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plural nounQual, die* * *[θrəʊz, AM θroʊz]n plwe're in the final \throes of selling our house wir sind gerade kurz davor, unser Haus zu verkaufen* * *[ɵrəʊz]pl1)in the throes of death — im Todeskampf, in Todesqualen pl
to be in the final throes of sth (fig) — in den letzten Zügen einer Sache (gen) liegen
we are in the throes of moving —
I was in the throes of composition — ich war völlig vertieft in meine Kompositionen
* * *throes [θrəʊz] spl1. heftiger Schmerz, heftige Schmerzen pl:in the throes of war in den Kriegswirren;we are in the throes of moving wir stecken mitten im Umzug* * *plural nounQual, diebe in the throes of something — (fig.) mitten in etwas (Dat.) stecken (ugs.)
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to be in its final \throes ( fig) in den letzten Zügen liegen;we're in the final \throes of selling our house wir sind gerade kurz davor, unser Haus zu verkaufen
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