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I nearly died!

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1 Flipping Nearly Died

Medicine: FND (Helthcare term, transferrable to descriptions of any traumatic aftermath.)

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Flipping Nearly Died
2 He nearly died.

expr.

Er entging knapp dem Tode. ausdr.

English-german dictionary > He nearly died.
3 we very nearly died

Общая лексика: мы чуть не погибли

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > we very nearly died
4 ♦ nearly

♦ nearly /ˈnɪəlɪ/
avv.

1 quasi; pressappoco: The bus is nearly full, l'autobus è quasi pieno; DIALOGO → - Delivery times- It's nearly three o'clock now, sono quasi le tre; It's nearly time to start, è quasi ora di partire

2 da vicino; dappresso: I examined it nearly, l'ho esaminato da vicino (o attentamente); The matter concerns me nearly, la faccenda mi tocca da vicino

3 strettamente; molto: The two girls nearly resemble each other, le due ragazze si somigliano molto

● not nearly, tutt'altro che; per niente; non… affatto, niente affatto: His work isn't nearly good enough, il suo lavoro non è per niente soddisfacente □ I've got thirty dollars but that won't be nearly enough to buy her a present, ho trenta dollari ma certo non basteranno per comprarle un regalo □ I nearly missed the train, per poco non persi il treno □ He nearly died, fu sul punto di morire.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ nearly
5 nearly

adverb (not far from; almost: nearly one o'clock; He has nearly finished.) casi

nearly adv casi

it's nearly eight o'clock son casi las ocho

I've nearly finished this book me queda poco para acabar este libro

Es lo mismo que almost

nearly

tr['nɪəlɪ]

adverb

1 casi

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

not nearly ni mucho menos, ni con mucho

■ there's not nearly enough time to finish el tiempo para acabar es del todo insuficiente

nearly ['nɪrli] adv

1) almost: casi

nearly asleep: casi dormido

2)

not nearly : ni con mucho, ni mucho menos

it was not nearly so bad as I had expected: no fue ni con mucho tan malo como esperaba

nearly

adv.

• aproximadamente adv.

• casi adv.

• cuasi adv.

• de cerca adv.

• próximamente adv.

'nɪrli, 'nɪəli
adverb

1) ( almost) casi

I'm nearly ready — estoy casi listo

I nearly said something rude — casi digo or por poco digo una grosería, estuve a punto de decir una grosería

she very nearly died — por poco or casi se muere

we're very nearly there — ya falta poco para llegar

not nearly — ni con mucho

I didn't prepare nearly enough food — no preparé ni con mucho suficiente comida, me quedé cortísima con la comida

2) ( closely) (frml)

what language does Hungarian most nearly resemble? — ¿a qué idioma se parece más el húngaro?

['nɪǝlɪ]
ADV
1) (=almost) casi

it's nearly three o'clock — son casi las tres

she's nearly 40 — tiene casi 40 años

it was nearly dark — era casi de noche

I've nearly finished — casi he terminado

I nearly fell over — casi me caigo

she was nearly as tall as he was — era casi tan alta como él

we are nearly there — casi hemos llegado

I nearly lost it — casi lo pierdo, por poco lo pierdo

very nearly — casi

he (very) nearly succeeded — estuvo a punto de conseguirlo

2) (with negative)

not nearly — ni con mucho, ni mucho menos

these drugs are not nearly as effective as the others — estos medicamentos no son ni con mucho or ni mucho menos tan eficaces como los otros

that's not nearly enough — eso no es ni mucho menos suficiente

your work isn't nearly good enough — tu trabajo no es ni con mucho satisfactorio

it's not nearly ready — falta mucho para que esté listo

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['nɪrli, 'nɪəli]
adverb

1) ( almost) casi

I'm nearly ready — estoy casi listo

I nearly said something rude — casi digo or por poco digo una grosería, estuve a punto de decir una grosería

she very nearly died — por poco or casi se muere

we're very nearly there — ya falta poco para llegar

not nearly — ni con mucho

I didn't prepare nearly enough food — no preparé ni con mucho suficiente comida, me quedé cortísima con la comida

2) ( closely) (frml)

what language does Hungarian most nearly resemble? — ¿a qué idioma se parece más el húngaro?

