to be silent as a tomb

דומם כקבר, "שותק כמו ראי"

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◙ "יאר ומכ קתוש",רבקכ םמוד◄

zwijgen als het graf

tyst som graven

1) (grave) Grab, das

2) (monument) Grabmal, das

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n Grab nt; (mausoleum) Gruft f; (below ground) Grabkammer f

▪ the \tomb ( fig) der Tod

\tomb of the unknown soldier Grab nt des unbekannten Soldaten

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tomb [tuːm] s

1. Grab(stätte) n(f)

2. Grabmal n, Gruft f:

be (as) quiet ( oder silent) as the tomb

a) kein einziges Wort sagen,

b) verschwiegen wie ein oder das Grab sein;

the house was as quiet as the tomb im Haus herrschte eine Grabesstille

3. fig (das) Grab, (der) Tod

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1) (grave) Grab, das

2) (monument) Grabmal, das

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Grab ¨-er n.

Grabmal -e n.

1) (free from noise: The house was empty and silent.) silencioso

2) (not speaking: He was silent on that subject.) callado

3) (not making any noise: This lift is quite silent.) silencioso

silent adj

1. silencioso

2. callado

3. mudo

tr['saɪlənt]

adjective

1 (thing, place, taciturn person) silencioso,-a

2 (not speaking) callado,-a

■ please remain silent guarden silencio por favor

■ he was silent for a moment se quedó callado un momento

■ you have the right to remain silent tiene derecho a guardar silencio

■ the law is silent on this point la ley no dice nada sobre este punto

3 (film, consonant) mudo,-a; (prayer) silencioso,-a

■ in "debt" the letter "b" is silent la "b" de "debt" no se pronuncia

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the silent majority la mayoría silenciosa

to be silent callarse

silent partner socio,-a comanditario,-a

silent ['saɪlənt] adj

1) : callado

to remain silent: quedarse callado, guardar silencio

2) quiet, still: silencioso

3) mute: mudo

a silent letter: una letra muda

• callado, -a adj.

• comanditario, -a adj.

• mudo, -a adj.

• silencioso, -a adj.

• sordo, -a adj.

a) (noiseless, still) <night/forest> silencioso

b) ( not speaking) <gesture/protest> mudo

1. ADJ

1) (=noiseless, soundless)

- be as silent as the grave or tomb

2) (=wordless) [prayer, march, vigil] silencioso; [contempt, protest] mudo

3) (Cine) [film, movie] mudo

4) (Ling) [letter] mudo

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a) (noiseless, still) <night/forest> silencioso

b) ( not speaking) <gesture/protest> mudo

   1) бeзмoлвный; нeм кaк pыбa (cp. мoгилa)

    Augustus.... Will you swear to me not to repeat what I am going to say to you? The Lady.... I will be as silent as the grave (C. B. Shaw)

   2) ни звукa нe cлышнo; тиxo кaк в мoгилe (тж. (as) quiet as the grave или tomb)

    I passed and repassed the house, and stopped and listened at the door: all was dark and silent as the grave (CA. Dickens). I do miss the children. The house seems as silent as the tomb without them

   см. (as) silent as the grave²

• be as silent as a tomb

- drogę zablokował olbrzymi głaz a huge boulder blocked the road

- być niewzruszonym a. twardym jak głaz książk. to be hard-hearted, to have a heart of stone

- być zimnym jak głaz to be stony, to be (as) cold as stone

- milczeć jak głaz książk. to be as quiet a. silent as the grave

- □ głaz narzutowy Geol. erratic boulder

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boulder; głaz narzutowy erratic boulder, erratic; twardy jak głaz stone-hard; przen. adamant; zimny jak głaz stone cold; mieć serce jak głaz have a heart of flint; milczeć jak głaz be as silent as a tomb.

• be as silent as a tomb

• be as silent as the grave

(as) silent as the tomb / the grave

(as) still as death / the grave

(as) close as a coffin / an oyster

as close / tight as wax

amer. (as) dumb as a wooden Indian.

