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death

/diːθ/

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noun

死, 死亡

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."

祖母の死は家族全員を悲しませました。

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noun

死, 死神

(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."

死神が入ってくると、部屋中に寒気が広がった。

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noun

崩壊、終わり

(the death) The collapse or end of something.

Examples :

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

イングランドは試合終了間際にゴールを決め、1対1の同点に追いついた。

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noun

精神的な無生命

Spiritual lifelessness.

Examples :

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

彼の学習への情熱の喪失は、彼の学問的野心にとって一種の精神的な無生命を示した。

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