last gasp

See also: last-gasp

English

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Noun

last gasp (plural last gasps)

1. The last gasp or breath a person takes before death.
2. (by extension) The point of death, or the last period of one's life.
3. (figurative) A last-gasp moment, attempt, etc.

Derived terms

• last-gasp

Translations

a person's last breath before dying

• Bengali: শ্বাস (bn) (śśaś)
• Finnish: viimeinen henkäys
• French: dernier souffle (fr) m, dernier soupir (fr) m
• Maori: manawa kiore
• Polish: ostatnie tchnienie n, ostatnie podrygi nvir
• Spanish: último suspiro m

the final moment or days of one's life

• Polish: ostatnie podrygi nvir