draw one's last breath

verb

To die.

Meanings

verbdraw one's last breath (third-person singular simple present draws one's last breath, present participle drawing one's last breath, simple past drew one's last breath, past participle drawn one's last breath)

present singular third person draws one's last breath · participle present drawing one's last breath · past drew one's last breath · participle past drawn one's last breath

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Afrikaans blaas sy laaste asem uit
  • blaas sy laaste asem uitto die
Chinese Mandarin 與世長辭 /与世长辞
  • 與世長辭 /与世长辞 (yǔshìchángcí)to die
Finnish vetää viimeinen henkäyksensä, vetää viimeinen henkäisynsä
  • vetää viimeinen henkäyksensäto die
  • vetää viimeinen henkäisynsäto die
French rendre le dernier soupir, rendre son dernier souffle
  • rendre le dernier soupirto die
  • rendre son dernier souffleto die
Italian tirare l'ultimo respiro, esalare l' ultimo respiro
  • tirare l'ultimo respiroto die
  • esalare l' ultimo respiroto die
Japanese 息を引き取る
  • 息を引き取る (iki o hikitoru)to die
Polish wycisnąć ostatni dech
  • wycisnąć ostatni dechto die
Romanian da ultima suflare
  • da ultima suflareto die
Swedish ta sitt sista andetag, dra sitt sista andetag
  • ta sitt sista andetagto die
  • dra sitt sista andetagto die
Turkish son nefesini vermek
  • son nefesini vermekto die
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