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link 18.12.2020 13:17 |
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Subject: Death by/death from Здравствуйте!Скажите пожалуйста, есть ли разница между death by/death from? Мои предположения, что death from - это смерть от какой-то болезни, а death by - это смерть от какого-то объекта, от электрического тока, от барометрического давления и.т.д. Мои примеры: Смерть от действия высокой температуры - Death by high temperature Cмерть от коронавируса - Death from coronavirus |
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die by something: to perish by a particular cause or device. (Often refers to execution as a death sentence.) He died by electrocution. She was condemned to die by hanging. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/died by#:~:text=die by something,condemned to die by hanging |
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link 18.12.2020 14:40 |
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The difference between 'from + description of factor' and 'by + description of factor' is not that between an 'internal' factor (like a disease) and an 'external' one (like electric shock), but that distinguishing an immediate cause from a background one, while 'by' can introduce an immediate cause of death, as well. They that shall break the seal of this tomb shall meet death by a disease that no doctor can diagnose. |
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