",-yu 1. water. 2. juice. 3. sap. 4. body of water; stream; river; lake; sea. 5. broth; gravy. 6. temper (of steel). 7. embroidery running pattern. (...) -larında about, around: saat altı sularında around six o´clock. elli sularında about fifty years old. - almak 1. to leak, admit water. 2. (for a boat) to leak, take in water. -yunu almak /ın/ to drain the water from (cooked vegetables). - arkı irrigation ditch. -da balık satmak to make an empty promise. - basmak /ı/ for water to flood (a place). - baskını flood. -yun başı 1. source, spring, fountain. 2. place from which one gains the greatest profits or benefits. 3. person who holds the greatest authority and bears the greatest responsibility. -yu baştan/başından kesmek to tackle a problem at its root. - birikintisi puddle. -da boğulmak to be drowned. -ya boğulmak to be flooded with water. - bölümü çizgisi geog. watershed, water parting. -yu bulandırmak to throw a monkey wrench into something that´s going well. - cenderesi hydraulic press. - çarpmak /a/ to give (one´s face) a quick, splashy wash. - çekmek 1. to draw water (from a well or cistern). 2. to absorb water. -yunu çekmek 1. for the liquid in (something being cooked) to boil away. 2. (for money) to be spent, run out. -yu çekilmiş değirmene dönmek 1. (for a place) to become as silent as a tomb, become like a morgue. 2. to become completely useless. -dan çıkmış balığa dönmek to be in a daze, not to know what to do or which way to turn. - değirmeni water mill. - dökmek to urinate, pass water, make water. - dökünmek to take a quick bath (by dousing oneself with water). -ya düşmek 1. to fail, come to nothing. 2. to fall into the water. - etmek/yapmak (for a ship) to leak, take in water. -dan geçirmek /ı/ 1. to wash (laundry) quickly and carelessly. 2. to rinse (laundry). - gibi 1. like water. 2. easily, smoothly. 3. fluently. - gibi akmak 1. (for time) to pass very quickly. 2. /a/ (for money) to be made by (a person or place) in great quantities. - gibi aziz ol! Thank you very much indeed (for bringing me water to drink)! - gibi bilmek /ı/ to know (something) perfectly, have (something) down pat. - gibi ezberlemek /ı/ to memorize (something) perfectly. - gibi gitmek (for money) to be spent like water. - gibi okumak /ı/ to read quickly and faultlessly. - gibi terlemek to sweat heavily. -yuna/-yunca gitmek /ın/ not to go counter to (someone); not to cross (someone), to comply with (someone´s) wishes. -yu görmeden paçaları sıvamak to count one´s chickens before they´re hatched. - (yüzü) görmemiş very dirty (face, hands). -ya göstermek /ı/ to give (something) a quick wash. - götürmez indisputable. - götürür yeri olmamak /ın/ for there to be nothing more to be said about (a matter). -ya götürür, susuz getirir. colloq. He´s a master hoodwinker. - içene yılan bile dokunmaz. proverb It´s wrong to attack a person while he´s drinking water, even if he is one´s enemy. - içinde easily, at least. - içinde kalmak to sweat heavily, sweat buckets. - içmek gibi very easy, as easy as taking candy from a baby. - kaçırmak 1. to leak. 2. slang to annoy, bother, give someone a headache. - kaldırmak (for something being cooked) to absorb water. - kapmak (for a wound) to get infected, fester. -lar kararmak to get dark (in the evening). - katılmamış real, in every sense of the word, through and through. -yu kesilmiş değirmene dönmek (for a place) to get quiet, for all noise (in a place) to cease. - kesimi naut. draft line; water line. -yu kesiyor. It´s so blunt it won´t cut anything (said of a knife). - kesmek to become very watery; to ooze a lot of water or juice. - kireci hydraulic lime. - korkusu hydrophobia, morbid dread of water. - koyuvermek 1. (for something) to ooze a lot of water (while being cooked). 2. slang to become impudent, overstep the mark, spoil the fun by going too far. - küçüğün, söz/sofra büyüğün. proverb At mealtime the children should be the ones who get water

n; -(e)s, Gräber grave; lit. (auch Grabmal) tomb; (Gruft) sepulch|re (Am. -er); das Heilige Grab the Holy Sepulchre; das Grab des Unbekannten Soldaten the tomb of the Unknown Warrior; am Grab at the graveside; zu Grabe tragen auch fig. bury; jemandem ins Grab folgen follow s.o. to the grave; ins Grab sinken geh. fig. (sterben) go to the grave; ein nasses oder feuchtes Grab oder sein Grab in den Wellen finden geh. go to a watery grave; er nahm sein Geheimnis mit ins Grab he took his secret with him to the grave, his secret died with him; bis ans oder ins Grab unto ( oder till) death; über das Grab hinaus beyond the grave; er ist verschwiegen wie ein Grab fig. he is as silent as the grave, his lips are sealed; er bringt mich noch ins Grab umg. he’ll be the death of me yet; mit einem Bein oder Fuß im Grab(e) stehen fig. have one foot in the grave; sein eigenes Grab graben oder schaufeln fig. dig one’s own grave; sich im Grab(e) ( her) umdrehen fig. turn in one’s grave

