Usage examples of "last resort" in English with translation to Spanish

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She is thinking of suing as a last resort. Ella está pensando en poner un pleito como último recurso.
He borrowed some money from his father as a last resort. Él tomó prestado algo de dinero de su padre como último recurso.
He supposed he could always quit the job in the last resort. Él supuso que siempre podía dejar el trabajo como último recurso.
When only death remains, the last resort is to beg for food. Cuando solo queda la muerte, el ultimo recurso es rogar por comida.
If we can't get the money in any other way, we can, as a last resort, sell the car. Si no podemos conseguir el dinero de otra forma, podemos, como último recurso, vender el coche.
Did you drive her home last night? ¿La llevaste en coche a casa ayer por la noche?
I had to resort to threats to get my money back. Tuve que recurrir a amenazas para conseguir mi dinero devuelta.
He would be the last man to break his word. Él sería la última persona en romper su palabra.
Your clothes say "vacation resort" to me. A mi parecer tu ropa es propia de un "centro vacacional".
Did you call me up last night? ¿Tú me llamaste anoche?
You should not resort to drink. No deberías recurrir al trago.
I saw him last night in the bar and he was really drunk. Le vi anoche en el bar y estaba muy borracho.
It is sometimes acceptable to resort to violence. A veces es aceptable recurrir a la violencia.
My last husband was really stupid. Mi último marido era realmente estúpido.
You must never resort to force. Nunca debes recurrir a la fuerza.
We were very busy last week. La semana pasada estábamos muy ocupados.
Governments usually resort to price control when inflation has reached a certain level. Los gobiernos suelen recurrir al control de precios cuando la inflación ha alcanzado un cierto nivel.
Tom has changed a lot since the last time I saw him. Tom cambió mucho desde la última vez que lo vi.
People who resort to ad hominem arguments are all a bunch of backwoods jackasses. La gente que recurre a argumentos ad hominem son todos una panda de burros analfabetos.
They bought a house last year in the place where we’re going on vacation. Ellos compraron una casa el año pasado en el lugar donde nosotros vamos de vacaciones.
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