matter of life and death

Noun

 * 1) Something whose outcome could result in either someone's survival or their death
 * 2)  An extremely urgent matter.

Translations

 * Dutch: kwestie van leven of dood
 * Finnish: elämän ja kuoleman kysymys, kysymys elämästä ja kuolemasta
 * French:, affaire de vie ou de mort
 * Japanese: 死活問題, 生死にかかわる問題 (せいしにかかわるもんだい, seishi ni kakawaru mondai), 命にかかわる問題 (いのちにかかわるもんだい, inochi ni kakawaru mondai)
 * Polish: sprawa życia i śmierci
 * Portuguese: questão de vida ou morte
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: asunto de vida o muerte