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der

last (one)

noun DEHR Rare
Grammar & Structure Determiners

Usage Note

Der is an informal abbreviation of dernier/dernière ('last'), used especially in the phrase c'est le der des ders — originally a WWI expression meaning 'the last of all' (the war to end all wars). Today it is used colloquially for the last round of drinks, the last hand in a card game, or simply the final one of anything. It has a distinctly familiar, spoken register.

Examples

"On fait le der et on rentre."

Natural Translation

We have one last one and then we go home.

Literal Translation

We do the last and we go back.

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