last time

last time

See also: last-time

English

Noun

last time

1. The ultimate occurrence.

   I'll excuse your absence, but this is the last time!

2. The previous occurrence.

   We haven't caught any fish the last few times.

   I promise that it worked last time! Right, guys?

Translations

the ultimate occurrence

Finnish: viimeinen kerta Hungarian: az utolsó alkalom Polish: ostatni raz (pl) Romanian: ultima oară Russian: после́дний раз m (poslédnij raz)

the previous occurrence

Chinese: Mandarin: 上次 (zh) (shàngcì) Esperanto: laste, lastfoje, la lastan fojon Finnish: edellinen kerta, viime kerta French: dernière fois f German: letztes Mal n Hindi: पिछली बार (pichlī bār) Hungarian: (as an adverb) legutóbb, az előző alkalommal Japanese: 前回 (ぜんかい, zenkai) Polish: poprzedni raz Romanian: data trecută Russian: про́шлый раз m (próšlyj raz)

Adverb

last time (not comparable)

1. On the most recent occasion that. Typically found at the beginning of a sentence.

   Last time I saw you, you were in kindergarten!

2. (Malaysia, Singapore) In the past; formerly.

References

• Encarta

Anagrams

• maltiest, smaltite