penúltimo

adj.

penultimate, next to last, last but one.

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penúltimo

► adjetivo

1 penultimate

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 last but one, next to last

■ quedé la penúltima en la carrera I was last but one in the race

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FRASEOLOGÍA

la penúltima familiar last drink

■ hay que tomarse la penúltima let's have one for the road

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penúltimo, -a

ADJ SM / F penultimate, last but one

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I

-ma adjetivo penultimate

el penúltimo día — the penultimate day, the last day but one

II

-ma masculino, femenino

era el penúltimo — I was second to last, I was last but one; ver tb penúltima

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= penultimate, last but one, second to last, next to last.

Ex. They are tailored to meet the specification inherent in a given application, hence the emphasis on thesaurus construction in the penultimate section.

Ex. Another common trend is to include an industrial placement of a significant duration (3-6 months, even 1 year) in the last but one year of studies.

Ex. In a recent survey of 16 European countries, the UK comes second to last, beating only Belgium.

Ex. Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.

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* estudiante de penúltimo año = junior student, junior.

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I

-ma adjetivo penultimate

el penúltimo día — the penultimate day, the last day but one

II

-ma masculino, femenino

era el penúltimo — I was second to last, I was last but one; ver tb penúltima

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= penultimate, last but one, second to last, next to last.

Ex: They are tailored to meet the specification inherent in a given application, hence the emphasis on thesaurus construction in the penultimate section.

Ex: Another common trend is to include an industrial placement of a significant duration (3-6 months, even 1 year) in the last but one year of studies.

Ex: In a recent survey of 16 European countries, the UK comes second to last, beating only Belgium.

Ex: Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.

* estudiante de penúltimo año = junior student, junior.

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penúltimo¹ -ma

adjective

penultimate

el penúltimo día de su visita the penultimate day o the last day but one of his visit

penúltimo² -ma

masculine, feminine

era el penúltimo I was second to last, I was last but one

ver tb penúltima

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penúltimo

◊ -ma adjetivo

penultimate
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino: ser el penúltimo to be second to last
penúltimo,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino penultimate, last but one

'penúltimo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
penúltima
English:
next
- penultimate

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penúltimo, -a

♦ adj

penultimate, second (to) last, Br last but one

♦ nm,f

penultimate, second (to) last, Br last but one

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penúltimo

adj penultimate

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penúltimo, -ma adj

: next to last, penultimate

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penúltimo adj-n last but one

la penúltima clase the last class but one