latter

• Que se refiere al segundo de dos elementos o personas mencionados previamente, en contraposición al primero ('el primero' vs 'el segundo'). También puede indicar lo más reciente o posterior en el tiempo dentro de un par.

Refers to the second of two things or persons mentioned.

1. B1formal

   Referring to the second of two things or people mentioned.

   segundo de dos

   • Between coffee and tea, I prefer the latter.
   • He offered two options: a trip to the beach or a hike in the mountains; I chose the latter.
   • The latter part of the book is more exciting.

   Sinónimosfinallastlast mentionedsecond

   Antónimosformer

2. B2formal

   Situated or occurring near the end of something.

   último (cerca del final)

   • The latter years of his life were spent in peace.
   • In the latter stages of the game, the team scored twice.
   • The latter half of the 20th century saw rapid technological change.

   Sinónimosclosingconcludingendingfinallastterminalultimate

   Antónimosformer

• Sustantivo que designa al segundo de dos elementos o personas mencionados, o al último mencionado en una lista o secuencia.

A noun referring to the second of two things or people mentioned, or the last mentioned item in a list or sequence.

incontable

1. B2formal

   Refers to the second of two things or people mentioned.

   Segundo de dos

   • Between coffee and tea, I prefer the latter.
   • He offered two options: a car or a bike; I chose the latter.
   • The latter part of the book is more exciting.

   Sinónimoslast mentionedsecond

   Antónimosformer