English-spanish dictionary > nearly
6 nearly

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[English Word] nearly

[Swahili Word] auwali

[Part of Speech] adjective

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[English Word] nearly

[Swahili Word] awali

[Part of Speech] adverb

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[English Word] nearly

[Swahili Word] karibu

[Part of Speech] adverb

[Derived Language] Arabic

[Related Words] -karibia

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[English Word] nearly

[Swahili Word] kosakosa

[Part of Speech] adverb

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[English Word] nearly

[Swahili Word] nusra

[Part of Speech] adverb

[English Example] He was so sick he nearly died.

[Swahili Example] aliugua nusura afe [kufa]

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[English Word] nearly

[Swahili Word] nusura

[Part of Speech] adverb

[English Example] He was so sick he nearly died.

[Swahili Example] aliugua nusura afe [kufa]

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[English Word] nearly

[Swahili Word] takriban

[Part of Speech] adverb

[Derived Word] Arabic

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English-Swahili dictionary > nearly
7 nearly

adverb

fast

it nearly fell over — es wäre fast umgefallen

be nearly in tears — den Tränen nahe sein

it is nearly six o'clock — es ist kurz vor sechs Uhr

are you nearly ready? — bist du bald fertig?

not nearly — nicht annähernd; bei weitem nicht

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adverb (not far from; almost: nearly one o'clock; He has nearly finished.) fast

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near·ly

[ˈnɪəli, AM ˈnɪr-]

adv inv fast, beinahe

it was so funny we \nearly died laughing es war so komisch, dass wir uns beinahe totgelacht hätten

\nearly certain fast sicher

not \nearly enough nicht annähernd [o bei Weitem nicht] genug

to be not \nearly as bad gar nicht so schlecht sein

to be \nearly there beinahe da sein

to very \nearly do sth beinahe etw tun

that wall is \nearly three metres diese Mauer ist fast drei Meter hoch

she's \nearly as tall as her father now sie ist jetzt beinahe so groß wie ihr Vater

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['nIəlɪ]
adv

1) (= almost) beinahe, fast

I nearly laughed — ich hätte fast or beinahe gelacht

she was nearly crying or in tears — sie war den Tränen nahe

we are nearly there (at a place) — wir sind fast da; (with a job) wir sind fast so weit

he very nearly drowned — er wäre um ein Haar ertrunken

2)

not nearly — bei Weitem nicht, nicht annähernd

not nearly enough — bei Weitem nicht genug

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nearly [ˈnıə(r)lı] adv

1. beinahe, fast:

it’s nearly five es ist gleich fünf

2. annähernd:

he is not nearly so stupid er ist bei Weitem nicht oder nicht annähernd so dumm

3. nahe, eng (verwandt etc)

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adverb

fast

it nearly fell over — es wäre fast umgefallen

be nearly in tears — den Tränen nahe sein

it is nearly six o'clock — es ist kurz vor sechs Uhr

are you nearly ready? — bist du bald fertig?

not nearly — nicht annähernd; bei weitem nicht

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adv.

beinah adv.

fast adv.

nahezu adv.

English-german dictionary > nearly
8 nearly **** near·ly adv

['nɪəlɪ]
1) (gen) quasi

I'm nearly fifteen — ho quasi quindici anni

dinner's nearly ready — la cena è quasi pronta

not nearly — non... affatto

it's not nearly ready — non è affatto pronto

that's not nearly enough — non basta per niente

2)

(with vb) I nearly lost it — per poco non lo perdevo

she was nearly crying — era lì lì per piangere

he very nearly died — ha rischiato di morire

did you win? — very nearly! — hai vinto? — c'è mancato poco!

