latter

latter
attributive adjective
1) letzter...

the latter — der/die/das letztere; pl. die letzteren

2) (later) letzt...

the latter half of the century — die zweite Hälfte des Jahrhunderts

the latter part of the year — die zweite Jahreshälfte

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['lætə]
adjective
(towards the end: the latter part of our holiday.) später
- academic.ru/41919/latterly">latterly
- the latter
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lat·ter
[ˈlætəʳ, AM -t̬ɚ]
I. adj attr
1. (second of two) zweite(r, s)
the \latter option/suggestion die zweite Möglichkeit/der zweite Vorschlag
2. (near the end) spätere(r, s)
in the \latter part of the year in der zweiten Jahreshälfte
II. pron
the \latter der/die/das Letztere
I was offered a red car or a blue one and chose the \latter mir wurde ein rotes und ein blaues Auto angeboten und ich wählte letzteres
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['ltə(r)]
1. adj
1) (= second of two) letztere(r, s)
2)

(= 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

2. 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 [ˈlætə(r)] adj (adv latterly)
1. letzterwähnt(er, e, es), letztgenannt(er, e, es) (von zweien): former2 4
2. neuer, jünger, modern:
in these latter days in der jüngsten Zeit
3. letzt(er, e, es), später:
the latter half of June die zweite Junihälfte;
the latter years of one’s life seine letzten oder spät(er)en Lebensjahre
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attributive adjective
1) letzter...

the latter — der/die/das letztere; pl. die letzteren

2) (later) letzt...

the latter half of the century — die zweite Hälfte des Jahrhunderts

the latter part of the year — die zweite Jahreshälfte

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adj.
jünger adj.
letzt adj.
letzter adj.

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