dying

dying
1. adjective
1) sterbend [Person, Tier]; eingehend [Pflanze]; absterbend [Baum]; aussterbend [Kunst, Kultur, Tradition, [Tier]art, Menschenschlag]; zuendegehend [Jahr]
2) (related to time of death) letzt...

to my dying day — bis an mein Lebensende

2. plural noun

the dying — die Sterbenden. See also academic.ru/20338/die">die I

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see die I
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dy·ing
[ˈdaɪɪŋ]
adj attr, inv
1. person, animal sterbend; (fig: failing) hoffnungslos, nicht mehr zu rettende(r, s); (fig: becoming less important) aussterbend
\dying traditions fast verschwundene Bräuche
2. (when sb dies)
to my \dying day bis an mein Lebensende
sb's \dying words jds letzte Worte
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['daIɪŋ] prp of die
1. adj
1) (lit) person sterbend; animal verendend, sterbend; plant eingehend; (= last) breath, wish, words letzte(r, s)

until or till or to one's dying day — bis an sein Lebensende

2) (fig: declining) tradition, industry, art aussterbend; (= final) days, minutes letzte(r, s); fire, embers verglühend

to be a dying breed — langsam aussterben

regular customers are a dying breed — regelmäßige Kunden gibt es fast nicht mehr

the dying minutes of the game — die letzten Spielminuten

2. n

the dying pl — die Sterbenden

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dying [ˈdaııŋ] adj
1. sterbend:
a dying man ein Sterbender;
be dying im Sterben liegen;
dying forests pl Waldsterben n;
act the dying swan SPORT pej den sterbenden Schwan spielen;
a dying tradition eine aussterbende Tradition
2. Sterbe…:
dying confession Beichte f auf dem Sterbebett;
dying hour Todesstunde f;
dying wish letzter Wunsch;
dying words letzte Worte;
to one’s dying day bis zu seinem Tod, bis an sein Lebensende; breath 1
3. zu Ende gehend (Jahr etc)
4. fig
a) ersterbend (Stimme)
b) verhallend (Töne etc)
5. schmachtend (Blick)
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1. adjective
1) sterbend [Person, Tier]; eingehend [Pflanze]; absterbend [Baum]; aussterbend [Kunst, Kultur, Tradition, [Tier]art, Menschenschlag]; zuendegehend [Jahr]
2) (related to time of death) letzt...

to my dying day — bis an mein Lebensende

2. plural noun

the dying — die Sterbenden. See also die I

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adj.
sterbend adj.

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