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pieanne

#84808 Tue, 29 Mar 05 01:52 PM

Hello, all!
I need to qualify "someone being terminally ill"
Do you say "terminal phase", "terminal phasis", "terminal state", or... ?

(it's not for real, it's the title of a short-story)

Thaks in advance for your help.

pieanne

Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005

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I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos...

julielai

#84827 Tue, 29 Mar 05 03:32 PM

terminal condition?

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pieanne

#84833 Tue, 29 Mar 05 03:42 PM

Maybe...
None of the above fits?

pieanne

Antonia

#84842 Tue, 29 Mar 05 03:59 PM

incurable condition?
how about trying with deadly, lethal, fatal?
Is this title a metaphore or ?

Antonia

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pieanne

#84845 Tue, 29 Mar 05 04:05 PM

It's when nothing (more) can be done to help the patient.
It's something I have to translate (French into English), and it doesn't apply to a human being, but to the earth, many years from now, when it's about to ... burst,...stop existing? ...disintegrate?
In French, it's called "Phase terminale" (terminal step, phasis, condition)
I don't think "incurable" will do the trick...

Thanks, Antonia! Smile [:)]

pieanne

Antonia

#84875 Tue, 29 Mar 05 05:37 PM

Ups! Sorry, incurable won't do, nor will fatal or deadly:) if I come up with sth I'll let you know.

Antonia

pieanne

#84886 Tue, 29 Mar 05 05:57 PM

Yes, please, do!
And there's no "ups" here! See you!

pieanne

abbie1948

#84922 Tue, 29 Mar 05 07:51 PM

I think you were about right with your direct translation "terminal phase". If you wanted to be a bit colourful or use literary language, you could use "death throes" i.e. "the process of dying or ending in a very painful or unpleasant way"