Phrase guide

on one's deathbed

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Close to death.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: на смъ́ртно легло́ (na smǎ́rtno legló) — close to death (idiomatic)
  • Catalan: en el seu llit de mort — close to death (idiomatic)
  • Finnish: kuolinvuoteellaan — close to death (idiomatic)
  • French: sur son lit de mort — close to death (idiomatic)
  • German: auf dem Sterbebett — close to death (idiomatic)
  • Northern Kurdish: li ber sikratê — close to death (idiomatic)
  • Norman: sus san mouothi — close to death (idiomatic)
  • Persian: جانبهلبرسیده (jân-be-lab-reside) — close to death (idiomatic)
  • Persian: جانبهلبآمده (jân-be-lab-âmade) — close to death (idiomatic)
  • Polish: na łożu śmierci — close to death (idiomatic)
  • Russian: на сме́ртном одре́ (na smértnom odré) — close to death (idiomatic)