latter

lat·ter  (ltr)

adj.

1. Being the second of two persons or things mentioned: Between captain and major, the latter is the higher rank. See Usage Note at former².

2. Near or nearer to the end: the latter part of the book.

3. Further advanced in time or sequence; later: a style that has been revived in latter times.

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[Middle English, later, from Old English lætra; see l- in Indo-European roots.]

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latter·ly adv.

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latter [ˈlætə]

adj (prenominal)

1.

a.  denoting the second or second mentioned of two: distinguished from former

b.  (as noun; functioning as sing or plural) the latter is not important

2. near or nearer the end the latter part of a film

3. more advanced in time or sequence; later

Usage: The latter should only be used to refer to the second of two items: many people choose to go by hovercraft rather than use the ferry, but I prefer the latter. The last of three or more items can be referred to as the last-named

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	latter - the second of two or the second mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today" second - following the first in an ordering or series; "he came in a close second" former - the first of two or the first mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"
Adj.	1.	latter - referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several); "in the latter case" former - referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several); "the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one"

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latter

pronoun second, last, last-mentioned, second-mentioned He tracked down his cousin and uncle. The latter was sick.

adjective last, later, latest, ending, closing, final, concluding The latter part of the debate concentrated on abortion.
last earlier, former, previous, prior, preceding, foregoing, antecedent

Translations

latter [ˈlætəʳ]

A. ADJ

1. (= last) → último
the latter part of the story → la última parte del relato
in the latter part of the century → hacia fines or finales del siglo

2. (of two) → segundo

B. N the latter (sing) → éste/ésta; (pl) → éstos/éstas
the former ... the latter → aquél ... éste ...

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latter [ˈlætə^r]

n
the latter → ce dernier*(cette dernière)
He tracked down his cousin and uncle. The latter was sick → Il retrouva la trace de son cousin et de son oncle. Ce dernier était malade.
Men still outnumber women, though the latter are catching up → Les hommes sont toujours plus nombreux que les femmes, bien que ces dernières soient en train de refaire leur retard.
The latter is the more expensive of the two systems
BUT Ce dernier système est le plus coûteux des deux.
the former ..., the latter ... → le premier ..., le second ...
The former lives in the US, the latter in Australia → Le premier habite aux États-Unis, le second en Australie.

adj

[part, half] → dernier/ière
in the latter half of the 17th century → pendant la dernière moitié du XVIIe siècle

[category, version] → dernier/ière
I prefer the latter version to the former → Je préfère la dernière version à la précédente.

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latter

adj

(= second of two) → letztere(r, s)

(= at the end) the latter part of the book/story is better → gegen Ende wird das Buch/die Geschichte besser; the latter half of the week/year/century → die zweite Hälfte der Woche/des Jahres/des Jahrhunderts; in the latter years → in den letzten Jahren; in his latter years → in späteren Jahren

n the latter → der/die/das/Letztere; (more than one) → die Letzteren pl; I don’t agree with the latter → ich bin mit Letzterem nicht einverstanden; of these two theories I prefer the latter → von diesen beiden Theorien ziehe ich (die) letztere vor

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latter [ˈlætəʳ]

1. n the latter → quest'ultimo/a
of the two, the latter is better → fra i due è meglio il secondo

2. adj

a. (later) → ultimo/a
the latter years of his life → gli ultimi anni della sua vita

b. (of two) the latter part of the story → la seconda or l'ultima parte della storia

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latter [ˈlætəʳ]

1. n the latter → quest'ultimo/a
of the two, the latter is better → fra i due è meglio il secondo

2. adj

a. (later) → ultimo/a
the latter years of his life → gli ultimi anni della sua vita

b. (of two) the latter part of the story → la seconda or l'ultima parte della storia

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latter

adj latter [ˈlӕtə]

towards the end the latter part of our holiday. latere الأخير последен druhý; poslední sidste; senere später που βρίσκεται προς το τέλος último lõpp- اخیر؛ آخری loppu- deuxième, dernier הַאַחֲרוֹן अनुवर्ती zadnji, pri kraju későbbi menjelang akhir síðari; seinni ultimo 後半の 후반의 paskutinis pēdējais kedua laatst siste końcowy último ultimul; al doilea более поздний, последний posledný zadnji poslednji sista, senare, mot slutet ส่วนหลัง sona yakın, son 後面的 останній مؤخر الذکر، آخری یا بعد کا sau cùng 后面的

adv latterly

1 recently; lately. onlangs, in die laaste tyd مؤخَّرا، حديثا на скоро nedávno for nyligt in letzter Zeit πρόσφατα últimamente viimasel ajal اخیرا äskettäin récemment בְּיָמִים אֵלֶה हाल में nedavno mostanában belum lama ini nÿlega, undanfarið recentemente, ultimamente 最近 최근에 pastaruoju metu nesen; mūsdienās akhir-akhir ini de laatste tijd i det siste, nylig ostatnio utlimamente de cu­rând, în ultimul timp недавно; в последнее время nedávno v zadnjem času u poslednje vreme på sista tiden, nyligen เมื่อเร็ว ๆ นี้ son zamanlarda, yakınlarda 近來 недавно حالیہ gần đây 近来

2 towards the end. eindtyd أخير، أقرَب عَهْدا към края nakonec mod slutningen; mod enden am Ende προς το τέλος hacia el final lõpu poole بعدها loppu- sur le tard לַאַחֲרוֹנָה जीवन के अंतिम दिनों में, किसी काल के अंतिम भाग में pri kraju a vége felé menjelang akhir upp á síðkastið sul tardi 末期に 후반에 paskiausiai beigās; uz beigām baru-baru ini tegen het einde mot slutten pod koniec ultimamente către sfârşit к концу, под конец nakoniec proti koncu poslednji mot slutet ใกล้จบ sona doğru 末了 під кінець آخر میں về sau 末了的

the latter

the second of two things etc mentioned John and Mary arrived, the latter wearing a green wool dress. laasgenoemde المَذْكور ثانيا، الثاني втори ten (ta, to) poslední sidstnævnte letzter ο δεύτερος (από δύο) éste último viimati mainitu دومی jälkimmäinen celui/celle/ceux/celles-ci הַשֵנִי बाद वाला आदमी या चीज इत्यादि drugi (od dva) az utóbbi yang belakangan síðari, síðarnefndur quest'ultimo 後者 후자 pastarasis pēdējais (no diviem pieminētiem) yang kedua de/het laatstgenoemde sistnevnte, den siste ten ostatni/drugi o último ultimul последний ten (tá, to) posledný (-á, -é) drugi (od dveh) drugopomenuti den (det) senare ส่วนที่เหลือ ikincisi, sonraki 後者 останній دو اشیا میں دوسری cái thứ hai trong hai thứ 后者

to choose the second or latter (not later ) of two alternatives.