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death

/dɛθ/

deathnoun

deaths

Translations

mort

The death of the old tree marked the end of an era in the park.

La mort du vieil arbre a marqué la fin d’une époque dans le parc.

Additional translations

décèsS’emploie surtout pour la mort d’une personne, dans un registre neutre ou administratif.

disparitionPour l’extinction, l’effacement ou la disparition d’une réalité non vivante ou abstraite.

Definitions

The permanent cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism.

The death of the old tree marked the end of an era in the park.

The state of being dead.

The novel explores themes of life and death through its complex characters.

The event of someone dying.

The sudden death of the actor shocked his fans worldwide.

A cause or occasion of loss of life.

The disease was responsible for the death of thousands during the epidemic.

The end, ruin, or extinction of something non-living or abstract.

The rise of streaming services signaled the death of traditional video rentals.

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deathadjective

/dɛθ/

Used attributively before another noun to denote something related to or causing death.

Translations

mortel

The journalist investigated the factory's death traps.

Le journaliste a enquêté sur les pièges mortels de l’usine.

Definitions

Relating to, characteristic of, or capable of causing death; deadly.

The journalist investigated the factory's death traps.

deathproper noun

Definitions

The personification of death, often depicted as a cloaked skeletal figure wielding a scythe; the Grim Reaper.

In Terry Pratchett’s novels, Death speaks in small capitals and rides a white horse.