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DECEASE [2 records]

Record 1 2016-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
DEF

To stop living.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
DEF

Cesser de vivre, d'exister, d'être.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

Departure from life: death. [said of a person].

OBS

Compare with "death".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

[...] mort d'une personne (surtout en langue administrative) [et non d'un animal].

OBS

Trépas : mort, en parlant de l'homme (terme littéraire).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Vocabulario general
DEF

Muerte (de una persona).

CONT

El deceso ocurrió a las 14.30 horas, acto seguido se avisó a los familiares lo ocurrido.

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