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Influential works included Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles, in which human explorers accidentally destroy a Martian civilization, Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom series, C. Lewis' novel Out of the Silent Planet (1938), and a number of Robert A. Heinlein stories before the mid-sixties. Barsoom Series Collection: 7 John Carter Stories is an audiobook collection of seven novels/stories of John Carter by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It will transport you to a fascinating new world unlike any other. Join John Carter as he finds himself on another planet beyond his deepest imagination - Mars, with almost a complete lack of resources.

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dying

about to expire; drawing to a close
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dyeing – coloring materials with dye

dy·ing

(dī′ĭng)

adj.

2. Drawing to an end; declining: in the dying hours of the legislative session.

3. Done or uttered just before death: a dying request.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

dying

(ˈdaɪɪŋ)

adj

relating to or occurring at the moment of death: a dying wish.

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

dy•ing

(ˈdaɪ ɪŋ)
adj.

2. associated with death: his dying hour.

3. given, uttered, or manifested just before death: her dying words.

[1250–1300]

Noun	1.	dying - the time when something ends; 'it was the death of all his plans'; 'a dying of old hopes' demise, death lifespan, lifetime, life-time, life - the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); 'the battery had a short life'; 'he lived a long and happy life' grave - death of a person; 'he went to his grave without forgiving me'; 'from cradle to grave' end, ending - the point in time at which something ends; 'the end of the year'; 'the ending of warranty period'
Adj.	1.	dying - in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be; 'a dying man'; 'his dying wish'; 'a dying fire'; 'a dying civilization' nascent - being born or beginning; 'the nascent chicks'; 'a nascent insurgency'
2.	dying - eagerly desirous; 'anxious to see the new show at the museum'; 'dying to hear who won' colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech eager - having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy; 'eager to learn'; 'eager to travel abroad'; 'eager for success'; 'eager helpers'; 'an eager look'

dying

adjective

1.near death, going, failing, fading, doomed, expiring, ebbing, near the end, moribund, fading fast, in extremis(Latin), at death's door, not long for this world, on your deathbed, terminally ill, breathing your lastHe is a dying man.

2.final, last, parting, departingthe dying wishes of her mother

3.failing, declining, sinking, foundering, diminishing, decreasing, dwindling, subsidingShipbuilding is a dying business.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

dying

[ˈdaɪɪŋ]

B.ADJ [man] → moribundo, agonizante; [moments] → final; [custom, race] → en vías de extinción
his dying words were → sus últimaspalabras fueron ..

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

dying

[ˈdaɪɪŋ]adj

(= about to die) [person, animal] → mourant(e), agonisant(e)

(= declining) [industry, skill, tradition] → en train de disparaître

(= at the time of death) [wish] → au moment de mourir
with one's dying breath → sur son lit de mort
until my dying day → jusqu'à mon derniersouffle

(= longing) to be dying for sth → avoir trèsenvie de qch
I'm dying for a drink
BUTJe suis mort de soif.(e)
to be dying to do sth → avoir trèsenvie de faire qch, mourir d'envie defaire qch
I'm dying to see him → Je meurs d'envie de le voir.

n
the dying (= dying people) → les mourantsmpl

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

dying

prp ofdieadj

(lit) person → sterbend; animal → verendend, sterbend; plant → eingehend; (= last)breath, wish, words → letzte(r, s); until or till or to one’s dying day → bis an seinLebensende

(fig: = declining) tradition, industry, art → aussterbend; (= final)days, minutes → letzte(r, s); fire, embers → verglühend; to be a dying breed → ; regular customers are a dying breed → regelmäßigeKundengibt es fast nichtmehr; the dying minutes of the game → die letzten Spielminuten

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

dying

[ˈdaɪɪŋ]

2.adj (person, plant) → morente; (custom, race) → in via di estinzione
his dying words were .. → le sueultimeparole furono..
to my dying day → finché vivrò

dying

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