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tomb; resting place; grave

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nt -(e)s, ordm;er

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1) (a plot of ground, or the hole dug in it, in which a dead person is buried: He laid flowers on the grave.) grave

2) (a tomb.) sepulchre

3) (a hole or vault in the ground in which a dead body is put; a grave: He was buried in the family tomb.) tomb

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[ˈgra:p, pl ˈgrɛ:bɐ]

nt (letzte Ruhestätte) grave

ein \Grab in fremder Erde finden (geh) to be buried in foreign soil

sein \Grab in den Wellen finden, ein feuchtes [o nasses] \Grab finden (geh) to go to a watery grave [or liter meet a watery end]

das Heilige \Grab REL the Holy Sepulchre [or AM a. -er]

▶ du bringst mich noch ins \Grab! (fam) you'll send me to an early grave!

▶ das bringt mich/dich noch ins \Grab! (fam) it'll be the death of me/you yet!

▶ ein Geheimnis mit ins \Grab nehmen to carry a secret [with one] to the grave

▶ etw mit ins \Grab nehmen to take sth [with one] to the grave

▶ sich dat sein \Grab selbst schaufeln [o graben], sich dat sein eigenes \Grab schaufeln [o graben] to dig one's own grave

▶ schweigen können wie ein \Grab to be [as] silent as the grave [or [be able to] keep quiet]

▶ jdn zu \Grabe tragen (geh) to carry [or bear] sb to the grave, to bury sb

▶ jd würde sich im \Grab[e] umdrehen, wenn... (fam) sb would turn in their grave if...

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Grab n; -(e)s, Gräber grave; liter (auch Grabmal) tomb; (Gruft) sepulchre (US -er);

das Heilige Grab the Holy Sepulchre;

das Grab des Unbekannten Soldaten the tomb of the Unknown Warrior;

am Grab at the graveside;

zu Grabe tragen auch fig bury;

jemandem ins Grab folgen follow sb to the grave;

ins Grab sinken geh fig (sterben) go to the grave;

ein nasses oder

feuchtes Grab oder

sein Grab in den Wellen finden geh go to a watery grave;

er nahm sein Geheimnis mit ins Grab he took his secret with him to the grave, his secret died with him;

bis ans oder

ins Grab unto ( oder till) death;

über das Grab hinaus beyond the grave;

er ist verschwiegen wie ein Grab fig he is as silent as the grave, his lips are sealed;

er bringt mich noch ins Grab umg he’ll be the death of me yet;

mit einem Bein oder

Fuß im Grab(e) stehen fig have one foot in the grave;

sein eigenes Grab graben oder

schaufeln fig dig one’s own grave;

sich im Grab(e) (her)umdrehen fig turn in one’s grave

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grave n.

sepulcher (US) n.

sepulchre (UK) n.

tomb n.

f grave

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tomba s.f.

1 grave (anche fig.), tomb: tomba di famiglia, family vault; le tombe romane lungo la via Appia, the Roman tombs along the Appian Way // essere ( muto) come una tomba, to be as silent as a grave: puoi dirmi tutto, sarò una tomba, you can tell me everything, my lips are sealed // silenzio di tomba, deathly (o deathlike) silence // portare un segreto nella tomba, to carry a secret to the grave // una voce di tomba, a sepulchral voice // lo farebbe rivoltare nella tomba, it's enough to make him turn in his grave // avere un piede nella tomba, to have one foot in the grave // discendere nella tomba, to go down into the tomb // il dolore lo ha portato alla tomba, his grief was the cause of his death // dalla culla alla tomba, from the cradle to the grave

2 ( luogo tetro, buio) tomb, gloomy place.

