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1 die
A nB vtr ( p prés dying ; prét, pp died) to die a slow/natural/violent death mourir de mort lente/naturelle/violente ; to die a noble death mourir d'une mort noble ; to die a hero's/soldier's death mourir en héros/en soldat.1 (expire, end one's life) [person, animal] mourir ; [person] décéder fml ; he was dying il était en train de mourir ; when I die quand je mourrai ; she died a year ago elle est morte il y a un an ; as she lay dying alors qu'elle se mourait ; to be left to die être abandonné à la mort ; to die in one's sleep/bed mourir dans son sommeil/lit ; to die young/happy mourir jeune/heureux ; to die a hero mourir en héros ; to die a pauper mourir pauvre ; I'll die a happy man je mourrai heureux ; to die without doing mourir sans avoir fait ; to die of ou from mourir de [starvation, disease] ; to die of natural causes mourir de causes naturelles ; to die of a broken heart mourir de chagrin ; nobody ever died of hard work le travail n'a jamais tué personne ;2 ( be killed) périr (doing en faisant) ; to die in the attempt périr dans cette tentative ; to die in action mourir au combat ; he'd sooner ou rather die than do il mourrait plutôt que de faire ; I'd sooner die! plutôt périr! ; to die by one's own hand littér périr de sa propre main ; to die for mourir pour [beliefs, country, person] ;3 ( wither) [plant, crop] crever ;4 fig (of boredom, shame, fright) mourir (of de) ; we nearly died! on a failli mourir! ; I'll die if I have to go there! j'en mourrai si je dois y aller! ; I wanted to die ou I could have died when je ne savais plus où me mettre quand ; I thought I'd/he'd die of shock j'ai cru mourir/qu'il allait mourir sous l'effet du choc ; I nearly ou could have died laughing j'ai failli mourir de rire ; clothes to die for ○ des vêtements à craquer ○ ;5 ○ ( long) to be dying to do mourir d'envie de faire ; to be dying for avoir une envie folle de [coffee, break, change] ; to be dying for sb/sth to do souhaiter désespérément que qn/qch fasse ;6 ( go out) [light, flame, spark] s'éteindre ;7 ( fade) [love, hatred, resentment, memory, knowledge, glory, fame] s'éteindre ; [enthusiasm] tomber ; the secret died with her elle a emporté son secret dans la tombe ;8 hum ( cease functioning) [machine, engine] s'arrêter ; the car suddenly died on me la voiture m'a soudain lâché ;9 ○ ( on stage) [comedian, entertainer] faire un bide ○.never say die! il ne faut jamais baisser les bras! ; the die is cast le sort en est jeté ; to be as straight as a die fig être foncièrement honnête ; to die hard avoir la vie dure.■ die down1 ( in intensity) [emotion, row] s'apaiser ; [scandal, rumours, opposition, publicity] disparaître ; [fighting] s'achever ; [tremors, storm, wind] se calmer ; [pain, swelling] diminuer ; when all the fuss dies down quand tout le tapage se sera apaisé ;■ die out1 ( become extinct) [family, species, tradition, practice, language, skill] disparaître ;2 ( ease off) [showers, rain] s'arrêter. -
2 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
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