dem Tod entgehen

to escape death/destruction

Türkçe: ölümden kurtulmak

Noun

Tod m.

Verb

entgehen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Der Patient entgeht dem Tod nur durch eine Notoperation.

How it is used

Means 'to escape death/destruction' narrowly. Neutral register, used metaphorically for businesses or projects. A journalist might say 'Die Firma entging dem Tod durch eine Rettungsaktion.' Implies a close call.

Other verbs that go with Tod

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• den Tod erleidento suffer death
• zum Tod(e) führento lead to/result in death
• den Tod findento meet one's death
• den Tod überlistento outwit/cheat death

All collocations with Tod