death
gb/dˈɛθ/ us/dˈɛθ/
A2
Anglais
~ 500
Sens
0 sens
Nom
A2
event
1
The end of a person's or animal's life
When a person, animal, or other living thing stops living forever.
Schéma d’usage :
the death of [someone/something]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'death' (noun) with 'dead' (adjective) or 'die' (verb). For example, saying 'He had a dead' is incorrect; it should be 'He died' or 'He had a death in the family.'
Synonymes
passing (A softer, more euphemistic term often used to talk about someone's death.)
Antonymes
birth (The beginning of life, the opposite of death.)
Collocations
sudden death
|cause of death
|death penalty
|near death
|tragic death
Thèmes
life
|health
|emotions
|body
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- The sudden death of the actor shocked fans around the world.
- Doctors are still investigating the cause of death.
- She has been grieving the death of her father for months.
- War often brings unnecessary death and suffering.
- The disease led to the death of thousands.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The death of my cat made me sad.
- They talked about the death of the king.
- Death comes to all living things.
- He fears his own death.
- We read about the death of a famous singer.
Nom
B1
state
2
The condition of no longer being alive
The condition when someone or something is not alive anymore.
Synonymes
mortality (Refers to the fact that life is finite; more formal.)
Antonymes
life (The state of being alive.)
Collocations
life and death
|after death
|face death
Thèmes
life
|philosophy
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- Many cultures have different beliefs about what happens after death.
- He looked pale, as if close to death.
- She escaped certain death in the accident.
Exemples pédagogiques
- Some people believe in life after death.
- He was very close to death but survived.
- Death is part of nature.
Nom
B2
event
3
The end or ruin of something
When something ends forever, not a living thing but an idea, plan, or way of doing something.
Schéma d’usage :
the death of [something]
Synonymes
collapse (Implies complete failure or breakdown.)
Antonymes
birth (Metaphorically refers to the start of something new.)
Collocations
death of democracy
|death of print media
Thèmes
society
|culture
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- Some say the internet means the death of traditional newspapers.
- The scandal marked the political death of the senator.
- Critics fear this law could mean the death of free speech.
Exemples pédagogiques
- Many people talk about the death of books.
- It was the death of their friendship.
- The new rule caused the death of the old system.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
death
API
GB/dˈɛθ/
US/dˈɛθ/
Syllabes et accentuation
death (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (death)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: death
- Plural: death, deaths
Famille de mots
Expressions
life and death
1/lˈaɪf ˈænd dˈɛθ/
fixed phrase
Extremely serious or dangerous situation
A situation that is very serious and could result in someone living or dying.
Exemples
- Getting clean water to the village is a matter of life and death.
- In war, soldiers face life and death situations every day.
to death
1/tə dˈɛθ/
fixed phrase
informal
To an extreme extent, often unpleasantly so
Very much, until it is unpleasant or harmful.
Exemples
- He was bored to death during the lecture.
- They froze to death in the cold.
at death's door
1/ˈæt dˈɛθs dˈɔɹ/
idiom
informal
Very close to dying
Very sick or injured and likely to die soon.
Exemples
- After the accident, he was at death's door for weeks.
- She looked like she was at death's door with that flu.
at death's door
2/ˈæt dˈɛθs dˈɔɹ/
idiom
Very close to death
Very sick or almost dying.
Exemples
- He was at death's door after the accident.
- The patient was at death's door but recovered.
death sentence
1/dˈɛθ sˈɛntəns/
fixed phrase
Official order to execute someone as punishment for a crime
When a court says someone must be killed as punishment for a crime.
Exemples
- The judge handed down a death sentence for the murderer.
- The murderer received the death sentence after the trial.
- In some countries, drug trafficking carries a death sentence.
- Many countries have abolished the death sentence.
a fate worse than death
1/ə fˈeɪt wˈɚs ðən dˈɛθ/
idiom
literary
extremely bad imagined situation
A very bad situation that someone feels would be even worse than dying.
Exemples
- For him, living without music would be a fate worse than death.
- For some prisoners, life in total isolation is a fate worse than death.
- She thought working for her ex-boss again would be a fate worse than death.
- He joked that going back to that job would be a fate worse than death.
- To her, losing her independence would be a fate worse than death.
a fate worse than death
2/ə fˈeɪt wˈɚs ðən dˈɛθ/
idiom
Something imagined to be worse than dying
A situation so bad that someone thinks dying would be better.
Exemples
- For him, losing his freedom was a fate worse than death.
- She said working there would be a fate worse than death.