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1 death
adj.1 agónico.2 mortuorio.s.1 muerte.to be sick to death of something estar hasta la coronilla de algoto be scared to death estar muerto(a) de miedothose children will be the death of her! esos niños la van a matar (a disgustos)you'll catch your death (of cold)! ¡vas a agarrar o coger un resfriado de muerte! (español de España)to be at death's door estar a las puertas de la muerteto sound the death knell for something asestar el golpe de gracia a algo3 la Muerte, la Pelona, la Pelada.4 defunción. -
2 knell
nel(the sound of a bell giving warning of a death or funeral.) toque de difuntostr[nel]1 toque nombre masculino de difuntosknell ['nɛl] n: doble m, toque mdeath knell: toque de difuntosn.• clamor s.m.• doblar s.m.• doble s.m.v.• tocar a muerto (las campanas) v.nelnoun doble m, toque m de difuntos[nel]N toque m de difuntos, doble m ; death 2.* * *[nel]noun doble m, toque m de difuntos
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sound the death knell for something — sound the death knell for (something) to cause something to end. Everyone likes e mail, but it hasn t sounded the death knell for snail mail quite yet. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of sound the death knell (= to ring a church bell… … New idioms dictionary
sound the death knell for — (something) to cause something to end. Everyone likes e mail, but it hasn t sounded the death knell for snail mail quite yet. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of sound the death knell (= to ring a church bell slowly to announce a person s… … New idioms dictionary
sound the death knell — sound/toll the death knell to cause an organization, system, or activity to fail or end. The new superstore will sound the death knell for hundreds of small independent shops. (often + for) The closure of the local car factory tolled the death… … New idioms dictionary
toll the death knell — sound/toll the death knell to cause an organization, system, or activity to fail or end. The new superstore will sound the death knell for hundreds of small independent shops. (often + for) The closure of the local car factory tolled the death… … New idioms dictionary
death knell — n [singular] a sign that something will soon fail or stop existing →↑death blow (sound/strike/toll) the death knell for/of sth ▪ The loss of Georgia would sound the death knell of Republican hopes … Dictionary of contemporary English
death knell — noun 1. an omen of death or destruction • Hypernyms: ↑omen, ↑portent, ↑presage, ↑prognostic, ↑prognostication, ↑prodigy 2. a bell rung to announce a death • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
death knell — n. to sound the death knell * * * [ deθ nel] to sound the death knell … Combinatory dictionary
death knell — noun (singular) sound the death knell to be a sign that something will soon stop existing or stop being used: Plans to build a bridge across the river sounded the death knell for the ferry … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
death knell — UK / US noun [singular] an event or situation that is a sign of the end of something sound the death knell of/for something: The arrival of supermarkets sounded the death knell of small shops … English dictionary
death knell — noun a) The tolling of a bell announcing death. The sound was the stroke of a bell from the tower of East Endelstow Church. . . . The death knell of an inhabitant of the eastern parish was being tolled. b) A sign or omen foretelling the death or… … Wiktionary
death knell — Knell Knell, n. [OE. knel, cnul, AS. cnyll, fr. cnyllan to sound a bell; cf. D. & G. knallen to clap, crack, G. & Sw. knall a clap, crack, loud sound, Dan. knalde to clap, crack. Cf. {Knoll}, n. & v.] The stroke of a bell tolled at a funeral or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English