dying (redirected from until dying day)

dy·ing  (dng)

v.

Present participle of die¹.

adj.

1. About to die: dying patients.

2. Drawing to an end; declining: in the dying hours of the legislative session.

3. Done or uttered just before death: a dying request.

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dying [ˈdaɪɪŋ]

vb

the present participle of die¹

adj

relating to or occurring at the moment of death a dying wish

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dying - the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes" demise, death life-time, lifespan, lifetime, life - the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life" grave - death of a person; "he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave" end, ending - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
Adj.	1.	dying - in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be; "a dying man"; "his dying wish"; "a dying fire"; "a dying civilization" nascent - being born or beginning; "the nascent chicks"; "a nascent insurgency"
	2.	dying - eagerly desirous; "anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won" anxious colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech eager - having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy; "eager to learn"; "eager to travel abroad"; "eager for success"; "eager helpers"; "an eager look"

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dying

adjective

1. near death, going, failing, fading, doomed, expiring, ebbing, near the end, moribund, fading fast, in extremis (Latin), at death's door, not long for this world, on your deathbed, terminally ill, breathing your last He is a dying man.

2. final, last, parting, departing the dying wishes of her mother

3. failing, declining, sinking, foundering, diminishing, decreasing, dwindling, subsiding Shipbuilding is a dying business.

Translations

dying [ˈdaɪɪŋ]

A. PRESENT PARTICIPLE of die

B. ADJ [man] → moribundo, agonizante; [moments] → final; [custom, race] → en vías de extinción
his dying words were → sus últimas palabras fueron ...

C. NPL the dying → los moribundos

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dying [ˈdaɪɪŋ]

adj

(= about to die) [person, animal] → mourant(e), agonisant(e)

(= declining) [industry, skill, tradition] → en train de disparaître

(= at the time of death) [wish] → au moment de mourir
with one's dying breath → sur son lit de mort
until my dying day → jusqu'à mon dernier souffle

(= longing) to be dying for sth → avoir très envie de qch
I'm dying for a drink
BUT Je suis mort* de soif.(e)
to be dying to do sth → avoir très envie de faire qch, mourir d'envie de faire qch
I'm dying to see him → Je meurs d'envie de le voir.

(= final) [days, minutes] → dernier/ière

n
the dying (= dying people) → les mourants mpl

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dying prp of die

adj

(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

(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

n the dying pl → die Sterbenden

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dying [ˈdaɪɪŋ]

1. n (death) → morte f
the dying npl → i morenti

2. adj (person, plant) → morente; (custom, race) → in via di estinzione
his dying words were ... → le sue ultime parole furono...
to my dying day → finché vivrò

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dying [ˈdaɪɪŋ]

1. n (death) → morte f
the dying npl → i morenti

2. adj (person, plant) → morente; (custom, race) → in via di estinzione
his dying words were ... → le sue ultime parole furono...
to my dying day → finché vivrò

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