muerte
death ; loss of life ; last breath ; passing ; fatality ; die-off.
Typically, the additions to the name will fall within the following categories: title of nobility, title of honour, form of address, date of birth, and date of death.
The war involved not only extensive loss of life and destruction of property, but also widespread damage to cultural monuments and objects.
When she died in a bus accident in Bolivia while serving in a women's cooperative, her legacy did not stop with her last breath.
The Rutgers University Libraries are sad to report on the passing of Thelma Tate.
A summary is then presented of the number and percentage of snowmobile fatalities in these three states during winter 2002-03.
We all know that there is no guarantee that, even if we do everything we can, the result won't be human die-off and environmental devastation.
afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercano
bereaved
This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.
agarrar un resfriado de muerte
catch + Posesivo + death (of cold)
Her mother had to drag her back into the house, afraid she would catch her death of cold.
agonía de muerte
death throes
death pangs
It seems these huge explosions are caused by the death throes of stars twenty times the size of our Sun, which burn themselves out and explode.
We stand on the threshold of an age whose convulsions proclaim alike the death pangs of the old order and the birth pangs of the new.
al borde la muerte
on the brink of death
A group of orphaned baby owls snuggle up to a cuddly toy which has become their surrogate mum after they were found on the brink of death in the wild.
amar hasta la muerte
love + Nombre + to death
I love her to death and don't know what I would do without her - we have the craziest times together!.
a muerte
bitter
bitterly
The author notes the work of Melvyl Dewey in espousing library education and the bitter opposition from some library leaders.
They took part in many small-scale but often bitterly fought operations across the coastal lowlands.
apedrear hasta la muerte
stone to + death
The killing was committed in the traditional and extremely gruesome way Islam has in store for women accused of adultery: she was stoned to death.
cámara de la muerte
execution chamber
death chamber
The inmate was escorted into the execution chamber and was strapped onto a gurney with ankle and wrist restraints.
This is a new death chamber at San Quentin where the condemned are put to death by lethal injection.
causa de muerte
cause of death
In the past few years, the mortality rates associated with infectious diseases have decreased, making cancer the leading cause of death in children.
causar la muerte
inflict + death
cause death
Armed violence - the use of arms to inflict death or injury - is an epidemic of global proportions.
Antidepressant drugs do more harm than good, and even cause the deaths of elderly patients, say researchers.
coger un resfriado de muerte
catch + Posesivo + death (of cold)
Her mother had to drag her back into the house, afraid she would catch her death of cold.
condenado a muerte
death row
Participants commented on ethical aspects of two fictitious case studies: an inmate on a hunger strike and a death row inmate who wishes to be an organ donor.
condenar a la pena de muerte
sentence + Nombre + to death
A 23-year old has been sentenced to death for downloading information about women's rights in Afghanistan.
condenar a muerte
sentence + Nombre + to death
condemn + Nombre + to death
A 23-year old has been sentenced to death for downloading information about women's rights in Afghanistan.
Socrates was put on trial for corrupting the youth of Athens and condemned to death by drinking the poision hemlock.
con peligro de muerte
life threatening
The study also investigated whether persons who had consulted the book before committing suicide had life threatening medical illnesses.
corredor de la muerte
death row
Participants commented on ethical aspects of two fictitious case studies: an inmate on a hunger strike and a death row inmate who wishes to be an organ donor.
cuestión de vida o muerte
life or death issue
Nowadays, however, such occurrences are not common, yet we react to many daily situations as if they were life or death issues.
dar el golpe de muerte
strike + a death blow
deal + a death blow
deal + a killer blow
deliver + a killer blow
deliver + a death blow
Moreover, military operations, whatever they may be, will not be able to strike a death blow to international terrorism, indicating that its high time that we probe the topic from a fresh standpoint.
It has been said that Cutter in developing his method of alphabetic subject indexing 'dealt the death blow' to ninenteenth-century title-term indexing.
Pakistan has vowed to target Taliban leaders and deal a killer blow to the Islamists.
