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1 die
Ⅰ.die1 [daɪ]∎ she's dying (has incurable illness) elle est condamnée; (is in her death throes) elle est mourante ou à l'agonie;∎ she died of cancer elle est morte du ou d'un cancer;∎ he died from his wounds il est mort des suites de ses blessures;∎ thousands are dying of hunger des milliers de gens meurent de faim;∎ literary she died by her own hand elle s'est suicidée ou donné la mort, elle a mis fin à ses jours;∎ to die a hero mourir en héros;∎ he left us to die il nous a abandonnés à la mort;∎ to die in one's bed mourir dans son lit;∎ familiar I nearly died, I could have died (from fear) j'étais mort de trouille; (from embarrassment) j'aurais voulu rentrer sous terre, je ne savais plus où me mettre;∎ he'll do it or die in the attempt il y arrivera coûte que coûte;∎ to die with one's boots on or in harness mourir debout ou en pleine activité;∎ never say die! (don't give up) il ne faut jamais désespérer!; (stay cheerful) courage!, tenez bon!(b) (animal, plant) mourir(d) (fire, love, memory) s'éteindre, mourir; (tradition) s'éteindre, disparaître, mourir; (smile) disparaître, s'évanouir;∎ old habits die hard les mauvaises habitudes ne se perdent pas facilement;∎ her secret died with her elle a emporté son secret dans la tombe∎ to be dying for sth (want very much) avoir une envie folle de qch;∎ I'm dying for a drink j'ai une envie folle de boire qch;∎ to be dying to do sth mourir d'envie de faire qch;∎ she's dying to see him elle meurt d'envie de le voir∎ to die a natural/violent death mourir de sa belle mort/de mort violentes'affaiblir, s'éteindre, mourir(plant) dépérir(a) (wind) tomber, se calmer; (fire → in chimney) baisser; (→ in building, forest) s'apaiser, diminuer; (noise) diminuer; (anger, protest) se calmer, s'apaisermourir les uns après les autres(family, tribe, tradition) disparaître, s'éteindre; (fire) s'éteindre;∎ the panda is in danger of dying out le panda est menacé d'extinctionⅡ.∎ figurative the die is cast les dés sont jetés∎ stamping die étampe f;∎ as straight as a die franc comme l'or -
2 happy
happy [ˈhæpɪ]1. adjectivea. [person, smile, time, outcome] heureux• I'm happy to say that... j'ai le plaisir de vous dire que...b. ( = contented) [person] content ; [childhood, life, marriage, family] heureux• you're not just saying that to keep me happy? tu ne dis pas ça juste pour me faire plaisir ?c. ( = glad) to be happy to do sth bien vouloir faire qchd. (in greetings) happy birthday! bon anniversaire !• happy Christmas! joyeux Noël !• happy Easter! joyeuses Pâques !• happy New Year! bonne année !• happy holidays! (US) joyeuses fêtes !2. compounds* * *['hæpɪ]1) ( cheerful) [life, memory, person] heureux/-euse ( about de; with somebody avec quelqu'un; for somebody pour quelqu'un; that que + subj)2) ( pleased) content3) ( willing)to be happy to do — être heureux/-euse de faire
4) ( in greetings)5) ( fortunate) [choice, phrase] heureux/-euse••to be as happy as Larry ou as a sandboy — GB être heureux comme un poisson dans l'eau
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