What does muerte in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word muerte in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use muerte in Spanish.

The word muerte in Spanish means death, destruction, ruin, to death, life-or-death, on the brink of death, threaten with death, threaten to kill, angel of death, angel of mercy, angel of death, facing the possibility of death, bad neighborhood, fight to the death, cause of death, claim a life, take a life, death row, matter of life or death, a question of life or death, a matter of life or death, kill , murder , assassinate, dump, fantastic, horrible, awful, agonizing, life or death, crime punishable by the death penalty, meet your death, date of death, sign your own death sentence, until your dying day, until I die, until death do them part, fatal wound, time of death, compensation for death while in the line of duty, fight to the death, deathbed, fight to the death, accidental death, apparent death, assisted death, brain death, loss of civil rights, dignified death, death by asphyxiation, death by suffocation, natural death, sudden death, sudden death, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, violent death, death penalty, death sentence, sentence to death, there's a solution for everything but death, horn of plenty, trumpet of the dead. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word muerte

death

nombre femenino (extinción de la vida)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

La muerte de la tía fue muy repentina.

The death of the aunt was very sudden.

destruction, ruin

nombre femenino (destrucción)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

El granizo supuso la muerte de la cosecha.

The hail was the ruin of the harvest.

to death

locución preposicional (exageradamente) (figurative: emotion)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

Mis vecinos se odian a muerte.

My neighbors hate each other to death.

life-or-death

locución adverbial (con peligro de muerte)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

Los médicos le operaron a vida o muerte.

on the brink of death

locución adverbial (con riesgo para la vida)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

Muchos alpinistas llegan a tener accidentes que los llevan al filo de la muerte.

threaten with death, threaten to kill

verbo transitivo (prometer matar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

angel of death

nombre masculino (religión: Samael) (religious)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

La descripción del ángel de la muerte varía en distintas religiones.

angel of mercy, angel of death

nombre masculino (asesino en serie) (criminal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

El ángel de la muerte asesinaba a enfermos terminales.

facing the possibility of death

(al pensar en la muerte)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

bad neighborhood

(zona paupérrima) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fight to the death

locución verbal (histórico, duelo) (dueling)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

cause of death

(motivo de fallecimiento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

La tuberculosis fue la principal causa de muerte en aquella época.

Tuberculosis was the principal cause of death in that era.

claim a life, take a life

locución verbal (matar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

El incendio causó la muerte de tres personas.

The fire claimed three lives.

death row

locución nominal masculina (de una prisión)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

matter of life or death

(situación vital)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Durante un ataque de asma, tener un inhalador a la mano puede ser cuestión de vida o muerte.

a question of life or death, a matter of life or death

locución nominal femenina (figurado, informal (asunto importantísimo)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

Necesito el teléfono ahora: ¡es cuestión de vida o muerte que llame a mi mamá! En ese momento, recuperar mi billetera se convirtió para mí en cuestión de vida o muerte.

I need the phone now: it's a matter of life or death! In that moment, getting my wallet back became a matter of life or death.

kill , murder , assassinate

locución verbal (matar, asesinar)

El ladrón dio muerte a las víctimas.

The thief murdered (or: killed) the victims.

dump

locución preposicional (asqueroso)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

No vayas a ese bar, es un lugar de mala muerte.

Don't go to that bar; it's bit of a dump.

fantastic

locución preposicional (España (genial)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

Esta fiesta está de muerte.

This party is fantastic.

horrible, awful, agonizing

locución adjetiva (de larga agonía)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

Mi padre tuvo una enfermedad de muerte lenta.

My father had a horrible illness.

life or death

locución adjetiva (peligroso, crucial)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

Relájate que no es un asunto de vida o muerte.

Relax, it isn't a matter of life or death.

crime punishable by the death penalty

(der: castigado con pena capital)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

meet your death

locución verbal (morir)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Por desgracia, las jóvenes encontraron la muerte en su viaje al extranjero.

Unfortunately, the young women met their death on their trip abroad.

date of death

(día del deceso)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sign your own death sentence

(figurado (cometer grave error)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

until your dying day

expresión (toda su vida)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

Juan fue un hombre responsable hasta el día de su muerte.

Juan was a responsible man until his dying day.

until I die

locución adverbial (siempre)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

Te amaré hasta la muerte.

I will love you until I die.

until death do them part

expresión (voto matrimonial) (formula)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

Los declaro marido y mujer, hasta que la muerte los separe.

fatal wound

(lesionado sin cura)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

time of death

(momento de morir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

compensation for death while in the line of duty

(der: por deceso en accidente laboral)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fight to the death

locución verbal (coloquial (intentarlo todo) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Mi compañera va a ir a muerte por el puesto de jefe.

My workmate will fight to the death for the position of boss.

deathbed

(cama del fallecimiento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Velaron al abuelo en su lecho de muerte.

They held a vigil for the grandfather on his deathbed.

fight to the death

(sin tregua ni piedad) (literally)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Los gladiadores se enfrentaban en una lucha a muerte en el circo romano.

In Roman circuses, gladiators would face each other in a fight to the death.

accidental death

(derecho: por negligencia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

apparent death

(derecho: no real, ficticia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

assisted death

(derecho: eutanasia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

brain death

(medicina: sin funciones cerebrales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

loss of civil rights

(der: pérdida de todos los derechos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

dignified death

(eutanasia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

death by asphyxiation, death by suffocation

nombre femenino (por asfixia)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

La muerte dulce es la intoxicación con gas.

natural death

locución nominal femenina (por vejez)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Mi anciana abuela murió de muerte natural.

My elderly grandmother died a natural death.

sudden death

(derecho: inesperada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sudden death

locución nominal femenina (fallecimiento repentino)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Los padres temen que su bebé muera de muerte súbita.

The parents are worried that their baby will have a sudden death.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

nombre femenino (fallecimiento inesperado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

El cuidado prenatal ayuda a reducir el riesgo de muerte súbita infantil.

violent death

(derecho: con violencia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

death penalty

(Derecho: ejecución)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

El crimen es tan atroz que podrían condenar al acusado a pena de muerte.

The crime was so heinous that they gave the accused the death penalty.

death sentence

(Derecho: pena capital)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

La Fiscalía pidió sentencia de muerte para el acusado del atroz crimen.

The Prosecution requested the death penalty for the alleged perpetrator of that horrific crime.

sentence to death

locución verbal (der: dar pena capital)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Por el atroz crimen que cometió, sentenciaron al acusado a muerte.

there's a solution for everything but death

expresión (todo puede arreglarse)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

La familia tiene muchas deudas, pero todo tiene solución menos la muerte.

The family has many debts, but there's a solution for everything but death.

horn of plenty, trumpet of the dead

locución nominal femenina (seta comestible) (mushroom)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Este plato con trompetas de la muerte tiene muy buen sabor.

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