Some of these remedies would undoubtedly have delivered a killer blow to the parasites in a horse's gut, but unfortunately harmed the horse in the process.
Lebanon is in such turmoil that war at the present time would deliver a death blow to the economy.
dar muerte
put to + death
This is a new death chamber at San Quentin where the condemned are put to death by lethal injection.
darse un susto de muerte
jump out of + Posesivo + skin
It was there that my husband about jumped out of his skin when he saw a shadowy figure suddenly dart out of the kitchen.
dar un susto de muerte
frighten + the living daylights out of
frighten + Nombre + to death
scare + the hell out of
have + the scare of + Posesivo + life
frighten + the hell out of
frighten + the shit out of
scare + the shit out of
frighten + the wits out of
scare + the wits out of
scare + the life out of
frighten + the life out of
frighten + the pants off
scare + the pants off
Presumably they got their name from their habit of frightening the living daylights out of unsuspecting passers-by.
He didn't kill them, but frightened them to death and made them run away.
Moreover, if you happen to be suffering from dental phobia, where the idea of visiting a dentist's surgery scares the hell out of you, you will be glad to learn that 'do it yourself' dental veneer kits exist.
A teacher had the scare of her life yesterday when a man walked into the staff-room, held a knife at her and then demanded money.
What turns one person on can frighten the hell out of others.
I was out for my usual nightly stroll recently and a car full of young lads shouted at me and actually frightened the shit out of me.
I don't condone these acts but they are guaranteed to scare the shit out of someone you are dating.
They are dark, bloodthirsty stories written to delight small children by frightening the wits out of them.
The sound in that game played via the surround sound literally scared the wits out of me at times.
If I'm not mistaken, Halloween is about eating too much sugar and scaring the life out of people.
I was in the room at the time with my curtains closed and the sound of the bird hitting the glass frightened the life out of me!.
But themes haven't changed all that much, and the goal remains the same - to frighten the pants off the viewer.
If this does not scare the pants off you, nothing will.
dar un susto de muerto
scare + the living daylights out of
Alfred Hitchcock dedicated himself to scaring the living daylights out of people with an oeuvre of taut, well-crafted mystery-thrillers.
de mala muerte
shitty [shittier -comp., shittiest -sup.]
This was a shitty, horrible wedding gift, but I could be more or less excused for it due to my youthful impetuousnes.
de mala puerte
shitty-ass
After a shitty-ass day, this is the one out of two things that can make me smile.
derecho a la muerte
right to die
This article reviews a selection of valuable books, periodical articles, organizations and agencies providing information on euthanasia and right-to-die laws of US states.
de vida o muerte
lifesaving
life threatening
The more experienced physicians, however, told a different story about lifesaving practices in pediatrics.
The study also investigated whether persons who had consulted the book before committing suicide had life threatening medical illnesses.
encuentro con la muerte
close shave with death
close encounter with death
A father-of-two is trying to get back in touch with his old school chums from 50 years ago, after a close shave with death.
The result was that I survived six high-dose chemotherapy treatments and a very close encounter with death.
enemigo a/de muerte
bitter enemy
sworn enemy
False friends are worst than bitter enemies.
I wouldn't quite call them our sworn enemies, any more than a mosquito is a human's sworn enemy.
enemistad a muerte
blood feud
Modernity & vendetta are contradictory social phenomena, & yet globalization brings to light the existence of blood feud in a modernized world.
enfrentarse a la muerte
face + death
Librarians who have to choose between Congress and Dewey are in the dilemma of the proverbial lady facing death or a fate worse than death.
enzarzarse en una lucha a muerte
get into + a fight to the death
If it doesn't, and she gets outvoted, she'll probably choose to give it to him instead of getting into a fight to the death over ten dollars.
escuadrón de la muerte
death squadron
death squad
According to Hussein, the death squadrons acted without authority and instructions from the Minister = Según Hussein, los escuadrones de la muerte actuaron sin la autoridad e instrucciones del ministro.
These death squads abducted members of the civilian population torturing and often executing them.
estertores de muerte
death throes
death pangs
It seems these huge explosions are caused by the death throes of stars twenty times the size of our Sun, which burn themselves out and explode.
