Smrt = Death

1. ELEMENTARY LEVEL

1.1. Vocabulary = Besedišče

– to die = umreti
– dead = mrtev
– death = mrtev
– a funeral = pogreb
– to kill = ubiti

1.2. Phrases = Fraze

– Mr Smith died of cancer. = Gospod Smith je umrl za rakom.
– Last year, Mrs Smith became ill and died. = Gospa Smith je lani zbolela in umrla.

2. PRE-INTERMEDIATE and INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

2.1. Vocabulary = Besedišče

– a widow = vdova
– a widower = vdovec
– to be widowed = ovdoveti
– a will = oporoka
– an undertaker = pogrebnik
– a funeral service = pogrebna slovesnost
– a (funeral) hearse = pogrebni voz
– a suicide = samomor
– a grave = grob
– a gravestone = nagrobnik
– a coffin = krsta
– a cemetery = pokopališče
– the body = truplo
– to bury = pokopati
– to pass away = umreti po naravni poti (bolj vljudno od »to die«)
– to drown = utopiti (se)
– to freeze = zmrzniti
– to bleed = krvaveti
– to choke = dušiti, zadušiti (se)

2.2. Phrases = Fraze

– She committed suicide. = Storila je samomor.
– Claire almost died in a suicide attempt. = Claire je skoraj umrla v poskusu samomora.
– He took his own life. = Vzel si je življenje.
– Philip made a will. = Philip je naredil oporoko.
– Virginia left her husband the house in the will. = Virginia je svojemu možu v oporoki zapustila hišo.
– Terry froze / bled / choked to death. = Terry je zmrznil / je izkrvavel / se je zadušil.
– May he rest in peace. = Naj počiva v miru.

3. UPPER-INTERMEDIATE and ADVANCED LEVEL

3.1. Vocabulary = Besedišče

– to mourn = to grieve = žalovati
– a mourner = žalujoči
– a wake = sedmina
– a lament = žalostinka
– the deceased = nedavno umrli, pokojnik
– late = deceased = pokojni (vljudno)
– condolences = sožalje
– a tomb = grobnica
– a graveyard = a churchyard = cerkveno pokopališče
– the remains = posmrtni ostanki
– to cremate = upepeliti
– an urn = žara
– a funeral pyre = pogrebna grmada

3.2. Phrases = Fraze

– They scattered her ashes in the sea. = Njen pepel so raztresli v morje.
– They came to the funeral to pay their respects. = Na pogreb so prišli počastit umrlega.
– She was laid to rest at the town’s graveyard. = Položili so jo k počitku na mestnem pokopališču.
– His daughter is still in mourning. = Njegova hči še vedno žaluje.