dry death

dry death

1) смерть без пролития крови
2) любая смерть, отличная от утопления (у Шекспира) I would fain die a dry death. ≈ Я бы предпочел умереть на берегу (Шекспир, "Буря", акт 1, сцена 1, слова Гонзало)

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.

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  • dry — [drī] adj. drier, driest [ME drie < OE dryge, akin to Ger trocken, Du droog < IE * dhereugh , fast, firm, solid (< base * dher , to hold out, hold fast > FIRM1)] 1. not watery; not under water [dry land] 2. having no moisture; not wet …   English World dictionary

  • dry — I. adjective (drier; also dryer; driest; also dryest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English drȳge; akin to Old High German truckan dry, Old English drēahnian to drain Date: before 12th century 1. a. free or relatively free from a liquid… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • Dry (memoir) — Dry   …   Wikipedia

  • Death-Valley-Nationalpark — Wandernder Felsen auf dem Racetrack im Death Valley …   Deutsch Wikipedia


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