give up the ghost

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Literally, to release one's spirit or soul from the body at death. From Middle English "gaf up þe gost", "ȝave up þe gost", from Old English phrases as "hēo āġeaf hire gāst" (literally, "she gave up her ghost [spirit]"), "þæt iċ gāst mīnne āġifan mōte" (literally, "that I must give up my ghost [spirit]"). Compare German den Geist aufgeben, Dutch de geest geven, French rendre l'âme. Perhaps most notable and survived in modern English for being used in traditional translation during the death of Jesus during His crucifixion

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: die gees gee — to die
• Armenian: հոգին փչել (hogin pʻčʻel) — to die
• Chinese Mandarin: 斷氣 /断气 (duànqì) — to die
• Chinese Mandarin: 見閻王 /见阎王 (jiàn Yánwáng) — to die
• Czech: vypustit duši — to die
• Dutch: de geest geven — to die
• Finnish: heittää henkensä — to die
• French: rendre l'âme — to die
• German: den Geist aufgeben — to die
• Hungarian: kileheli a lelkét — to die
• Icelandic: gefa upp öndina — to die
• Italian: rendere l'anima — to die
• Italian: esalare l'ultimo respiro — to die
• Māori: pau te hau — to die
• Polish: wyzionąć ducha — to die
• Portuguese: bater as botas — to die
• Portuguese: vestir o paletó de madeira — to die
• Romanian: da duhul — to die
• Russian: испусти́ть дух (ispustítʹ dux) — to die
• Spanish: entregar el alma — to die
• Spanish: entregar el alma a Dios — to die
• Spanish: entregar el equipo — to die
• Spanish: pasar a mejor vida — to die
• Swedish: ge upp andan — to die
• Vietnamese: tắt thở — to die
• Vietnamese: gặp Diêm Vương — to die