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deathbed

 
Dictionary: death·bed   (dĕth'bĕd') pronunciation
n.
  1. The bed on which a person dies.
  2. The last hours before death.
idiom:

on (one's) deathbed

  1. Close to death.


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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the last few hours before death

Meaning #2: the bed on which a person dies


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - dødsseng

Nederlands (Dutch)
sterfbed

Français (French)
n. - lit de mort

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sterbebett

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επιθανάτια ή νεκρική κλίνη

Italiano (Italian)
letto di morte

Português (Portuguese)
n. - leito (m) de morte

Русский (Russian)
смертное ложе

Español (Spanish)
n. - lecho de muerte

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dödsbädd

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
临死所卧之床, 临终之时

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 臨死所臥之床, 臨終之時

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 임종

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 死の床, 臨終

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) السرير الذي يموت عليه شخص, آخر ساعات حياة شخص‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ערש מוות, מיטת גוסס‬


 
 
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