We stand on the threshold of an age whose convulsions proclaim alike the death pangs of the old order and the birth pangs of the new.
experiencia cercana a la muerte
near death experience
A fisherman ordered to remain at sea by his employer as a cyclone battered Bangladesh has spoken of his near death experience.
firmar la sentencia de muerte
sound + the death knell for
Terror threats have sounded the death knell for traditional Christmas festivities in Peshawar.
firmar una sentencia de muerte
sign + a death warrant (for)
If libraries do not catalog as many electronic resources as possible, this may effectively sign the death warrant for the library OPAC.
frío de muerte
freezing cold
This novel was written to cheer herself up when she and her baby were trapped inside their freezing cold flat in a blizzard, unable to get to the library.
hasta la muerte
until the end
forever
until the bitter end
Iran's president said yesterday his country would press on with its nuclear program 'until the end and would not be stopped by the West.
Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.
The Liberals are refusing to give up the fight against forced mergers, and are vowing to keep the pressure on the government until the bitter end.
Hasta que la muerte nos separe
Till death do us part
'Till death do us part' is a 'comedy' programme in the sense that it treats significant issues in a mature way = "Hasta que la muerte nos separe" es un programa de "humor" en el sentido de que trata asuntos importantes de una forma madura.
herido de muerte
mortally wounded
Problems were defined as superficially wounded, mortally wounded, or critical but treatable, and staff time directed to the treatable problems.
herir de muerte
fatally + shoot
A man accused of fatally shooting a Philadelphia police officer during a robbery is headed back to Philadelphia after he was arrested in Florida.
lecho de muerte [Uso arcaico]
deathbed [death bed]
dying bed
For instance, Bernard Ruffin's 'Last words: a dictionary of deathbed quotations' is not very well known.
Very soon after graduation, he was summoned to attend the dying bed of the mother whom he loved so much.
llevarse un susto de muerte
have + the scare of + Posesivo + life
A teacher had the scare of her life yesterday when a man walked into the staff-room, held a knife at her and then demanded money.
lucha a muerte
fight to death
If they come face to face in a fight to death, is it really that hard to imagine who would win?.
lucha hasta la muerte
fight to death
If they come face to face in a fight to death, is it really that hard to imagine who would win?.
luchar a muerte
fight to + death
get into + a fight to the death
go at it + hammer and tongs
Hitler ordered his Nazi troops at Stalingrad to fight to death.
If it doesn't, and she gets outvoted, she'll probably choose to give it to him instead of getting into a fight to the death over ten dollars.
The second half commenced as before with both teams going at it hammer and tongs.
luchar entre la vida y la muerte
battle for + Posesivo + life
Everyone is demanding justice for a 23-year-old physiotherapist who was brutally gang-raped and is battling for her life.
luchar entre la viday la muerte
battle between + life and death
The third boy is critically ill and is in hospital battling between life and death.
luchar hasta la muerte
fight to + death
battle + it out
Hitler ordered his Nazi troops at Stalingrad to fight to death.
12 poets from UK and Ireland battled it out in a war of words to defend their region's cultural honour.
luchar hasta la muerte por
battle + it out for
People are unimpressed so far with the campaigns of the two Democrats battling it out for the nomination.
lugar de mala muerte
shithole
Is it true that Harbin is a shithole full of angry people who love nothing more than to start fights with foreigners?.
morir de muerte natural
die + a natural death
die of + natural causes
Terminally ill patients often have concerns in areas such as donation of body parts, right to die a natural death, and other questions.
Jamaica police have confirmed that Bob Woolmer died of natural causes and was not murdered.
morir una muerte horrible
suffer + a horrible death
die + a horrible death
Many who were wounded and still alive when this was going on a suffered a horrible death at the hands of the enemy.
The article is entitled 'Making friends with the Web: traditional vendors must accept the Web, or die a horrible death'.
muerte accidental
accidental death
The second part of each section presents ideas for preventing accidental deaths of children.
muerte aparente
suspended animation
But equilibrium can be a lot like suspended animation and, if it lasts too long, it is like being locked in ice.
muerte asistida
assisted death
assisted dying
This volume includes discussions of issues in globalization and public health, justice and human rights, assisted death, and terrorism.
