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death

/diːθ/

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noun

죽음, 사망

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."

할머니의 죽음은 온 가족을 슬프게 했다.

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noun

죽음, 저승사자

(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."

죽음이 들어서자 방 안에 한기가 돌았다.

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noun

붕괴, 종말

(the death) The collapse or end of something.

Examples :

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

잉글랜드는 경기 종료 직전에 골을 넣어 1대1 동점을 만들었다.

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noun

영적 무생명

Spiritual lifelessness.

Examples :

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

그의 학문에 대한 열정의 상실은 그의 학문적 야망에 일종의 영적 무생명을 표시했다.

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