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A small addition to an already heavy burden which causes it to exceed the capacity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, uncountable
Qualifier: almost always preceded by the
Examples
- That's the last straw; it's a petty demand but I’m already under too much work. I quit!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the final irritation that stretches your patience beyond the limit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: aggravation, irritation, provocation
Ellipsis of the straw that broke the camel's back.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Belarusian:
апо́шняя кро́пля
(apóšnjaja króplja)
— small additional burden
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Catalan:
la gota que fa vessar el got
— small additional burden
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Chinese Mandarin:
最後一根稻草 /最后一根稻草
(zuìhòu yī gēn dàocǎo)
— small additional burden
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Czech:
poslední kapka
— small additional burden
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Finnish:
viimeinen pisara
— small additional burden
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Finnish:
viimeinen niitti
— small additional burden
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French:
la goutte d’eau qui fait déborder le vase
— small additional burden
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Georgian:
უკანასკნელი წვეთი
(uḳanasḳneli c̣veti)
— small additional burden
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German:
der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt
— small additional burden
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German:
den letzten Rest geben
— small additional burden
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Hungarian:
utolsó csepp a pohárban
— small additional burden
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Irish:
buille na tubaiste
— small additional burden
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Italian:
l'ultima goccia
— small additional burden
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Italian:
la goccia che fa traboccare il vaso
— small additional burden
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Polish:
miarka się przebrała
— small additional burden
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Polish:
ostatnia kropla
— small additional burden
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Portuguese:
última gota
— small additional burden
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Portuguese:
gota d'água
— small additional burden
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Russian:
после́дняя ка́пля
(poslédnjaja káplja)
— small additional burden
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Spanish:
la gota que colma el vaso
— small additional burden
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Spanish:
acabose
— small additional burden
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Spanish:
puntilla
— small additional burden
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Spanish:
colmo
— small additional burden
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Thai:
ฟางเส้นสุดท้าย
(faang-sên-sùt-táai)
— small additional burden
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Ukrainian:
оста́ння кра́пля
(ostánnja kráplja)
— small additional burden
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Welsh:
ei diwedd hi
— small additional burden
