Life Stages - Death
Learn Spanish vocabulary for death, passing away, funerals, grief, loss, and other concepts related to the end of life, and discuss these situations more precisely.
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restos de un cuerpo que han sido incinerados
ashes
They kept their mother's ashes in an urn.
el cuerpo sin vida de una persona o animal
corpse, dead body
The search dogs located the corpse buried in the forest.
proceso de reducir un cuerpo a cenizas mediante fuego
cremation
The cemetery offers cremation services.
fin de la vida de una persona o animal
death
Death is an inevitable part of life.
inscripción breve en una tumba que recuerda al difunto
epitaph
They wrote a short epitaph for their grandfather.
ceremonia para honrar y despedir a una persona fallecida
funeral
The funeral was held at the local church.
persona responsable de organizar y supervisar funerales
funeral director, undertaker
We spoke with the funeral director about the ceremony.
sepultura o lugar donde se depositan los restos de una persona fallecida
tomb, grave
The tomb was built several centuries ago.
piedra con inscripción que marca la tumba de una persona
tombstone
They engraved the deceased's name on the tombstone.
vehículo utilizado para transportar el ataúd al lugar del funeral
hearse
They covered the hearse with flowers.
lugar donde se guardan los cuerpos de personas fallecidas
morgue
The morgue was quiet that night.
persona que prepara y cuida los cuerpos de los fallecidos para el entierro o cremación
mortician, funeral director
He spoke with the mortician about the ceremony.
lugar donde se almacenan temporalmente los cuerpos fallecidos
mortuary
They took the body to the hospital mortuary.
que está afligido por la pérdida de un ser querido
bereaved, grieving
The grieving relatives attended the funeral.
el examen médico de un cadáver para determinar la causa y las circunstancias de la muerte
autopsy
The forensic pathologist will perform the autopsy tomorrow morning.
evento o acto que recuerda a una persona o acontecimiento importante
commemoration, memorial
A commemoration was held in honor of the veterans.
caja o contenedor grande donde se coloca un cuerpo muerto
sarcophagus
They found an ancient sarcophagus in the tomb.
tela en la que se envuelve a un cadáver antes del entierro
shroud, burial cloth
They prepared the burial cloth before the funeral.
un recipiente usado para guardar cenizas, documentos u otros objetos
urn
She bought a clay urn to decorate her garden.
acto o ceremonia donde se vela a un difunto antes del entierro
wake, vigil
Family and friends attended the wake.
estructura elevada sobre la que se coloca un ataúd durante un funeral
catafalque, coffin platform
The coffin was placed on the catafalque in the church.
caja en la que se coloca un cadáver para el entierro
coffin, casket
The relatives carried the coffin to the cemetery.
acto de colocar un cuerpo muerto en la tierra o en una tumba
burial, interment
Family and friends attended the burial.
lugar donde se entierran a las personas fallecidas
cemetery
We visited the cemetery to remember our grandparents.
caja en la que se coloca un cadáver para el entierro
coffin, casket
They carried the coffin to the cemetery in the rain.
estructura o plataforma sobre la que se transporta un ataúd durante un funeral
bier, funeral stretcher
They placed the coffin on the biers before the ceremony.
colocar un cadáver en la tierra o en una tumba
bury
They will bury the coffin after the ceremony.
reducir un cadáver a cenizas mediante fuego
cremate
The body will be cremated in the crematorium oven.
dejar de vivir; cesar de existir
die
The fish died because it didn't have enough water.
dejar de vivir; morir
pass away, die
The famous writer passed away at the age of 82.
que ha dejado de vivir
dead
They found a dead tree in the garden.
persona que ha dejado de vivir
deceased person, late person
The relatives visited the grave of the deceased person.
