death

death
[deθ]
nome (of person) morte f., decesso m. form.; (of animal) morte f.; fig. morte f., fine f.

at (the time of) his death — alla sua morte

a death in the family — un lutto in famiglia

death by drowning — morte per annegamento

to starve to death — morire di fame

to burn, freeze to death — morire bruciato, assiderato

to put sb. to death — mandare a morte qcn.

a fight to the death — un combattimento all'ultimo sangue

to drink oneself to death — uccidersi a forza di bere

to work oneself to death — ammazzarsi di lavoro

she fell to her death — è morta cadendo

he met his death in a accident — morì in un incidente

to die a violent death — morire di morte violenta

a fall would mean o spell death una caduta sarebbe fatale; "Deaths" — giorn. "Necrologi"

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to die a o the death [entertainer, play] essere un fiasco; that child will be the death of me! quel bambino mi farà morire! it's a matter of life or death è una questione di vita o di morte; to look like death warmed up sembrare un cadavere ambulante; to be at death's door essere in punto di morte; worried, bored to death preoccupato, annoiato da morire (about per); to frighten sb. to death fare morire qcn. di paura; I'm sick to death of this! ne ho fin sopra i capelli! you'll catch your death (of cold) ti prenderai un malanno; that joke has been done to death — è una barzelletta vecchia come il cucco

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[deƟ]
noun
1) (the act of dying: There have been several deaths in the town recently; Most people fear death.) morte
2) (something which causes one to die: Smoking too much was the death of him.) morte
3) (the state of being dead: eyes closed in death.) morte
- death-bed
- death certificate
- at death's door
- catch one's death of cold
- catch one's death
- put to death
- to death
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[deθ]
nome (of person) morte f., decesso m. form.; (of animal) morte f.; fig. morte f., fine f.

at (the time of) his death — alla sua morte

a death in the family — un lutto in famiglia

death by drowning — morte per annegamento

to starve to death — morire di fame

to burn, freeze to death — morire bruciato, assiderato

to put sb. to death — mandare a morte qcn.

a fight to the death — un combattimento all'ultimo sangue

to drink oneself to death — uccidersi a forza di bere

to work oneself to death — ammazzarsi di lavoro

she fell to her death — è morta cadendo

he met his death in a accident — morì in un incidente

to die a violent death — morire di morte violenta

a fall would mean o spell death una caduta sarebbe fatale; "Deaths" — giorn. "Necrologi"

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to die a o the death [entertainer, play] essere un fiasco; that child will be the death of me! quel bambino mi farà morire! it's a matter of life or death è una questione di vita o di morte; to look like death warmed up sembrare un cadavere ambulante; to be at death's door essere in punto di morte; worried, bored to death preoccupato, annoiato da morire (about per); to frighten sb. to death fare morire qcn. di paura; I'm sick to death of this! ne ho fin sopra i capelli! you'll catch your death (of cold) ti prenderai un malanno; that joke has been done to death — è una barzelletta vecchia come il cucco


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