death

the end of someone's life; the state of being dead

muerte, fallecimiento, defunción

• a person's death

Collocations cause of death · time of death

• The cause of his death was a heart attack.

  La causa de su muerte fue un infarto al corazón.

the process by which someone dies; the act of dying

morir, fallecer, pasar a mejor vida

• die from something

Collocations die in one's sleep · die of cancer

• She died peacefully in her sleep.

  Falleció en paz mientras dormía.

the thing that causes someone to die; the reason for death

causa de la muerte, motivo del fallecimiento

• death from something

Collocations death by poisoning · death due to an accident

• He died a painful death by poisoning.

  Murió una muerte dolorosa por envenenamiento.

the fear of dying or the fear of death itself

miedo a la muerte, temor de morir

• fear of death

Collocations overcome the fear of death · face one's fear of death

• He had always been afraid of death.

  Siempre había tenido miedo a la muerte.