- いのちとり
- [命取り] **death[the/one's ~]〔人の〕死因;命取り〔of〕∥ His pride will be the death of him. 自尊心が彼の命取りになるだろうdeathblow【C】[通例 a/the ~] 致命的強打;[比喩的に] 命取り.◇→命取りになる命取り
fatal* * *いのちとり【命取り】**death[the/one's ~]〔人の〕死因;命取り〔of〕His pride will be the death of him. 自尊心が彼の命取りになるだろう
deathblow〖C〗[通例 a/the ~] 致命的強打;[比喩的に] 命取り.◇ → 命取りになる* * *いのちとり【命取り】●その傷が彼の命取りになった. That injury proved fatal to him.
・この問題は内閣の命取りになろう. This problem may prove to be the ruin [downfall] of the Cabinet.
・その失言はきっと彼の命取りになるだろう. That careless remark may well be his undoing [the final nail in his coffin, the end of him].
・この種の腫瘍は命取りになることが多い. This kind of tumor often proves fatal.
●命取りの fatal; deadly; 《文》 mortal
・命取りの病気 a fatal [killer, killing, deadly] disease.
●スキューバダイビングはひとつ間違えば命取りだ. In scuba diving, a single mistake can be fatal [《口》 curtains].
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.