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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.
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fu·ner·al
(fyo͞o′nər-əl)n.
1.
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)n
1.
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]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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]
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funeral
- Once was a torchlight procession, from Latin funis, "torch"—because funerals of the Romans took place at night by torchlight.See also related terms for torch.
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Noun 1. [画像:funeral - a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated]funeral - a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated; "hundreds of people attended his funeral"
ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance - a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"
sky burial - a traditional Tibetan funeral ritual in which the corpse is exposed to the open air to be eaten by sacred vultures
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funeral
noun burial, committal, laying to rest, cremation, interment, obsequies, entombment, inhumation He was given a state funeral.
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Translations
جَنَازَة جَنازَه
погребение
pohřebpohřební
begravelsebegravelses-
جنازه
hautajaiset
sprovodpogrebpogrebni
pemakaman
útförútför, jarîarför
葬式
장례식
bēresbēru-
pogreb
dženazapogrebsahranaпогребсахрана
begravning
งานศพ
cenaze cenaze töreni
جنازہ
đám tang
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!
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
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
[ˈfjuːnərəl] 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 funèbres funeral home (US) n → funérarium mfuneral parlour n → funérarium mfuneral procession n → cortège m funèbre funeral pyre n → bûcher m, bûcher m funéraire funeral 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 mplthat's your funeral! (fam) → è affar tuo!
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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. begrafnis جَازَه погребение funeral pohřeb; pohřební das Begräbnis, Begräbnis-... begravelse; begravelses- κηδεία funeral matus(ed) مراسم خاکسپاری hautajaiset funérailles לוויה क्रिया कर्म pogreb, sprovod; pogrebni temetés upacara pemakaman útför, jarðarför funerale 葬式 장례식 laidotuvės bēres; bēru- upacara pengebumian begrafenis begravelse, gravferd, jordfesting pogrzeb جنازه، دښخولو مراسم funeral funeralii, înmormântare похороны pohreb; pohrebný pogreb; pogreben sahrana begravning งานศพ cenaze töreni 葬禮 похорон مردے کے تجہیز و تکفین đám tang 葬礼
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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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009