Translation of "the latter" to Spanish

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Dictionary translations for "the latter"

latter [ˈlætə] noun

pl. latter

éste m (man)

ésta f (woman)

Phrases with "the latter" (1)

latter part - última parte

Contexts with "latter"

Fish and meat are both nourishing, but the latter is more expensive than the former. Tanto el pescado como la carne son nutritivos, pero este último es más caro que el primero.

There was a time when Christopher Columbus challenged another explorer to a duel. The latter, an underhanded chap, did not take ten steps - as dictated by the rules - but two, then turned around to shoot. Unfortunately for him, Columbus hadn't taken any steps at all. Hubo una vez en la que Cristóbal Colón desafió a un duelo a otro explorador. El último, un tipo poco honrado, no dio diez pasos como marcan las reglas, sino dos; entonces se giró y disparó. Desgraciadamente para él, Colón no había dado ni un solo paso.

If a coach is on a couch that's on a coach and the latter has a driver, then all is fine. If a coach is on a couch that's on a coach, but the driver drives the former, then the couch is crushed and the coach is dead. Si un entrenador está en un sofá que está sobre un carruaje y este último tiene un conductor, todo va bien. Si un carruaje está en un sofá y éste sobre un entrenador, pero el conductor conduce al primero, entonces el sofá está roto y el entrenador está muerto.

Surrounded by hordes of vampires, Christopher Columbus once had an epic sword duel with Count Dracula in the latter's castle. After the Count cut off Columbus's hand, Columbus calmly picked it up, put it back in place, and proceeded to best the Count. Rodeado por hordas de vampiros, una vez Cristóbal Colón tuvo un épico duelo de espadas con el conde Drácula en el castillo de éste. Después de que el conde le cortase la mano a Colón, éste la cogió lentamente, se la volvió a poner en su sitio, y procedió a derrotar al conde.

The latter half of the game was very exciting. La segunda mitad del encuentro fue muy apasionante.

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