die2

    intransitive verb
  1. morir, finar, perir (from, of de / for per).
  2. [wither] marcir-se.
  3. [disappear] desaparèixer, esvanir-se.
  4. [light] empal·lidir, esblaimar-se, esgrogueir-se.
  5. to be dying ser a l'agonia, morir-se.
  6. he died yesterday va morir ahir.
  7. it is five years since he died ja fa cinc anys que és mort.
  8. to die a natural death morir de mort natural.
  9. to die before one's time morir prematurament.
  10. to die a beggar morir en la misèria.
  11. to die a martyr to the cause morir màrtir d'una causa.
  12. to die a hero morir com un heroi.
  13. to die by one's own hand donar-se la mort, suïcidar-se.
  14. to die (from \ of) a wound morir d'una ferida.
  15. to die hard [of person] vendre cara la pell, ser dur de pelar.
  16. (idem) [of an abuse, etc.] costar de (desarrelar \ eliminar)
  17. this superstition will die hard aquesta superstició costarà de desarrelar.
  18. his name will never die el seu nom no morirà mai.
  19. his secret died with him es va emportar el secret a la tomba.
  20. never say die! no desesperem!
  21. to die in one's (boots \ shoes) morir a la bretxa.
  22. to die with laughter, to die (of \ with) laughing morir-se de riure.
  23. to be dying (for something \ to do something) morir-se de desig (per una cosa \ de fer una cosa), delir-se per (fer) una cosa.
  24. to be dying with curiosity morir-se de curiositat.
  25. I am dying of thirst em moro de set.
  26. day is dying comença a fer-se fosc, cau la tarda, es fa de nit.

    27. [with adverb or preposition]
  27. to die away afeblir-se, esborrar-se, desaparèixer.
  28. [sound] fer-se (inaudible \ imperceptible).
  29. Diana's voice died away la veu de la Diana es va anar afeblint.
  30. to die back Horticulture assecar-se, marcir-se.
  31. the dahlias died back when we had that first cold spell les dàlies es van marcir quan vam passar aquells primers dies de fred.
  32. to die down [fire] apagar-se.
  33. (idem) [wind] calmar.
  34. (idem) [batlle, etc.] minvar
  35. the feeling between them had died down considerably el seu amor s'havia refredat considerablement.
  36. to die for desitjar vivament, frisar per.
  37. to die off [plant, animal, man] morir l'un darrere l'altre, extingir-se.
  38. his family died off through lack of medical attention la seva família va morir per manca d'atenció mèdica.
  39. the wildlife was dying off alarmingly in the intense heat la vida animal s'anava extingint a causa de l'extrema calor.
  40. to die out [species, custom, etc.] extingir-se, deixar-se de fer.
  41. only those species adaptable to cope with changing conditions survived: the others died out només van sobreviure aquelles espècies capaces d'adaptar-se a un canvi: les altres van desaparèixer.
  42. many of the traditional crafts have died out una bona part de l'artesania tradicional ha desaparegut.



    43. Vegeu també:
    die1