English-Italian dictionary > nearly **** near·ly adv
9 nearly

near·ly [ʼnɪəli, Am ʼnɪr-] adv

inv

fast, beinahe;

it was so funny we \nearly died laughing es war so komisch, dass wir uns beinahe totgelacht hätten;

\nearly certain fast sicher;

not \nearly enough nicht annähernd [o bei weitem nicht] genug;

to be not \nearly as bad gar nicht so schlecht sein;

to be \nearly there beinahe da sein;

to very \nearly do sth beinahe etw tun;

that wall is \nearly three metres diese Mauer ist fast drei Meter hoch;

she's \nearly as tall as her father now sie ist jetzt beinahe so groß wie ihr Vater

English-German students dictionary > nearly
10 nearly

adv.

1) жақын, жақындап

he nearly died of fright — қорыққанынан жүрегі жарылып кете жаздады

2) дерлік

not nearly — тіпті

English-Kazakh dictionary > nearly
11 very nearly

კინაღამ

he very nearly died კინაღამ მოკვდა

English-Georgian dictionary > very nearly
12 casi + morir

= nearly + die

Ex. All he said was that she nearly died when she saw him wrapped up in bandages.

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= nearly + die

Ex: All he said was that she nearly died when she saw him wrapped up in bandages.

Spanish-English dictionary > casi + morir
13 morir

v.

1 to die.

murió apuñalado he was stabbed to death

murió asesinado he was murdered

murió ahogado he drowned

La niña murió al nacer The baby girl died at birth.

Mis flores murieron My flowers died.

2 to die down (fuego).

3 to subside, to die, to peter off.

El sonido murió al fin The sound subsided at last.

4 to die on.

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morir

Conjugation model [ DORMIR], like link=dormir dormir (pp muerto,-a)

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ser vivo) to die

■ murieron de hipotermia they died of hypothermia

■ murió joven he died young

■ murió de vejez she died of old age

2 (día) to finish, come to an end

3 (fuego) to die down

4 (sendero, río) to end

► verbo pronominal morirse

1 to die

■ se murió a pocas horas del accidente he died shortly after the accident

■ se le murieron los padres cuando era niño his parents died when he was a child

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FRASEOLOGÍA

morir ahogado to drown

morir con las botas puestas to die with one's boots on

morirse de aburrimiento to be bored to death

morirse de frío (fallecer) to die of cold 2 (tener frío) to be freezing

morirse de ganas de... to be dying to...

morirse de hambre to starve 2 figurado to be starving

morirse de miedo to be scared stiff

morirse de pena to die of a broken heart

morirse de risa to kill oneself laughing

■ es para morirse de risa it's a scream

morirse del susto to die of shock

morirse de vergüenza to die of embarrassment

morirse por + inf algo to be dying to + inf something

■ se muere por verla he's dying to see her

morirse por alguien to be mad about somebody

¡muera...!/¡mueran...! death to...!, down with...!

■ ¡mueran los dictadores! down with the dictators!

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verb

to die

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(pp muerto)
1. VI

1) [persona, animal, planta] to die

ha muerto de repente — she died suddenly

murió a consecuencia de un infarto — he died as a result of a heart attack

lo asfixió hasta morir — she suffocated him to death

¡muera el tirano! — down with the tyrant!, death to the tyrant!

• morir ahogado — to drown

• morir ahorcado — [por un verdugo] to be hanged; [suicidándose] to be found hanged

murió ahorcado en su celda — he was found hanged in his cell

• morir asesinado — [persona] to be murdered; [personaje público] to be assassinated

• morir de algo — to die of sth

murió de cáncer/del corazón — he died of cancer/of a heart attack

morir de frío — to die of cold, freeze to death

morir de hambre — to die of hunger, starve to death

morir de muerte natural — to die a natural death, die of natural causes

morir de vejez o de viejo — to die of old age

• morir por algo — to die for sth

no merece la pena morir por amor — it is not worth dying for love

- morir al pie del cañón
bota
2) (=extinguirse) [civilización] to die, die out, come to an end; [amor] to die; [fuego] to die down; [luz] to fade

con él moría toda una generación — with him died an entire generation

moría el día — liter the day was drawing to a close liter

las olas iban a morir a la playa — liter the waves ran out on the beach

ese camino muere en la ermita — that path comes to an end at the chapel

- y allí muere

2.