The book's thesis is that assisted dying should be one of the options available to terminally ill patients in the event of palliative measures being inadequate.
muerte cerebral
brain death
Providing artificial ventilation will not facilitate 'brain death'.
muerte clínica
brain death
clínical death
Providing artificial ventilation will not facilitate 'brain death'.
People who have close brushes with death, or recover from clinical death, have strikingly similar 'death experiences'.
muerte de un familiar
bereavement
death in the family
This paper discusses the extension of the library staff benefits (sickness, bereavement, parental leave) enjoyed by heterosexual couples to lesbian, bisexual, and gay library staff as part of a drive towards equal rights at the workplace.
Payment for time not worked includes vacations, sick leave, holidays, and leave because of National Guard duty, jury duty, death in the family, and personal business.
muerte digna
dignified death
It's a nonprofit shelter two blocks from the ocean dedicated to giving old cats dignified deaths, and abandoned cats new lives through adoption.
muerte embrionaria
embryonal death
This strain of virus causes neonatal deaths as well as infertility due to embryonal death, abortion and stillbirths in breeding kennels.
muerte fetal
foetal death
High levels of coffee consumption were associated with an increased risk of fetal death.
muerte, la
Reaper, the
Grim Reaper, the
The film parades a frenzy between an old woman being taken by the Reaper and being saved continuously by a playboy doctor with a team of pin-up nurses.
These days, the Grim Reaper is usually portrayed as a skeleton or a cadaverous figure, garbed from head to foot in a black habit and hood, and carrying a large scythe.
muerte natural
natural death
Ischemic heart disease was the predominant cause of natural death behind the wheel.
muerte neonatal
neonatal death
This strain of virus causes neonatal deaths as well as infertility due to embryonal death, abortion and stillbirths in breeding kennels.
muerte por disparo
death from gunshot wounds
Sgt. Joe Harris and a cornered burglar fought hand-to-hand in the struggle leading to their deaths from gunshot wounds.
muerte por suicidio
suicidal death
The current study examines the monthly variation in suicidal deaths in Singapore to determine if any seasonal patterns exist in an equatorial region.
muerte prematura
premature death
untimely death
The author reanalyses George Zipf's data on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of his premature death in Rome from legionella.
It is an epic story of rags to riches, of a black man's struggle in a white world, of untimely death, and of the tragedy of a mission unfulfilled.
muerte súbita [Bebé que muere mientras duerme sin causa aparente alguna] [Bebé que muere en el sueño sin causa aparente alguna]
cot death
crib death
sudden death
Find articles on the prevention of sudden infant death syndrome (also known as SIDS, crib death and cot death).
Find articles on the prevention of sudden infant death syndrome (also known as SIDS, crib death and cot death).
To date medical research has provided no adequate explanation for these sudden deaths.
odiar a muerte
hate + Posesivo + guts
be at daggers drawn (with)
They gladly and avariciously take our money, but make no bones about hating our fucking guts and trying to fuck us over every chance they get!.
Throughout Mr Blair's time in office Mr Mandelson and Mr Brown were at daggers drawn.
odiarse a muerte
be at each other's throats
What keeps you riveted to the action of his plays or movies is the certain knowledge that sooner or later these characters will be at each other's throats.
pelea a muerte
fight to death
If they come face to face in a fight to death, is it really that hard to imagine who would win?.
pelea hasta la muerte
fight to death
If they come face to face in a fight to death, is it really that hard to imagine who would win?.
pelear a muerte
fight to + death
go at it + hammer and tongs
Hitler ordered his Nazi troops at Stalingrad to fight to death.
