last out

last out
(to be or have enough to survive or continue to exist (until the end of): I hope the petrol lasts out until we reach a garage; They could only last out another week on the little food they had; The sick man was not expected to last out the night.) überdauern
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◆ last out
vi
1. (survive) durchhalten
how long can they \last out out without food? wie lange können sie ohne Nahrungsmittel überleben?
many are too weak to \last out out the winter viele sind zu schwach, um den Winter zu überleben
do you think you can \last out out without going to the toilet until we get home? glaubst du, dass du es noch aushältst, bis wir zu Hause sind?; (continue to function) halten
2. esp BRIT, AUS (be sufficient) durchkommen
try and make the cornflakes \last out out till I go shopping again die Cornflakes sollten reichen, bis ich nochmal einkaufen gehe
we've got enough petrol to \last out us out till we get to a garage wir haben genug Benzin bis zur nächsten Tankstelle
make sure you get in enough beer to \last out out the evening kaufe genug Bier für den ganzen Abend
first in, last ˈout
n
FILO COMPUT Filo-Methode f; TECH, ECON Stapelspeicher m
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1. vt sep
ausreichen für; (people) durchhalten
2. vi
(money, resources) ausreichen; (person) durchhalten

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