last gasp

See also: last-gasp

English

Noun

last gasp (plural last gasps)

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

Derived terms

last-gasp

Translations

a person's last breath before dying

Bengali: শ্বাস (bn) (śvaś)
Finnish: viimeinen henkäys
French: dernier souffle 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

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