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death

/diːθ/

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noun

Muerte, fallecimiento

The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.

Examples :

"The death of my grandmother saddened the whole family."

La muerte de mi abuela entristeció a toda la familia.

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La Muerte, la Parca

(often capitalized) The personification of death as a hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper. The pronoun he is not the only option, but probably the most traditional one, as it matches with the male grammatical gender of Old English dēaþ, also with cognate German der Tod. The fourth apocalyptic rider (Bible, revelations 6:8) is male θᾰ́νᾰτος (thanatos) in Greek. It has the female name Mors in Latin, but is referred to with male forms qui and eum. The following quotes show this rider on a pale horse is his in the English Bible and she in Peter Gabriel's lyrics.

Examples :

"When death walked in, a chill spread through the room."

Cuando la Muerte entró, un escalofrío recorrió la habitación.

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El colapso, el fin

(the death) The collapse or end of something.

Examples :

"England scored a goal at the death to even the score at one all."

Inglaterra marcó un gol al final para empatar el marcador a uno.

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Falta de vida espiritual

Spiritual lifelessness.

Examples :

"The loss of his passion for learning marked a kind of death to his academic ambitions. "

La pérdida de su pasión por aprender marcó una especie de falta de vida espiritual para sus ambiciones académicas.

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