Смерть в английском выражается существительным, прилагательным и глаголом. Помним, что прилагательное описывает существительное.
death
смерть
to ascertain the cause of death — установить причину смерти
to cause death — вызвать смерть
to meet one’s death — принять смерть
to face death — быть под угрозой смерти
to face one’s death — встретить смерть
to mourn smb.’s death — оплакивать чью-либо. смерть
to do smb. to death — убить кого-либо
to put to death — казнить
to be in the jaws of death — быть в когтях смерти
to die a natural death — умереть своей смертью
to meet a violent death — погибнуть
It’ll be the death of me — Это сведёт меня в могилу
dead
мёртвый
Употребляется и к разряженной электронике.
He is dead – Он мёртв
My cellphone is dead – Моя мобила сдохла
If there’s danger, the animal will sham dead — В случае опасности это животное притворяется мёртвым
The doctor pronounced him dead on arrival at the hospital — Когда его доставили в больницу, врач констатировал смерть
Pale and unconscious, he looked more dead than alive — Он лежал без сознания; его бледное лицо казалось безжизненным
to die
умирать
I will die – Я не вечен
My plant is dying – Моё растение сохнет
My plant died – Моё растение погибло
She must weep or she will die — Ей нужно выплакаться, иначе она умрёт
English Joke
A young guy from Texas moves to California and goes to a big department store looking for a job. The manager says, “Do you have any sales experience?” The kid says, “Yeah, I was a salesman back home in Texas. “Well, the boss liked the kid so he gave him the job. “You start tomorrow. I’ll come down after we close and see how you did.” His first day on the job was rough but he got through it. After the store was locked up, the boss came down. “How many sales did you make today?” The kid says, “One.” The boss says, “Just one? Our sales people average 20 or 30 sales a day. How much was the sale for?” Kid says, “$101,237.64.” Boss says, “$101,237.64? What the hell did you sell?”
Kid says, “First I sold him a small fish hook. Then I sold him a medium fish hook. Then I sold him a larger fish hook. Then I sold him a new fishing rod. Then I asked him where he was going fishing and he said down at the coast, so I told him he was gonna need a boat, so we went down to the boat department and I sold him that twin engine Chris Craft. Then he said he didn’t think his Honda Civic would pull it, so I took him down to the automotive department and sold him that 4X4 Blazer.” The boss said, “A guy came in here to buy a fish hook and you sold him a boat and truck?”
Kid says, “No, he came in here to buy a box of tampons for his wife and I said, ‘Well, your weekend’s shot, you might as well go fishing”