last words

English

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Noun

last words

1. plural of last word

Noun

last words pl (plural only)

1. (often sarcastic) The final remarks uttered by a person before death.

   The alleged last words would have been "More beating" had one of the assailants failed to notice the victim's true intent.

Derived terms

• famous last words

Translations

final remarks uttered by a person before death

• Arabic: الْكَلِمَات آخِرَة f (al-kalimāt ʔāḵira)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 遺言 / 遗言 (zh) (yíyán)

• Danish: sidste ord n pl
• Finnish: viimeiset sanat pl
• French: derniers mots m pl, dernières paroles f pl
• German: letzte Worte n pl
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Maori: oha a kī, ōhākī
• Portuguese: últimas palavras f pl
• Russian: последние слова n pl (poslednije slova)