Death meaning in English
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Definition
death: the end of life
Examples
- "After the tragic death of Xavier, Bruno rebuilt his grandfather's laboratory and started to create his own original perfumes."
- "The walls are all green and dirty and humid, there are rats, and it smells like death."
- "Love? Death? Furniture?"
- "Icarus : And to think that my father's untimely death could have been avoided if only he'd known how to cope with his stress rather than bottling it up inside and..."
- "Founded in 1904 by longtime friends Alberto Dulce and Giovanni Carpaccio, D&C has been controlled by members of the respective families since the founders' deaths nearly 35 years ago."
- "I have your cause of death listed as a heart attack."
- "This question soon became one of Cheeter's favourites: a sort of mantra which he repeated up until his death."
- "God : Hmm, this is quite strange, I have no record of your death Mr. Cheeter."
- "In the event of my death, I bequeath the following to my grandson, Brian Alastair Sinclair Jones, on the condition that he be married... to a woman."
- "My condolences for the recent death of your kitten "Princess Sparkles"."
- "I have no record of your death, Mr. Cheeter."
- "When you're scared to death, think Schwarzwald Solutions!"
- "Cause of death?"
- "It was quite perplexing to hear this, because in your email, you used the phrase "bodies everywhere", which evokes an image of multiple deaths."
- "I have your cause of death listed as a "heart attack"."
- "Kalvin Krime, President of Kalvin Krime, Inc: "I'm not a suspect in Patrice's death, am I?"
- "Joan Wayne's grizzly death has captured the imagination of Australians everywhere;"
- "Warning: Sharing this information can lead to death, excommunication."
Exercise 1
What is Moira and Brent's top story?
What is Moira and Brent's top story?
Brent says, "Today's top story: the world's oldest living man has died." The news report is about the death of an old man: Reginald Larby, who died at the age of 142.
Moira reports that Reginald lived through many important historic events, however this is not the main story which Moira and Brent are covering.
Although Moira says "five million Scottish people are drinking right now", this is not the subject of the news report, however.
A "diet" is a combination of the types and amounts of food eaten for health or medical reasons. Moira says that Reginald Larby "attributed his good health to his diet" which included regular alcohol consumption. The importance of alcohol to the diet is not the subject of this news report, however.
Exercise 2
Dictation sensation!
Complete the sentence by filling in the blanks below from Mrs Bentley's speech.
"I, Hector Melvin Jones, declare this to be my last and . In the of my , I the following to my grandson, Brian Alastair Sinclair Jones, on the condition that he be married."
Complete the sentence by filling in the blanks below from Mrs Bentley's speech.
"I, Hector Melvin Jones, declare this to be my last and . In the of my , I the following to my grandson, Brian Alastair Sinclair Jones, on the condition that he be married."
Dictation sensation!
Complete the sentence by filling in the blanks below from Mrs Bentley's speech.
"I, Hector Melvin Jones, declare this to be my last [not done] will 1 and [not done] testament 2. In the [not done] event 3 of my [not done] death 4, I [not done] bequeath 5 the following to my grandson, Brian Alastair Sinclair Jones, on the condition that he be married."
Complete the sentence by filling in the blanks below from Mrs Bentley's speech.
"I, Hector Melvin Jones, declare this to be my last [not done] will 1 and [not done] testament 2. In the [not done] event 3 of my [not done] death 4, I [not done] bequeath 5 the following to my grandson, Brian Alastair Sinclair Jones, on the condition that he be married."
1 will: A "(legal) will" is an official document indicating distribution of possessions after death. Mrs Bentley reads a message from Brian's grandfather that declares "this to be my last will and testament". This is an official legal statement which is used to show that no other inheritance document is valid.
2 testament: A "testament" is another term for a "(legal) will". It is commonly used in legal English to refer to an official document indicating distribution of possessions after death.
3 event: "In the event of (something)" means "if (something) happens", or "in case it happens". Example: In the event of rain, the tennis match will be cancelled.
4 death: "Death" is the opposite of "life". It is common in "wills" or "testaments" to refer to one's "death".
5 bequeath: "To bequeath" is a legal term that means to leave or give (personal property) by a will or testament. Example: Bruno's grandfather bequeathed him a perfume shop.
Exercise 3
What does water taste like?
According to Greg, the host, water tastes like .
According to Shane, the singer, water tastes like .
According to Greg, the host, water tastes like .
According to Shane, the singer, water tastes like .
What does water taste like?
According to Greg, the host, water tastes like [not done] nothing 1.
According to Shane, the singer, water tastes like [not done] death 2.
According to Greg, the host, water tastes like [not done] nothing 1.
According to Shane, the singer, water tastes like [not done] death 2.
1 nothing: According to Greg, the host of Radio Rhubarb After Dark, water tastes like "nothing". "Nothing" describes the absence or lack of something. Examples: There is nothing in the refrigerator. We have no food!
2 death: According to Shane, the singer of this song, water tastes like "death", the state of being dead! This is pretty weird, isn't it? Note that "death" is a noun, "dead" is an adjective or adverb, and "to die" is a verb.
Exercise 4
Someone who cannot hear is .
Someone who cannot speak is .
Someone who cannot see is .
Someone who cannot speak is .
Someone who cannot see is .
Someone who cannot hear is deaf 1.
Someone who cannot speak is dumb 2.
Someone who cannot see is blind 3.
Someone who cannot speak is dumb 2.
Someone who cannot see is blind 3.
1 deaf: Someone who cannot hear, whether from birth or later on, is "deaf". Beethoven in his later years became deaf, but continued to compose and perform music.
2 dumb: Someone who is physically unable to speak is "dumb". The term "mute" is also used to describe people who cannot speak.
3 blind: Someone who cannot see is "blind". Many famous people have succeeded in life despite being blind: Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Eros the Roman god of love, among others. Homer, author of the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey, was blind, as was Louis Braille. Daredevil, the comic book hero, is also blind.
Exercise 5
Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate terms from the report you just heard.
1. My first car, my marriage and the of my daughter are the most important in my life. My daughter is now three years old.
2. When the ship collided with the iceberg, it filled with water and started .
1. My first car, my marriage and the of my daughter are the most important in my life. My daughter is now three years old.
2. When the ship collided with the iceberg, it filled with water and started .
Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate terms from the report you just heard.
1. My first car, my marriage and the birth 1 of my daughter are the most important milestones 2 in my life. My daughter is now three years old.
2. When the ship collided with the iceberg, it filled with water and started sinking 3.
1. My first car, my marriage and the birth 1 of my daughter are the most important milestones 2 in my life. My daughter is now three years old.
2. When the ship collided with the iceberg, it filled with water and started sinking 3.
1 birth: A "birth" refers literally to the beginning of someone's life, and figuratively to the beginning of any event. Example: My entire family was present at the birth of my son. In the figurative sense: The birth of the Art Nouveau movement was in 1880. The noun "birth" comes from the verb "to be born".
2 milestones: A "milestone" refers to an important or significant event. For example: the discovery of electricity was a milestone in man's development. The origin of the term is the use of stone markers or signs on the road which were spaced out at one "mile" intervals.
3 sinking : "Sinking" refers to the descent of someone or something into the water (generally). When a ship is damaged and fills with water it "sinks" or is said to be "sinking". The word "sinking" can also be used as a noun to refer to the actual event when a ship "sank". Example: The sinking of the Titanic occurred on April 15th, 1912.
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