1 (final) [+aim, decision, destination] final she will retain ultimate responsibility for budgets ella será la responsable en última instancia de los presupuestos; ella tendrá la máxima responsabilidad sobre presupuestos
the ultimate beneficiary/loser is ... the ultimate result
2 (greatest) [+power, sacrifice] máximo; [+control] total; [+insult] peor the governor has the ultimate power to grant clemency he will retain ultimate control over the contents of the document the Party is reluctant to relinquish ultimate control death is the ultimate sacrifice to make the ultimate sacrifice
the ultimate deterrent (Mil) el mayor disuasivo; it will be the ultimate test of his abilities supondrá la mayor prueba de su capacidad
3 (best) the ultimate sports car lo último en coches deportivos
we have produced the ultimate sports car
4 (basic) [+purpose, truth, cause, source] fundamental; principal they have studied human behavior, they know the ultimate source of all human creation and endeavor the Sun King was the ultimate source of secular wisdom this could also be the ultimate cause of their downfall climate was the ultimate cause of social and economic backwardness the Godhead, or whatever name we give to the ultimate Truth, is a communion of love the ultimate cause of his death was excessive drinking
