Was heißt »Ster­ben« auf Englisch?

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Sterben ist nicht das Gegenteil von leben: man verbringt sein Leben damit, zu leben und verbringt nicht seinen Tod mit dem Sterben.

Dying is not the opposite of living: we spend our life living while we don't spend our death dying.

Der Unterschied zwischen Sex und Sterben besteht darin, dass Sterben eine Sache ist, die man allein machen kann und dass niemand über einen lacht.

The difference between sex and death, is that death can be done alone, and nobody laughs about it.

Der Hund liegt im Sterben.

The dog is dying.

Der Mann lag im Sterben.

The man was dying.

Du bist zu jung zum Sterben, mein Freund.

You're too young to die, my friend.

Tom liegt im Sterben.

Tom is dying.

Tom's dying.

Er liegt im Sterben.

He is on the point of death.

Großvater liegt im Sterben.

The grandfather is about to die.

Tom hat Angst vor dem Sterben.

Tom is afraid of dying.

Du kannst mich nicht einfach zum Sterben hier zurücklassen.

You can't just leave me here to die.

Sie liegen im Sterben.

You're dying.

Wer liegt im Sterben?

Who's dying?

Sie lagen im Sterben.

They were dying.

Der Soldat lag im Sterben.

The soldier lay dying.

The soldier was dying.

Sterben Schnecken davon, wenn man sie mit Salz bestreut?

Do slugs die if you put salt on them?

Tom erkannte, dass Maria im Sterben lag.

Tom could tell that Mary was dying.

Er ist zum Sterben zu dumm.

He's too dumb to die.

Er ist zum Sterben schön.

He's drop-dead gorgeous.

Ich bin sehr stolz auf meine goldene Taschenuhr. Mein Großvater verkaufte mir diese Uhr, als er im Sterben lag.

I'm very proud of my gold pocket watch. My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold me this watch.

Marias Zitronenkäsekuchen schmeckt zum Sterben gut.

Mary's lemon cheesecake is to die for.

Ich habe Angst vorm Sterben.

I'm afraid of dying.

Er lag im Sterben.

He was dying.

Der Großvater liegt im Sterben.

The grandfather is on his deathbed.

„Ich habe gehört, Tom liege im Sterben.“ – „Im Sterben? Der ist gesund und munter!“

"I heard that Tom was dying." "Dying? He's alive and well!"

"I heard that Tom was dying." "Dying? He's alive and kicking!"

"I heard that Tom was dying." "Dying? He's hale and hearty!"

Vor dem Erben kommt das Sterben.

Before inheritance comes dying.

Tom ist nicht am Sterben.

Tom isn't dying.

Ich mag das Sterben nicht; es wird das Letzte sein, das ich tue.

I don't like dying. It'll be the last thing I do.

Nicht den Tod fürchte ich, sondern das Sterben.

I do not fear death, but dying.

It is not death that I fear, but dying.

It's not death I fear, but dying.

It's not death that I fear, but dying.

It isn't death I fear, but dying.

It isn't death that I fear, but dying.

I don't fear death, but dying.

Der Hund war am Sterben.

The dog was dying.

Tom war am Sterben.

Tom was dying.

Layla war am Sterben.

Layla was dying.

Die schwarze Maus auf dem Bildschirm liegt im Sterben.

The black mouse on the screen is dying.

Das Sterben fällt besonders schwer, wenn man an etwas hängt.

Attachment is the most difficult thing when you're dying.

Wir sind zum Sterben geboren.

We were born to die.

Tom liegt im Sterben, nicht wahr?

Tom is dying, isn't he?

Liegen Sie im Sterben?

Are you dying?

Sterben ist wie träumen.

Death is like dreaming.

Er liegt nicht im Sterben.

He isn't dying.

Sie lag im Sterben.

She was dying.

Es war unmöglich, einer Landsmännin, die in einem fremden Land im Sterben lag, den Wunsch auszuschlagen.

It was impossible to refuse the request of a fellow-countrywoman dying in a strange land.

Selbst wenn die Patienten im Sterben liegen, müssen die Familien ferngehalten werden.

Even when patients are dying, their families must be kept away.

Das Sterben gehört zu den Spielregeln.

Dying is part of the rules of the game.

Als Beethoven 1827 im Sterben lag, besuchte ihn Schubert und blieb eine Zeitlang bei ihm.

When Beethoven was dying in 1827, Schubert called upon him and remained with him for some time.

Stefan lag bereits im Sterben.

Stefan was already dying.

Synonyme

Ab­be­ru­fung:

calling home

dismissal

recalling

revocation

Ab­le­ben:

decease

demise

Ab­schied:

parting

Englische Beispielsätze

• After the king's death Elsa became queen.

• I'm very fearful of death. But by fearing it, I'm not preventing it - I'm just making life more difficult for myself.

• I'm dying to know what's inside.

• The charge was upgraded from assault to murder after the death of the victim.

• I'm dying of laughter.

• I'm dying to meet you all.

• Reports of the actor's death have gone viral on the Internet.

• Tom is afraid of death.

• Tom only found out after his mother's death that she had gambled away his inheritance.

• Tom found his grandmother's old diary, which he came across after her death, fascinating reading.

• At first the King would not believe it, but the old woman urged this so long, and accused her of so many evil things, that at last the King let himself be persuaded and sentenced her to death.

• The King rejoiced when he heard that she was innocent, and they all lived in great unity until their death.

• The wicked step-mother was taken before the judge, and put into a barrel filled with boiling oil and venomous snakes, and died an evil death.

• Your death will be slow and painful.

• We're dying of hunger here.

• This isn't worth dying for.

• I thought I was dying.

• I'm surprised Tom's still alive. I thought he would've drunk himself to death years ago.

• Tom was greatly affected by the death of his only daughter.

• Life and death are two sides of the same coin.

Untergeordnete Begriffe

Ar­ten­ster­ben:

species extinction

Eschen­trieb­ster­ben:

ash dieback

In­sek­ten­ster­ben:

decline in insect populations

insects dying-off

insects extinction

Wald­ster­ben:

forest dieback

waldsterben