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dying

dying

Meaning of dying

about to die; coming to an end

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British English/ˈdaɪɪŋ/
American English/ˈdaɪɪŋ/
Russian transcription[ʊmʲɪˈrajuɕːɪj]
dying
dying - умирающий
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dying with Russian translation

dying usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Умирающему растению срочно нужна была вода.

The dying plant needed water fast.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Они услышали, как умирающий двигатель затих.

They heard the dying engine stop.

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dyingумирающий
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
slicedнарезанный ломтиками

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What's the difference between dying / terminal

🇬🇧English
dying

умирающий — about to die; coming to an end

B1Often

The dying plant needed water fast.

Умирающему растению срочно нужна была вода.

D
🇬🇧English
dying

exactly the same as the headword; used for someone or something that is about to die or is coming to an end

B1Very Often

The dying man asked for water.

Умирающий мужчина попросил воды.

T
🇬🇧English
terminal

usually means causing death or in its final stage, especially for an illness or condition; more medical and formal than 'dying'

B1Often

She was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Ей поставили диагноз смертельный рак.

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dying translation: умирающий. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce dying

/ˈdaɪɪŋ/

dying translation

умирающий

dying examples

The dying plant needed water fast.

dying transcription

/ˈdaɪɪŋ/, /ˈdaɪɪŋ/

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dying meaning: what does it mean?

about to die; coming to an end

dying pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

The dying plant needed water fast. Translation: Умирающему растению срочно нужна была вода.

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