The second half commenced as before with both teams going at it hammer and tongs.
pelear hasta la mueerte
fight to + death
Hitler ordered his Nazi troops at Stalingrad to fight to death.
peligro de muerte
mortal danger
In the face of resistance, public ridicule, or even mortal danger, these women listened to their hearts and their unshakeable faith.
peligro de vida or muerte
life-threatening danger
In fact, children face many life-threatening dangers on a daily basis that are often times overlooked by adults.
pena de muerte
death row
Participants commented on ethical aspects of two fictitious case studies: an inmate on a hunger strike and a death row inmate who wishes to be an organ donor.
pena de muerte, la
death penalty, the
The book considers critical issues, such as civil disobedience, war crimes, and the death penalty.
penado con la muerte
punishable by death
Probably only one in a hundred girls who give birth clandestinely even knows that an edict of King Henry II, now fallen into desuetude, once made their action punishable by death.
pillar un resfriado de muerte
catch + Posesivo + death (of cold)
Her mother had to drag her back into the house, afraid she would catch her death of cold.
pulsión de muerte
death-wish
The main character in the novel viewed his death as the solutions to his problems and was therefore motivated enough by the death-wish to kill with the hopes of retributive capital punishment.
rival a muerte
bitter rival
The two men have been bitter rivals for years and disagree on many domestic issues.
roce con la muerte
close shave with death
close encounter with death
A father-of-two is trying to get back in touch with his old school chums from 50 years ago, after a close shave with death.
The result was that I survived six high-dose chemotherapy treatments and a very close encounter with death.
sentencia de muerte
death sentence
death warrant
death knell
The spectre that has been raised of reference librarians as the handloom weavers of the library revolution by the turn of the century is as insubstantial as the prediction fifty years ago that the coming of radio meant the death sentence for gramophone records.
This document appeared to be a death warrant for Sarah Good who was executed for practicing witchcraft in Salem.
We understand that 'out-of-print' is a sort of final death knell, but the current out-of-stock limbo is bewildering.
sentenciar a la pena de muerte
sentence + Nombre + to death
condemn + Nombre + to death
A 23-year old has been sentenced to death for downloading information about women's rights in Afghanistan.
Socrates was put on trial for corrupting the youth of Athens and condemned to death by drinking the poision hemlock.
sentenciar a muerte
sentence + Nombre + to death
condemn + Nombre + to death
A 23-year old has been sentenced to death for downloading information about women's rights in Afghanistan.
Socrates was put on trial for corrupting the youth of Athens and condemned to death by drinking the poision hemlock.
sentido de la vida y al muerte, el
meaning of life and death, the
Funeral services always raise profound questions about the meaning of life and death.
ser la diferencia entre la vida y la muerte
be the difference between life and death
She said such decisions could have been the difference between life and death as those who left hours later perished.
ser una cuestión de vida o muerte
be a matter of life and death
Find out why you need a second opinion, when to get a second opinion, and why it may be a matter of life and death.
síndrome infantil de muerte súbita (SIMS)
sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Find articles on the prevention of sudden infant death syndrome (also known as SIDS, crib death and cot death).
tener una muerte digna
die with + dignity
have + a dignified death
die + a dignified death
I feel that's what we have to do; let this type of library service die with dignity, and not keep patching it up with money and people.
The article demonstrates that many older people do not have dignified deaths in hospitals.
To me, a head of state, however an evil dictator he was (and he WAS), should die a dignified death at the hand of state.
tener una muerte horrible
die + a horrible death
suffer + a horrible death
The article is entitled 'Making friends with the Web: traditional vendors must accept the Web, or die a horrible death'.
Many who were wounded and still alive when this was going on a suffered a horrible death at the hands of the enemy.
ver la muerte de cerca
have + a brush with death
stare + death in the face
People who have close brushes with death, or recover from clinical death, have strikingly similar 'death experiences'.
British holidaymaker has told how she stared death in the face during a horror boating accident in Ibiza.
vida después de la muerte
afterlife [after-life]
Acceptance of the belief in an afterlife shows a slight decrease when the findings are compared with those of earlier studies = La aceptación de la creencia de que existe la vida después de la muerte muestra un ligero descenso si se compara con los resultados de estudios anteriores.
vida or muerte
life or death
Man looks after himself both in the extremities of life or death and in the modern affluent society.
