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Deathwatch
Translation of "deathwatch" into Russian
deathwatch
Noun
UK
/ˈdɛθ.wɒtʃ/
US
/ˈdɛθ.wɑːtʃ/
deathwatches pl
смертный караул
The deathwatch was set to guard the condemned man.
Смертный караул был поставлен охранять осуждённого.
Additional translations
смертный страж
смертный дозор
Definitions
deathwatch
Noun
UK
/ˈdɛθ.wɒtʃ/
US
/ˈdɛθ.wɑːtʃ/
A vigil kept beside a dead or dying person.
The family held a deathwatch by his bedside during his final hours.
A small beetle that makes a ticking sound, traditionally believed to be an omen of death.
The eerie ticking of the deathwatch beetle could be heard in the old wooden house.
A guard or surveillance kept over a condemned prisoner before execution.
Two officers were put on deathwatch outside the cell until dawn.
deathwatch
Adjective
UK
/ˈdɛθ.wɒtʃ/
US
/ˈdɛθ.wɑːtʃ/
Relating to or characteristic of a vigil beside someone who is dying, or of the ominous ticking beetle associated with such vigils.
A deathwatch quiet settled over the ward.
Idioms and phrases
deathwatch beetle
The old wood was infested with deathwatch beetles.
точильщик
Старое дерево было заражено точильщиками.
deathwatch meeting
He attended a deathwatch meeting to support his friend.
смертельное собрание
Он посетил смертельное собрание, чтобы поддержать своего друга.
deathwatch role
He was given the deathwatch role during the ritual.
роль смертельного наблюдателя
Ему была дана роль смертельного наблюдателя во время ритуала.
deathwatch timing
The deathwatch timing was coordinated with precision.
смертельный график
Смертельный график был скоординирован с точностью.
deathwatch vigil
A deathwatch vigil was held to honor the fallen soldiers.
дневальное караул смерти
Дневальное караул смерти был проведен в честь павших солдат.