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Pieanne Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Terminal

Hello, all!
I need to qualify "someone being terminally ill"
Do you say "terminal phase", "terminal phasis", "terminal state", or... ?

(it's not for real, it's the title of a short-story)

Thaks in advance for your help.
  

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terminal condition?

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terminal condition?
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Maybe...
None of the above fits?
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incurable condition?
how about trying with deadly, lethal, fatal?
Is this title a metaphore or ?
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It's when nothing (more) can be done to help the patient.
It's something I have to translate (French into English), and it doesn't apply to a human being, but to the earth, many years from now, when it's about to ... burst,...stop existing? ...disintegrate?
In French, it's called "Phase terminale" (terminal step, phasis, condition)
I don't think "incurable" will do the trick...
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Ups! Sorry, incurable won't do, nor will fatal or deadly:) if I come up with sth I'll let you know.
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Yes, please, do!
And there's no "ups" here! See you!
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I think you were about right with your direct translation "terminal phase". If you wanted to be a bit colourful or use literary language, you could use "death throes" i.e. "the process of dying or ending in a very painful or unpleasant way"
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I 'd suggest

1. "FALL OF THE CURTAIN EARTH".
2. "LIGHTS OUT"
3. "THE GRAND CONCLUSION"
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The bell tolls his(her, its)doom
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Many thanks to all!
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