sudden death

English

Noun

sudden death (countable and uncountable, plural sudden deaths)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sudden,‎ death.
2. (countable) Instantaneous, unexpected death not caused by violence or trauma.
3. (sports, games) A period or mode of play in which the next player or team to score wins instantly; often in an extra period of time following a tie at the end of the regular period of play.

Translations

instantaneous death

• Arabic: مَوْت الفَجْأَة (mawt al-fajʾah)
• Catalan: mort sobtada (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 猝死 (zh) (cùsǐ)

• Finnish: äkkikuolema (fi)
• French: mort subite (fr) f
• German: plötzlicher Tod m
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• Icelandic: skyndidauði, skyndilegur dauði
• Japanese: 突然死 (ja) (とつぜんし, totsuzenshi)
• Korean: 돌연사 (doryeonsa) (突然死), 돌발사 (dolbalsa) (突發死)
• Kyrgyz: мүрт (ky) (mürt)
• Maori: mate ohorere
• Russian: внеза́пная смерть f (vnezápnaja smertʹ), скоропости́жная смерть (ru) f (skoropostížnaja smertʹ)
• Spanish: muerte repentina f, muerte súbita f
• Swahili: fajaa (sw)

mode of play

• Catalan: joc decisiu (ca) m, mort sobtada (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 猝死 (zh) (cùsǐ)

• Finnish: äkkikuolema (fi)
• French: mort subite (fr) f
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• Icelandic: bráðabani (is) m
• Japanese: サドンデス (sadondesu)
• Korean: 서든 데스 (seodeun deseu)
• Portuguese: morte súdita
• Spanish: muerte súbita f

Further reading

• “sudden death”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.