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funeral

ceremonies for a dead person: She cried at the funeral.

Not to be confused with:

funereal – mournful; gloomy; dismal: She exhibited a funereal aloofness that was quite chilling.

fu·ner·al

(fyo͞o′nər-əl)

a. A ceremony or group of ceremonies held in connection with the burial or cremation of a dead person.

b. Archaic The eulogy delivered or the sermon preached at such a ceremony.

2. The burial procession accompanying a body to the grave.

3. An end or a cessation of existence.

4. Slang A source of concern or care: If he doesn't meet the deadline, it's his funeral.

adj.

Of, relating to, or resembling a funeral.

[Middle English funerelles, funeral rites, from Old French funerailles, from Medieval Latin fūnerālia, neuter pl. of fūnerālis, funereal, from Late Latin, from Latin fūnus, fūner-, death rites; see dheuə- in Indo-European roots.]

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funeral

(ˈfjuːnərəl)

a. a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

b. (as modifier): a funeral service.

2. a procession of people escorting a corpse to burial

3. informal worry; concern; affair: that's your funeral.

[C14: from Medieval Latin fūnerālia, from Late Latin fūnerālis (adj), from Latin fūnus funeral]

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fu•ner•al

(ˈfyu nər əl)

n.

1. the ceremonies for a dead person prior to burial or cremation; obsequies.

2. a funeral procession.

adj.

3. of or pertaining to a funeral: funeral services; funeral expenses.

Idioms:

be someone's funeral, Informal. to have unpleasant consequences for someone.

[1505–15; < Middle French funerailles < Medieval Latin fūnerālia, neuter pl. of fūnerālis, derivative of Latin fūner-, s. of fūnus funeral rites]

funeral

- Once was a torchlight procession, from Latin funis, "torch"—because funerals of the Romans took place at night by torchlight.

funeral

noun burial, committal, laying to rest, cremation, interment, obsequies, entombment, inhumation He was given a state funeral.

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Translations

جَنَازَةجَنازَه

погребение

pohřebpohřební

begravelsebegravelses-

Beerdigung Begräbnis Bestattung

κηδεία

funeral entierro

جنازه

hautajaiset

funérailles funéraire obsèques enterrement funèbre

sprovodpogrebpogrebni

pemakaman

útförútför, jarîarför

funerale funereo funebre funerario mortuario

葬式

장례식

bēresbēru-

begrafenis

begravelse jordfesting

pogrzeb pogrzebowy

funeral

похороны похоронный

pogreb

dženazapogrebsahranaпогребсахрана

begravning

งานศพ

cenazecenaze töreni

جنازہ

đám tang

葬礼

funeral

[ˈfjuːnərəl]

A. N (= burial) → funeral m, entierro m; (= wake) → velatorio m; (= service) → exequias fpl
state funeral → entierro m or funeral m con honores de estado
that's your funeral! → ¡con tu pan te lo comas!

B. CPD funeral cortège N → cortejo m fúnebre
funeral director N → director(a) m/f de funeraria
funeral home N (US) = funeral parlour funeral march N → marcha f fúnebre
funeral oration N → oración f fúnebre
funeral parlour N → funeraria f
funeral procession N → cortejo m fúnebre
funeral service N → exequias fpl

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

funeral

[ˈfjuːn^ərəl] n

→ enterrement m; (more formal occasion) → obsèques fpl

It's your funeral (= up to you) → C'est ton affaire.funeral director n → entrepreneur m des pompes funèbresfuneral home (US) n → funérarium mfuneral parlour n → funérarium mfuneral procession n → cortège m funèbrefuneral pyre n → bûcher m, bûcher m funérairefuneral service n → service m funèbre

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

funeral

n → Begräbnis nt, → Beerdigung f, → Beisetzung f (form); were you at his funeral? → waren Sie auf seiner Beerdigung?; well, that’s your funeral (inf) → na ja, das ist dein persönliches Pech (inf), → das ist dein Problem (inf)

funeral

funeral director

n → Beerdigungsunternehmer(in) m(f)

funeral home

n (US) → Leichenhalle f

funeral march

n → Trauermarsch m

funeral parlour

n (Brit) → Leichenhalle f

funeral procession

n → Leichenzug m

funeral pyre

n → Scheiterhaufen m

funeral service

n → Trauergottesdienst m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

funeral

[ˈfjuːn/ər/əl] n → funerale m; (procession) → corteo funebre; (state funeral) → funerali mpl
that's your funeral! (fam) → è affar tuo!

funeral

(ˈfjuːnərəl) noun

the ceremony before the burying or cremation of a dead body. A large number of people attended the president's funeral; (also adjective) a funeral procession.

funeral

→ جَنَازَة pohřeb begravelse Beerdigung κηδεία funeral hautajaiset enterrement sprovod funerale 葬式 장례식 begrafenis begravelse pogrzeb funeral похороны begravning งานศพ cenaze đám tang 葬礼

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