deathblow
deathblow · deathblows
смертельный удар
Todesstoß
A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grâceA strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grâce.
/ˈdɛθbləʊ/
» It proved to be the deathblow to their plan.
Es erwies sich als der Todesstoß für ihr Vorhaben.
Meaning
2 sensesA strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grâce.
Todesstoß
смерте́льный уда́рsmertélʹnyj udár
(figuratively)Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.
The opening of the bridge dealt a deathblow to the ferry.
Todesstoß
More definitions
- the blow that kills (usually mercifully)
Examples
1 sentencesIt proved to be the deathblow to their plan.
deEs erwies sich als der Todesstoß für ihr Vorhaben.
Translations
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By meaning 1
strike or blow:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
strike or blow:
Origin
From death + blow.From death + blow.
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Forms
plural: deathblowsSynonyms
2 synonymssomething that brings something to an end:another nail in one's coffin
Close in meaning
- the blow that kills (usually mercifully):coup de grace