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sostantivo femminile

1) (fossa) grave; (monumento) tomb

2) fig. (persona discreta)

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tomba

/'tomba/

sostantivo f.

 1 (fossa) grave; (monumento) tomb; tomba di famiglia family vault

 2 fig. (persona discreta) non parlerà, è una tomba he will keep mum

IDIOMS

rivoltarsi nella tomba to turn in one's grave; essere muto come una tomba to be as silent as the grave; portare qcn. alla tomba to be the death of sb.; ha già un piede nella tomba he has one foot in the grave, he is pretty far gone; silenzio di tomba dead silence.

1 lugubrious, gloomy (profundo) (voz, silencio).

2 sepulchral, deathlike, deathly, tumular.

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► adjetivo

1 sepulchral

\

silencio sepulcral figurado deathly silence

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1) (=del sepulcro) sepulchral

2) (=sombrío) gloomy, dismal

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a) (liter) < silencio> deathly

b) < inscripción>

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= sepulchral.

Ex. Libraries are not the silent sepulchral halls of popular myth, but busy and often noisy workplaces, and mishearing is not uncommon.

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a) (liter) < silencio> deathly

b) < inscripción>

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1 ( liter); ‹silencio› deathly

se hizo un silencio sepulcral there was a deathly hush, everything went deadly quiet

2 ‹inscripción›

la inscripción sepulcral estaba en latín the inscription on the tomb o ( liter) sepulcher was in Latin

parecían piedras/túmulos sepulcrales they looked like tombstones/burial mounds

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sepulcral adj

1. [del sepulcro]

una escultura sepulcral a funerary sculpture

2. [profundo] [voz] lugubrious;

reinaba un silencio sepulcral it was as silent as the grave

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adj fig: silencio, frío deathly; voz sepulchral

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sepulcral adj

1) : sepulcral

2) : dismal, gloomy

grave; tomb

до гроб to the end of o.'s days/life

верен до гроб true till/unto death

на гроба на by (the side of) s.o.s grave, at the grave (side) of

пред гроб а на at the head of an open grave

като от гроб излязъл pale as death

мълча като гроб be silent as the grave

с единия крак съм в гроба have one foot in the grave; be on the brink/edge/verge/of the grave; be at death's door

влизам в гроба go (down) to o.'s grave, sink to the grave

лягам в гроба lie down in o.'s grave

копая гроб някому dig a pit/grave for s.o.

свалям някого в гроба send s.o. to his grave

на чужд гроб не плачи don't bother about other people's worries

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гроб,

м., -ове, (два) гро̀ба grave; tomb; • в \гроба sl. under the sod; верен до \гроб true till/unto death; вкарвам в \гроб carry off; влизам в \гроба go (down) to o.’s grave, sink to the grave; до \гроб to the end of o.’s days/life; като от \гроб излязъл pale as death; копая \гроб някому dig a pit/grave for s.o.; лягам в \гроба lie down in o.’s grave; мълча като \гроб be silent as the grave; на \гроба на by (the side of) s.o.’s grave, at the grave (side) of; не плачѝ на чужд \гроб don’t bother about other people’s worries; обръщам се в \гроба (си) turn/spin in o.’s grave; пред \гроба на at the head of an open grave; с единия крак съм в \гроба have one foot in the grave; be on the brink/edge/verge/of the grave; be at death’s door; свалям някого в \гроба send s.o. to his grave.

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grave: by s.o.'s гроб - на гроба на; mould; tomb

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tombe [tɔ̃b]

grave ; (avec monument) tomb ; ( = pierre) tombstone

• aller sur la tombe de qn to visit sb's grave

• muet comme une tombe as silent as the grave

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nom féminin ( fosse) grave; ( dalle) gravestone

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(= sépulture) grave, (avec monument) tomb

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tombe nf ( fosse) grave; ( dalle) gravestone; creuser une tombe to dig a grave; une tombe en marbre/granite a marble/granite gravestone; aller sur la tombe de qn to visit sb's grave; mettre des fleurs sur une tombe to put flowers on a grave.

se retourner dans sa tombe to turn in one's grave; être/rester muet comme une tombe to be/remain as silent as the grave; emporter un secret dans la tombe to carry a secret to the grave; avoir un pied dans la tombe to have one foot in the grave; suivre qn dans la tombe to follow sb to the grave.

