How would you like to use PONS.com?

Already PONS Pur or PONS Translate Pro subscriber?

PONS with ads

Go to PONS.com as usual with ad tracking and advertisements

You can find details of tracking in Information about data protection and under Privacy settings.

PONS Pur

without advertising by third parties

without ad tracking

Subscribe now

If you already have a user account for PONS.com, then you can subscribe to PONS Pur .

We process your data to deliver content or advertisements and measure the delivery of such content or advertisements to extract insights about our website. We share this information with our partners on the basis of consent and legitimate interest. You may exercise your right to consent or object to a legitimate interest, based on a specific purpose below or at a partner level in the link under each purpose. These choices will be signaled to our vendors participating in the Transparency and Consent Framework.

Cookies, device or similar online identifiers (e.g. login-based identifiers, randomly assigned identifiers, network based identifiers) together with other information (e.g. browser type and information, language, screen size, supported technologies etc.) can be stored or read on your device to recognise it each time it connects to an app or to a website, for one or several of the purposes presented here.

Advertising and content can be personalised based on your profile. Your activity on this service can be used to build or improve a profile about you for personalised advertising and content. Advertising and content performance can be measured. Reports can be generated based on your activity and those of others. Your activity on this service can help develop and improve products and services.

Legal noticeData protectionPrivacy settings
déboulement’
deathblow
German
German
English
English
To·des·stoß <-es, -stöße> N m
Todesstoß
deathblow
jdm den Todesstoß versetzen
to deal sb the deathblow
etw dat den Todesstoß versetzen fig
to deal the deathblow to sth fig
English
English
German
German
death blow
Todesstoß m <-es, -stöße>
to deal sb a death blow
jdm einen Todesstoß versetzen
kiss of death
Todesstoß m <-es, -stöße> fig
death knell of/for
Todesstoß m <-es, -stöße> für +acc
fatal blow
Todesstoß m <-es, -stöße>
to close in for the kill
zum Todesstoß ansetzen
to deal sb/sth a lethal blow
jdm/etw den Todesstoß versetzen a. fig
the affair ultimately precipitated his downfall
die Affäre versetzte ihm schließlich den Todesstoß
to sound the death-knell for sth fig
etw dat den Todesstoß versetzen
to go [or move][or close] in for the kill
zum Todesstoß ansetzen
PONS OpenDict

Would you like to add a word, a phrase or a translation?

We'd love you to send us a new entry for PONS OpenDict. The submitted suggestions are reviewed by the PONS editorial team and incorporated into the results accordingly.

Add entry
Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
jdm den Todesstoß versetzen
to deal sb the deathblow
etw dat den Todesstoß versetzen fig
to deal the deathblow to sth fig
to sound the death-knell for sth fig
etw dat den Todesstoß versetzen
the affair ultimately precipitated his downfall
die Affäre versetzte ihm schließlich den Todesstoß
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Daraufhin versetzte man ihm den Todesstoß und schlug ihm den Kopf ab.
de.wikipedia.org
Erst nachdem Picadores und Banderilleros ihr Werk verrichtet haben, setzt der Matador den Todesstoß.
de.wikipedia.org
Den Todesstoß versetze dem Film schließlich die Geschichte an sich, besonders weil die Figuren oft unlogisch handelten und das Drehbuch abgedroschene Klischees aufwende.
de.wikipedia.org
Dies war der Todesstoß für einen Konvent, welcher im Lauf seiner Geschichte fünfundzwanzig Priorate gegründet hatte.
de.wikipedia.org
Er hebt seine Hand, die der halbnackte Mörder ergreift, um ihm den Todesstoß zu versetzen.
de.wikipedia.org
Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)
[...]
Vom Protein losgelöst, erteilt er der Zelle auch ohne Grund den Todesstoß, in das gesamte Protein eingebettet nur auf ein entsprechendes Signal hin.
[...]
onion81.mpiz-koeln.mpg.de
[...]
When detached from the protein, it sometimes delivers the deathblow to the cell without reason; but when embedded in the entire protein, it only does so in response to the corresponding signal.
[...]
onion81.mpiz-koeln.mpg.de
[...]
Diese erteilt der Zelle den Todesstoß, indem sie die Bremse vom internen Selbstmordprogramm löst.
[...]
onion81.mpiz-koeln.mpg.de
[...]
The latter delivers the deathblow to the cell by releasing the brake on the internal “ suicide ” programme.
[...]
onion81.mpiz-koeln.mpg.de

Browse the dictionary

Look up "Todesstoß" in other languages

German
Czech
German
Polish
German
Turkish
German
Dutch
German
Danish
German
Slovenian
German
Swedish
German
Russian
German
Serbian
German
French
German
Italian
German
Spanish
German
Greek
German
Icelandic
German
Croatian

"Todesstoß" in the monolingual German dictionaries

German Learner's Dictionary
Dictionary of German Spelling