Coffin in spanish
Ataúd
pronunciation: ɑtɑud part of speech: noun
pronunciation: ɑtɑud part of speech: noun
In gestures
coffin1 = cofre. [En la imprenta antigua, cuadro o cajon en la que se encajaba la piedra sobre la que se depositaba la forma]
Example: Next morning the heap, now damp right through, was set up on one end of the horse (later called the bank), a bench long enough to take two piles of paper end to end, and about as high as the coffin of the press.coffin2 = ataúd, féretro, caja mortuoria.
Example: Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.more:
» another nail in + Posesivo + coffin = otro paso más hacia + Posesivo + destrucción, cavarse su propia tumba.
Example: In the long run this is another nail in his coffin and a severe dent for Britain within the EU.» coffin dodger = viejo, carca, carcamal, vejestorio, viejales.
Example: Yup, and in the eyes of the law these coffin dodgers are safer than us, been driving for 90 years with no accidents or convictions.» the final/last nail in + Posesivo + coffin = la puntilla, remate final.
Example: The final nail in her coffin was when somehow during the interview she mentioned being a single mom.