[tɔ̃b] nom féminin

[fosse] grave

[dalle] tombstone

[monument] tomb

aller sur la tombe de quelqu'un [pour se recueillir] to visit somebody's grave

sa femme est morte, il la suivra sans doute d'ici peu dans la tombe his wife has died, he probably won't outlive her long

1 grave, tomb.

a tumba abierta (informal) at breakneck speed

ser (como) una tumba (informal) to be as silent as the grave

2 knocking-down.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: tumbar.

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► nombre femenino

1 tomb, grave

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a tumba abierta at full speed

ser una tumba figurado not to breathe a word

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1) grave

2) tomb

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SF (=sepultura) tomb, grave

- hablar a tumba abierta

- llevar a algn a la tumba

- ser como una tumba

1) LAm (=tala) felling of timber, clearing of ground; (=tierra) ground cleared for sowing; (=claro) forest clearing

2) (=sacudida) shake, jolt

3) (=voltereta) somersault

4) Cono Sur (=carne) boiled meat of poor quality

SF Caribe, Cono Sur (=tambor) African drum

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femenino ( excavada) grave; ( construida) tomb

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= tomb, grave.

Ex. The types of materials include imperial writings, noble diaries, books on protocol and ceremonies, books relating to imperial tombs and early Chinese material.

Ex. From a tiny fragment of the page of a Bible found in the grave of an Indian girl buried in the 17th century, it was possible to discover the particular edition of the Bible that it came from.

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* cavarse su propia tumba = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.

* con un pie en la tumba = over the hill.

* no descansar en la tumba de uno = spin + in + Posesivo + grave.

* profanación de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.

* profanador de tumbas = resurrectionist, grave robber, body snatcher.

* profanar una tumba = rob + grave.

* saqueador de tumbas = grave robber.

* saqueo de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.

* ser una tumba = lips + seal.

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femenino ( excavada) grave; ( construida) tomb

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(excavada) grave; (construida) tomb

estos niños me van a llevar a la tumba ( fam hum); these kids will be the death of me ( colloq hum)

lanzarse a tumba abierta ( period): el ciclista se lanzó a tumba abierta por la pendiente the cyclist launched himself headlong down the hill

se lanzó a la campaña a tumba abierta she threw herself wholeheartedly into the campaign

ser (como) una tumba ( fam); to keep quiet, keep one's mouth shut

cavar

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3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

a) ( hacer caer) to knock down;

◊ lo tumbó en el primer asalto he knocked him down in the first round;

b) (AmL) ‹ árbol› to fell, cut down;

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tumba nf

1. [sepultura] grave, tomb;

a tumba abierta [a toda velocidad] (at) full tilt, flat out;

se lanzó a tumba abierta a defender los derechos de los sospechosos he went all out to defend the suspects' rights;

en la entrevista hace una confesión a tumba abierta she confesses everything openly in the interview;

ser una tumba: soy una tumba I won't say a word

2. Col, Cuba [tala] felling

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f tomb, grave;

revolverse en su tumba fig turn in one’s grave;

estar con un pie en la tumba have one foot in the grave;

lanzarse a tumba abierta go headlong;

ser una tumba fig keep one’s mouth shut

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tumba nf

1) sepulcro: tomb

2) fosa: grave

3) : felling of trees

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tumba n

1. (fosa) grave

2. (mausoleo) tomb

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-o- grave, tomb; grób rodzinny family grave; modlić się nad grobem prey at a grave; składać kwiaty na grobie lay flowers at a grave; złożyć ciało do grobu lay l. put sb in their grave; Grób Nieznanego Żołnierza Tomb of the Unknown Soldier; do (samego) grobu till death do us part; zza grobu from the other l. next world; ciemno jak w grobie pitch dark; być jedną nogą w grobie l. stać nad grobem be at death's door, have (got) one foot in the grave; kopać sobie/komuś grób be digging one's own/sb's grave; leżeć w grobie rest l. lie in a grave; chodzić na groby visit graves; milczeć jak grób be (as) silent as the grave; przewracać się w grobie turn over in one's grave; wpędzać kogoś do grobu send sb to an early grave; zabrać tajemnicę do grobu carry a secret to the grave; on wygląda, jakby wstał z grobu he looks like death warmed over; he looks like a body that's been buried and dug up again.