death throes en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de death throes en el diccionario inglés»español

death throes SUST. sust. pl.

death throes

agonía f

the whale was in its death throes

la ballena agonizaba or daba los últimos estertores

Traducciones de death throes en el diccionario inglés»español

to be in one's (death) throes or in the throes of death

agonizar

to be in one's (death) throes or in the throes of death

estar agonizando

throes, a. death throes

agonía f

the empire was in its final (death) throes

el imperio agonizaba

Traducciones de death throes en el diccionario español»inglés

agonía

death throes pl.

agonizar imperio/régimen:

to be in its death throes

la dictadura está dando los últimos coletazos

the dictatorship is in its death throes

estaba ya en sus últimos estertores

he was in his death throes

Traducciones de death throes en el diccionario inglés»español

throes [ingl. am. θroʊz, ingl. brit. θrəʊz] SUST. sust. pl.

1. throes:

throes, a. death throes

agonía f

to be in one's (death) throes or in the throes of death

agonizar

to be in one's (death) throes or in the throes of death

estar agonizando

the empire was in its final (death) throes

el imperio agonizaba

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

in the throes of a woman in the throes of childbirth

una mujer en trance de dar a luz

the country was in the throes of civil war

el país estaba sumido en una guerra civil

they were in the throes of an argument

estaban en medio de una discusión

we were in the throes of moving house

estábamos en plena mudanza

we were in the throes of moving house

estábamos en tren de mudarnos de casa Río Pl.

death [ingl. am. dɛθ, ingl. brit. dɛθ] SUST.

1. death U or C (end of life):

death

muerte f

death

fallecimiento m form.

to die a natural death

morir de muerte natural

he died a peaceful death

tuvo una buena muerte or una muerte tranquila

the fire caused several deaths

el incendio causó varios muertos or cobró varias víctimas

the illness can result in death

la enfermedad puede ser mortal

death by strangulation/drowning

muerte por estrangulación/inmersión

they were united in death liter.

la muerte los unió

death to the traitor!

¡muerte al traidor!

to put sb to death

ejecutar a alguien

he was sentenced to death/to death by hanging

lo condenaron a muerte/a morir en la horca

he was stabbed/beaten to death

lo mataron a puñaladas/golpes

to freeze/starve to death

morirse de frío/hambre

to bleed to death

morir desangrado

he drank himself to death

el alcohol acabó con él or lo mató

to fight to the death

luchar a muerte

a duel to the death

un duelo a muerte

to death as intensifier coloq. to be scared to death

estar muerto de miedo

they're frightened to death of losing their jobs

tienen un miedo espantoso de perder el trabajo

I was bored to death

me aburrí como una ostra coloq.

I'm sick to death of your complaining

estoy hasta la coronilla de tus quejas coloq.

his mother spoiled him to death

la madre lo echó a perder con tanto mimo or lo malcrió de mala manera

I'm worried to death

estoy preocupadísima

as pale as death

blanco como un papel

you look as pale as death

estás blanco como un papel

at death's door

a las puertas de la muerte

to be the death of sb

acabar con alguien

you'll be the death of your poor mother

vas a acabar con tu pobre madre

you'll be the death of your poor mother

vas a matar a disgustos a tu pobre madre

to catch one's death (of cold)

agarrarse una pulmonía doble

to catch one's death (of cold)

coger una pulmonía doble Esp.

to do sth to death that play has been done to death

esa obra está muy trillada

if they get hold of a good idea, they tend to do it to death

si se les ocurre una buena idea, la repiten hasta la saciedad or hasta el cansancio

Richard II was done to death in his prison cell liter.

a Ricardo II lo asesinaron or le dieron muerte en su celda

to hang on like grim death

aferrarse con todas sus fuerzas

to look like (grim) death

tener la cara desencajada

you look like death warmed over or ingl. brit. up hum.

¡tienes muy mala cara!

2. death (end):

death

fin m

that was the death of my hopes/ambitions

eso acabó con mis esperanzas/ambiciones

it's death to small businesses

para los negocios pequeños es la ruina

death throes en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de death throes en el diccionario inglés»español

throes of death

agonía f

Traducciones de death throes en el diccionario español»inglés

agonía

death throes pl.

Traducciones de death throes en el diccionario inglés»español

throes [θrəʊz, ingl. am. θroʊz] SUST. pl.

throes

angustia f

throes of death

agonía f

to be in the throes of sth

estar de lleno en algo

death [deθ] SUST.

death

muerte f

frightened to death

muerto de miedo

to die a natural death

morir de muerte natural

to put sb to death

matar a alguien

to catch one's death of cold

coger una gripe de muerte

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to be at death's door

estar a las puertas de la muerte

to be bored to death with sth

morirse de aburrimiento con algo

to dice with death

jugar con la muerte

to laugh oneself to death

morirse de la risa

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

The wyvern in its death throes turned onto its back and floated down the river.

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His approach is more like that of an anthropologist, studying a tribe in its death throes.

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While they did not believe the scene was staged, they said the footage did not show the boy's death throes.

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But the giant must have plummeted to death, the crashing caused by him in his death throes.

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Because of this, in the early 1950s when guerrilla activity was in its death throes, groups were still incorporating new men and women.

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In fact, a review of the evidence suggests that it is state capitalism in its death throes, not free market capitalism.

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The fact that it was put together by a band in its death throes makes it all the more impressive an achievement.

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As the user descends deeper into the malfunctioning website, it gradually deteriorates and finally falls apart, ejecting the visitor in its death throes.

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