dance of death

• عبارة مجازية تشير إلى موقف أو حدث يقود إلى الدمار أو الفشل أو الموت المحتوم، وتُستخدم غالبًا في السياقات الدرامية أو الأدبية. وتُطلق أيضًا على رقصة رمزية في الفن والأدب تجسّد الموت وهو يقود البشر إلى نهايتهم.

A metaphorical phrase referring to a situation or event that leads to inevitable destruction, failure, or death, often used in a dramatic or literary context.

1. Allegorical conceptC1formal

   A medieval allegorical representation of death leading people of all social classes to the grave, often depicted in art and literature.

   مفهوم رمزي

   • The 'Dance of Death' fresco in the church shows skeletons dancing with kings and peasants.
   • Holbein's series of woodcuts on the Dance of Death is a famous artistic work.
   • The poem describes a macabre dance of death that spares no one.

2. Metaphorical usageB2informal

   A situation or activity that leads inevitably to destruction or death.

   رقصة الموت

   • The soldiers knew their mission was a dance of death.
   • Investing all your money in that risky scheme is a dance of death.
   • The duel was a dance of death for both participants.