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ˈdeath knell N

1. death knell fig (end):

Todesstoß m für +acc

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Even children ’s songs and lantern processions have something eerie about them in this world.

The bitter final punch line is like a death knell that carries on reverberating long after the action has ended.

(Deutsches Theater Berlin)

www.goethe.de

Selbst Kinderlieder und Laternenumzüge haben in dieser Welt etwas Gespenstisches an sich.

Die bittere Schlusspointe gleicht einer Totenglocke, die noch lange nachhallt.

(Deutsches Theater Berlin)

www.goethe.de

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