come back from the dead: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

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    • To be restored to life after having been dead; to be resurrected (literal or supernatural usage).

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    • In the story, the hero comes back from the dead to save the kingdom.

      In the story, the hero comes back from the dead to save the kingdom.

    • According to the legend, the phoenix comes back from the dead every few centuries.

      According to the legend, the phoenix comes back from the dead every few centuries.

    • The ancient artifact was believed to have the power to come back from the dead.

      The ancient artifact was believed to have the power to come back from the dead.

    • The zombie in the movie literally comes back from the dead and starts chasing the survivors.

      The zombie in the movie literally comes back from the dead and starts chasing the survivors.

  • 2.

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    • To make an unexpected recovery or return after being presumed finished, destroyed, or irrecoverable; to stage a dramatic comeback.

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    • The once failing band came back from the dead with a new hit album that topped the charts.

      The once failing band came back from the dead with a new hit album that topped the charts.

    • After bankruptcy, the company managed to come back from the dead with innovative products.

      After bankruptcy, the company managed to come back from the dead with innovative products.

    • The athlete came back from the dead after a serious injury and won the championship.

      The athlete came back from the dead after a serious injury and won the championship.

Examples:

  • EN: Well, I'm a son of a gun. He's come back from the dead!
    ES: Estoy sorprendido. ¡Volvió!
  • EN: Perhaps you will come back from the dead to kill me?
    ES: ¿Quizás regresarás de entre los muertos para matarme?
  • EN: I had to stop you, even if I had to come back from the dead to do it.
    ES: Tenía que impedirlo aunque necesitara volver de entre los muertos para ello.
  • EN: She's come back from the dead!
    ES: La señora ha resucitado. - ¡Filomena!
  • EN: Seems he's come back from the dead, doesn't it?
    ES: Parece que ha vuelto de entre los muertos, ¿verdad?
  • EN: No matter how long you lock yourself up, people don't come back from the dead.
    ES: Pero los muertos no vuelven, por mucho que te encierres.
  • EN: No, even if I die... your father will not come back from the dead.
    ES: No, aunque yo muera tu padre no volverá de entre los muertos.
  • EN: It's as if the boy has come back from the dead.
    ES: Es como si el niño hubiera resucitado.
  • EN: Unless he's figured out a way to come back from the dead... nothing that anyone does or says about him will ever make any difference again.
    ES: A menos que pueda regresar de entre los muertos, nada de lo que alguien haga o diga sobre él volverá a importarme.
  • EN: It's almost as if they've come back from the dead.
    ES: - Es casi como si volvieron de la muerte.
  • EN: - to come back from the dead, do you?
    ES: - para volver de entre los muertos, ¿verdad?
  • EN: They come back from the dead if you don't kill them right. Plus, they regenerate.
    ES: Vuelven a la vida si no se los mata bien y se regeneran.
  • EN: I'm going to come back from the dead. -Oh!
    ES: - Y qué le hace pensar que podrá hacerlo?
  • EN: 'The Knicks have come back from the dead before but not tonight...'
    ES: ¡Los Knicks supieron recuperarse otras veces, pero esta noche no!
  • EN: Hamacher, I've come back from the dead!
    ES: ¡Hamacher, he vuelto de entre los muertos!
  • EN: Well, I'm a son of a gun. He's come back from the dead!
    ES: Estoy sorprendido. ¡Volvió!
  • EN: Perhaps you will come back from the dead to kill me?
    ES: ¿Quizás regresarás de entre los muertos para matarme?
  • EN: I had to stop you, even if I had to come back from the dead to do it.
    ES: Tenía que impedirlo aunque necesitara volver de entre los muertos para ello.
  • EN: Hamacher, I've come back from the dead!
    ES: ¡Hamacher, he vuelto de entre los muertos!

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