See:

morirse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) persona to die

morir ahogado — to drown

murió asesinada — she was murdered

morir DE algo — to die of something

morir de vejez/de muerte natural — to die of old age/of natural causes

murió de hambre — she starved to death

murieron por su patria — they died for their country

muera el dictador! — death to the dictator!

y allí muere! — (AmC fam) and that's all there is to it!

hasta morir — (Méx fam)

la fiesta va a ser hasta morir — we're going to party till we drop (colloq)

b) (liter) civilización/costumbre to die out

cuando muere la tarde — as the day draws to a close (liter)

el río va a morir a la mar — the river runs to the sea
2.
morirse v pron to die

se me murió la perra — my dog died

no te vas a morir por ayudarlo — (fam) it won't kill you to help him (colloq)

como se entere me muero — (fam) I'll die if she finds out (colloq)

por mí que se muera! — he can drop dead for all I care (colloq)

que me muera si miento — cross my heart and hope to die (colloq)

muérete! me caso el sábado — (fam) you'll never guess what! I'm getting married on Saturday! (colloq)

morirse DE algo: se murió de un infarto he died of a heart attack; morir de miedo/aburrimiento to be scared stiff/bored stiff; me muero de frío I'm freezing; me estoy muriendo de hambre I'm starving (colloq); es para morirse de risa it's hilariously funny; me muero de ganas de verlos I'm dying to see them (colloq); morirse POR algo/alguien: me muero por una cerveza I'm dying for a beer (colloq); se muere por ella he's nuts o crazy about her (colloq); morirse POR + INF — to be dying to + inf (colloq)

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= die, pass on, bite + the dust, die away, give up + the ghost, kick + the bucket, pass away, die off.

Ex. I understand that Mr. Haykin was hoping to develop a code for subject practice, but he died and it was never done, so that today we lack a code.

Ex. Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.

Ex. The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.

Ex. The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano.

Ex. This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.

Ex. The author hypothesized that schizophrenia patients would show impaired idiom processing for literally plausible idioms (e.g., kick the bucket) but not for literally implausible idioms (e.g., be on cloud nine).

Ex. A great deal of traditional indigenous knowledge is being irretrievably lost in New Zealand as the Maori elders age and pass away.

Ex. Bees in southern Germany have been dying off in their hundreds of thousands.

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* antes morir que = would rather + Verbo + than.

* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.

* casi + morir = nearly + die.

* deseo inconsciente de morir = death-wish.

* luchar hasta morir = battle + it out.

* morir ahogado = drown.

* morir al instante = die + there and then, die on + the spot.

* morir aplastado = crush to + death.

* morir con dignidad = die with + dignity, have + a dignified death, die + a dignified death.

* morir de hambre = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.

* morir de inanición = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.

* morir de muerte natural = die + a natural death.

* morir después que = outlive.

* morir de viejo = die of + old age.

* morir dignamente = have + a dignified death, die with + dignity, die + a dignified death.

* morir instantáneamente = die + there and then, die on + the spot.

* morirse de frío = freeze to + death.

* morirse de hambre = starve.

* morirse de risa = laugh + Posesivo + head off.

* morirse de vergüenza = squirm with + embarrassment.

* morirse por = itch for.

* morirse por + Infinitivo = be dying to + Infinitivo.

* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.

* ¡muérete de envidia! = eat your heart out!.

* nosotros lo hacíamos y no nos moríamos = it never did + Pronombre + any harm.

