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last-ditch

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last-ditch (lstdch)
adj.
Done or made as a final recourse, especially to prevent a crisis or disaster: a last-ditch effort to avert the threatened strike.

last-ditch
n
(modifier) made or done as a last desperate attempt or effort in the face of opposition
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.last-ditch - of something done as a final recourse (especially to prevent a crisis or disaster); "a last-ditch attempt"
ultimate - furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme; "the ultimate achievement"; "the ultimate question"; "man's ultimate destiny"; "the ultimate insult"; "one's ultimate goal in life"

last-ditch
adjective final, frantic, desperate, struggling, straining, heroic, all-out (informal) a last-ditch attempt to prevent civil war
Translations
last-ditch [ˈlɑːstˈdɪtʃ] ADJ [defence, attempt] → Ășltimo, desesperado
last-ditch [ˈlɑːstˌdɪtʃ] adj (attempt) → ultimo/a e disperato/a
last-ditch [ˈlɑːstˌdɪtʃ] adj (attempt) → ultimo/a e disperato/a


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Ryanair made a last-ditch effort on Friday to persuade Aer Lingus shareholders to accept its takeover bid, repeating a call for job cuts at the airline and accusing management there of misleading investors.
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