonyms

last refuge

See also

last-ditch

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