* ser para morirse de risa = be a hoot.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) persona to die

morir ahogado — to drown

murió asesinada — she was murdered

morir DE algo — to die of something

morir de vejez/de muerte natural — to die of old age/of natural causes

murió de hambre — she starved to death

murieron por su patria — they died for their country

muera el dictador! — death to the dictator!

y allí muere! — (AmC fam) and that's all there is to it!

hasta morir — (Méx fam)

la fiesta va a ser hasta morir — we're going to party till we drop (colloq)

b) (liter) civilización/costumbre to die out

cuando muere la tarde — as the day draws to a close (liter)

el río va a morir a la mar — the river runs to the sea
2.
morirse v pron to die

se me murió la perra — my dog died

no te vas a morir por ayudarlo — (fam) it won't kill you to help him (colloq)

como se entere me muero — (fam) I'll die if she finds out (colloq)

por mí que se muera! — he can drop dead for all I care (colloq)

que me muera si miento — cross my heart and hope to die (colloq)

muérete! me caso el sábado — (fam) you'll never guess what! I'm getting married on Saturday! (colloq)

morirse DE algo: se murió de un infarto he died of a heart attack; morir de miedo/aburrimiento to be scared stiff/bored stiff; me muero de frío I'm freezing; me estoy muriendo de hambre I'm starving (colloq); es para morirse de risa it's hilariously funny; me muero de ganas de verlos I'm dying to see them (colloq); morirse POR algo/alguien: me muero por una cerveza I'm dying for a beer (colloq); se muere por ella he's nuts o crazy about her (colloq); morirse POR + INF — to be dying to + inf (colloq)

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= die, pass on, bite + the dust, die away, give up + the ghost, kick + the bucket, pass away, die off.

Ex: I understand that Mr. Haykin was hoping to develop a code for subject practice, but he died and it was never done, so that today we lack a code.

Ex: Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.

Ex: The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.

Ex: The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano.

Ex: This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.

Ex: The author hypothesized that schizophrenia patients would show impaired idiom processing for literally plausible idioms (e.g., kick the bucket) but not for literally implausible idioms (e.g., be on cloud nine).

Ex: A great deal of traditional indigenous knowledge is being irretrievably lost in New Zealand as the Maori elders age and pass away.

Ex: Bees in southern Germany have been dying off in their hundreds of thousands.

* antes morir que = would rather + Verbo + than.

* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.

* casi + morir = nearly + die.

* deseo inconsciente de morir = death-wish.

* luchar hasta morir = battle + it out.

* morir ahogado = drown.

* morir al instante = die + there and then, die on + the spot.

* morir aplastado = crush to + death.

* morir con dignidad = die with + dignity, have + a dignified death, die + a dignified death.

* morir de hambre = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.

* morir de inanición = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.

* morir de muerte natural = die + a natural death.

* morir después que = outlive.

* morir de viejo = die of + old age.

* morir dignamente = have + a dignified death, die with + dignity, die + a dignified death.

* morir instantáneamente = die + there and then, die on + the spot.

* morirse de frío = freeze to + death.

* morirse de hambre = starve.

* morirse de risa = laugh + Posesivo + head off.

* morirse de vergüenza = squirm with + embarrassment.

* morirse por = itch for.

* morirse por + Infinitivo = be dying to + Infinitivo.

* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.

* ¡muérete de envidia! = eat your heart out!.

* nosotros lo hacíamos y no nos moríamos = it never did + Pronombre + any harm.

* ser para morirse de risa = be a hoot.

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morir [ I37 ]

vi

1 «persona/animal» to die

morir ahogado to drown

murió asesinada she was murdered

morir DE algo to die OF sth

morir de viejo or de vejez to die of old age

morir de muerte natural to die of natural causes

morir de frío to die of cold, freeze to death

murió de hambre she died of hunger, she starved to death

murieron por la libertad de su patria they died for their country's freedom

antes morir que rendirse (it's) better to die than to surrender

¡muera el dictador! death to the dictator!

¡ahí te mueras! ( fam); drop dead! ( colloq)

hasta morir ( Méx fam): la fiesta va a ser hasta morir we're going to party till we drop ( colloq)

¡y allí muere! ( AmC fam); period! ( AmE), and that's that!

