deaths in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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death [Am dɛθ, Brit dɛθ] N

1. death U or C (end of life):

death
muerte f
death
fallecimiento m form
to die a natural death
morir de muerte natural
he died a peaceful death
tuvo una buena muerte or una muerte tranquila
the fire caused several deaths
el incendio causó varios muertos or cobró varias víctimas
the illness can result in death
la enfermedad puede ser mortal
death by strangulation/drowning
muerte por estrangulación/inmersión
they were united in death liter
la muerte los unió
death to the traitor!
¡muerte al traidor!
to put sb to death
ejecutar a alguien
he was sentenced to death/to death by hanging
lo condenaron a muerte/a morir en la horca
he was stabbed/beaten to death
lo mataron a puñaladas/golpes
to freeze/starve to death
morirse de frío/hambre
to bleed to death
morir desangrado
he drank himself to death
el alcohol acabó con él or lo mató
to fight to the death
luchar a muerte
a duel to the death
un duelo a muerte
to death as intensifier inf to be scared to death
estar muerto de miedo
they're frightened to death of losing their jobs
tienen un miedo espantoso de perder el trabajo
I was bored to death
me aburrí como una ostra inf
I'm sick to death of your complaining
estoy hasta la coronilla de tus quejas inf
his mother spoiled him to death
la madre lo echó a perder con tanto mimo or lo malcrió de mala manera
I'm worried to death
estoy preocupadísima
as pale as death
blanco como un papel
you look as pale as death
estás blanco como un papel
at death's door
a las puertas de la muerte
to be the death of sb
acabar con alguien
you'll be the death of your poor mother
vas a acabar con tu pobre madre
you'll be the death of your poor mother
vas a matar a disgustos a tu pobre madre
to catch one's death (of cold)
agarrarse una pulmonía doble
to catch one's death (of cold)
coger una pulmonía doble Spain
to do sth to death that play has been done to death
esa obra está muy trillada
if they get hold of a good idea, they tend to do it to death
si se les ocurre una buena idea, la repiten hasta la saciedad or hasta el cansancio
Richard II was done to death in his prison cell liter
a Ricardo II lo asesinaron or le dieron muerte en su celda
to hang on like grim death
aferrarse con todas sus fuerzas
to look like (grim) death
tener la cara desencajada
you look like death warmed over or Brit up hum
¡tienes muy mala cara!

death-defying [Am ˈdɛθdəˌfaɪɪŋ, Brit ˈdɛθdɪˌfʌɪɪŋ] ADJ

death-dealing [ˈdɛθˌdilɪŋ] ADJ liter

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deaths in the PONS Dictionary

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deaths Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it's a question of life or death a. fig
es un asunto de vida o muerte
to catch one's death of cold
coger una gripe de muerte
to hang on like grim death dog
no soltar la presa
to hang on like grim death person
no cejar en el empeño
the number of deaths has now reached double figures
la cifra de muertos ya ha pasado de diez
it's a matter of life or death
es un asunto de vida o muerte
the bells are tolling for a death
están tocando a muertos
to look like death (warmed up)
parecer un cadáver andante
she was traumatized by her husband's death
la muerte de su marido la trastornó
book recording the details of a family, including births, deaths, marriages, etc.
libro de familia
American English

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He also expressed his relief about the small number of casualties and the lack of deaths.
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Non-typhoid salmonellosis causes the highest number of deaths -- almost 2000 annually.
www.who.int
Neoplasms, or tumours, represented 29.7pc of deaths, with diseases of the respiratory system responsible for just over one in 10 (11.7pc).
www.independent.ie
These studies found an elevated death rate among rofecoxib patients, although the deaths were not generally heart-related.
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During 2010-2013, about 21,000 babies per year were born in West Virginia, but over 3 years West Virginia 3,000 more deaths than births.
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Before these two deaths, there had been two significant rebellions.
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By 1951, just two deaths are recorded, a 21-month-old boy and a two- year-old boy, both said to have died from toxemia.
www.irishcentral.com
The ensuing gunfight resulted in the deaths of the assistant coach, team spokesman and bus driver, as well as injuring several others.
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She escapes again and informs the police, who attribute the deaths to accidental electrocution.
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Investigations into rebreather deaths focus on three main areas: medical, equipment, and procedural.
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