Muerte — meaning in English

English meaning

• death noun The end of life; the permanent cessation of all vital functions in a living thing.
• end noun The final point of something in space or time.
• fluke noun A lucky, accidental success unlikely to happen again.
• passing adjective Lasting only briefly; temporary.

Senses

Muerte is used for these senses in English:

• Death The personification of death, often a skeleton with a scythe, and one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse.
• Grim Reaper A personification of Death as an old man, or a skeleton, carrying a scythe, taking souls to the afterlife.
• death The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
• death (often, capitalized) The personification of death as a (usually male) hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper.
• end (by extension, often with "the") Death.
• fluke A metal hook on the head of certain staff weapons (such as a bill), made in various forms depending on function, whether used for grappling or to penetrate armour when swung at an opponent.
• passing Death, dying; the end of something. [from 14th c.]

death — full definition

1. noun The end of life; the permanent cessation of all vital functions in a living thing.
2. noun The end or collapse of something non-living, used figuratively.
3. name The personification of death, traditionally shown as a hooded, skeletal figure carrying a scythe.

end — full definition

1. noun The final point of something in space or time.
2. noun A purpose or goal that something is aimed at.
3. verb To reach a conclusion, or to bring something to a conclusion.

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