deathblow

English

Etymology

death +‎ blow

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛθbləʊ/
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Noun

deathblow (plural deathblows)

A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace.
(figurative) Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.
The opening of the bridge dealt a deathblow to the ferry.

Alternative forms

death blow

Synonyms

(something that brings something to an end): another nail in one's coffin

Translations

strike or blow

Finnish: armonisku, kuolinisku (fi)
French: coup (fr) m fatal (fr), coup de grâce (fr) m
German: Todesstoß (de) m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: banehugg n
Old English: dēaþsleġe m
Polish: śmiertelny cios m
Russian: смерте́льный уда́р m (smertélʹnyj udár)

something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence of some project etc

Finnish: kuolinisku (fi), armonisku
French: coup (fr) m fatal (fr)
German: Todesstoß (de) m
Spanish: estocada (es)
Swedish: dödsstöt (sv) c

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