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sterbend

dying

Meaning of sterbend

about to die; coming to an end

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German/ˈʃtɛʁbənt/
Russian transcription[ʊmʲɪˈrajuɕːɪj]
dying
sterbend - dying
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sterbend with Russian translation

sterbend usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇩🇪German

Умирающей собаке сейчас нужен покой.

Der sterbende Hund braucht jetzt Ruhe.

🇷🇺Russian🇩🇪German

Вечером умирающее солнце выглядело красным.

Am Abend sah die sterbende Sonne rot aus.

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sterbend belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

sterbendумирающий
gehacktрубленый
gekochtприготовленный
gefrostetзамороженный
ungekochtсырой
salzigсолёный
in Scheiben geschnittenнарезанный ломтиками

sterbend synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between sterbend / lebensmüde / vergehend / todkrank / im Sterben liegend / sterblich

L
🇩🇪German
lebensmüde

Usually means emotionally tired of life or no longer wanting to live; it describes a mental state rather than literal dying.

B1Rarely
V
🇩🇪German
vergehend

Means fading, declining, or passing away; it can describe life, strength, or something that gradually disappears.

B1Rarely
T
🇩🇪German
todkrank

Means terminally ill or so seriously ill that death is near or expected.

B1Often
I
🇩🇪German
im Sterben liegend

A direct description of someone who is in the process of dying; very close to the meaning of 'dying'.

B1Often
S
🇩🇪German
sterblich

Means mortal or subject to death; it usually says that someone can die in general, not that they are dying now.

B1Very Often
T
🇩🇪German
tödlich

Means deadly or fatal; it describes something that can cause death, not a person who is dying.

B1Very Often
T
🇩🇪German
tot

Means dead; it refers to the state after death, not the process of dying.

B1Very Often
S
🇩🇪German
sterben

The verb 'to die'; it names the process itself, not the adjective, but it is semantically very close.

B1Very Often
S
🇩🇪German
sterbend gemacht

Very unusual and rare; means made to be dying or brought into a dying state.

B1Very Rarely

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How to pronounce sterbend and what this word means

sterbend means dying. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce sterbend

/ˈʃtɛʁbənt/

sterbend translation

dying

sterbend examples

Der sterbende Hund braucht jetzt Ruhe.

sterbend transcription

/ˈʃtɛʁbənt/

Questions about this word

sterbend meaning: what does it mean?

im Sterben liegend; kurz vor dem Tod oder dem Ende

sterbend pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

sterbend is pronounced as /ˈʃtɛʁbənt/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

sterbend definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Der sterbende Hund braucht jetzt Ruhe. Translation: Умирающей собаке сейчас нужен покой.

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