dying

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Che sta per morire o perde le forze mentre si avvicina alla morte.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: a dying patient, dying tree, the dying

in declino, in via di estinzione

Che perde forza o vitalità e si avvicina alla fine.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: declining, fading

Contrari: growing, thriving

Espressioni comuni: dying industry, dying moments, dying art

ultimo

Che avviene o viene espresso negli ultimi momenti della vita di qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: last, final

Espressioni comuni: dying words, dying wish, dying breath

morte, agonia

Il processo attraverso cui una persona o un altro essere vivente perde la vita.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: death

Espressioni comuni: death and dying, process of dying, fear of dying