dying

mourant

Qui est sur le point de mourir ou perd ses forces à mesure que la mort approche.

En anglais simple : About to lose life, or becoming weaker as death gets closer.

• They tried to save the dying bird.
• She stayed beside her dying father.
• The nurse cared for sick and dying patients.

Expressions courantes : a dying patient, dying tree, the dying

déclinant, finissant

Qui perd de sa force ou de son activité et approche de sa fin.

En anglais simple : Becoming weaker, less active, or close to ending.

• Fishing is a dying industry here.
• They scored in the dying minutes of the match.
• We sat beside the dying fire until midnight.

Synonymes : declining, fading

Contraires : growing, thriving

Expressions courantes : dying industry, dying moments, dying art

dernier

Qui se produit ou se dit dans les derniers instants de la vie de quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : Happening or expressed during the last moments of someone’s life.

• Her dying wish was to see the sea.
• His dying words were a message for his daughter.
• She used her dying breath to ask for forgiveness.

Synonymes : last, final

Expressions courantes : dying words, dying wish, dying breath

mort, agonie

Processus au cours duquel une personne ou un autre être vivant perd la vie.

En anglais simple : The process in which a person or another living thing loses life.

• The book explores death and dying.
• She believed that dying should be peaceful.
• His gradual dying was difficult for the family to witness.

Synonymes : death

Expressions courantes : death and dying, process of dying, fear of dying