2 ( liter); «civilización/costumbre» to die out

con él moría el siglo XIX the 19th century died with him

cuando muere la tarde as evening falls ( liter), as the day draws to a close ( liter)

el río va a morir a la mar the river runs to the sea

un caminito que muere al llegar al pueblo a little path which peters out when it gets to the village

■ morirse

v pron

«persona/animal/planta» to die

se murió a los 80 años she died at the age of 80

se le ha muerto la madre her mother has died

se me murió la perra my dog died

si no riegas las plantas se te van a morir your plants will die if you don't water them

por poco me muero cuando me dijo el precio ( fam); I nearly died when he told me the price ( colloq)

no te vas a morir por ayudarlo a hacer las camas ( fam); it won't kill you to help him make the beds ( colloq)

como se entere me muero ( fam); I'll die if she finds out ( colloq)

que me muera si miento cross my heart and hope to die ( colloq)

¡por mí que se muera! he can drop dead for all I care ( colloq)

¡muérete! me caso el sábado ( fam); you'll never guess what! I'm getting married on Saturday! ( colloq)

morirse DE algo:

se murió de un infarto he died of a heart attack

se moría de miedo he was nearly dead with fright, he was scared stiff

nos morimos de aburrimiento we got bored stiff o to death

cierra la ventana, que me muero de frío close the window, I'm freezing

me estoy muriendo de hambre I'm starving ( colloq), I'm dying of hunger ( colloq)

es para morirse de risa it's hilariously funny, you just kill yourself o die laughing ( colloq)

me muero de ganas de ver a los niños I'm dying to see the children ( colloq), I'm really looking forward to seeing the children

morirse POR algo/algn:

me muero por un vaso de agua I'm dying for a glass of water ( colloq)

se muere por esa chica he's nuts o crazy o ( BrE) mad about that girl ( colloq)

me muero por una cerveza fría I could murder a cold beer ( colloq), I'm dying for a cold beer ( colloq)

morirse POR + INF to be dying to + INF ( colloq)

me muero por irme de vacaciones I'm dying o I can't wait to go on vacation

ser de morirse ( fam); to be amazing o incredible ( colloq)

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morir ( conjugate morir) verbo intransitivo
a) [persona/animal] to die;

◊ morir ahogado to drown;

murió asesinada she was murdered;
morir DE algo ‹de vejez/cáncer› to die of sth;
murió de hambre she starved to death;
¡y allí muere! (AmC fam) and that's all there is to it!
b) (liter) [civilización/costumbre] to die out

morirse verbo pronominal [persona/animal/planta] to die;
◊ se les murió la madre their mother died;

se me murió la perra my dog died;
no te vas a morir por ayudarlo (fam) it won't kill you to help him (colloq);
como se entere me muero (fam) I'll die if she finds out (colloq);
morirse DE algo ‹de un infarto/de cáncer› to die of sth;
se moría de miedo/aburrimiento he was scared stiff/bored stiff;
me muero de frío I'm freezing;
me estoy muriendo de hambre I'm starving (colloq);
me muero por una cerveza I'm dying for a beer (colloq);
se muere por verla he's dying to see her (colloq)
morir verbo intransitivo to die
morir de agotamiento/hambre, to die of exhaustion/starvation

' morir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahogada
- ahogado
- antes
- cascar
- de
- descendencia
- tiesa
- tieso
- vida
- acto
- caer
- librar
- malograr
- matar
- muera
- muriera
English:
before
- bleed
- cause
- death wish
- die
- drown
- expire
- freeze
- save
- than
- exposure
- go

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morir

♦ vi

1. [fallecer] to die (de of);
murió apuñalado he was stabbed to death;

murió asesinado he was murdered;

murió ahogado he drowned;

morir (de) joven to die young;

morir de cáncer/de frío/de muerte natural to die of cancer/of cold/of natural causes;

murió de (un) infarto he died from a heart attack;

morir por la patria/por una causa to die for one's country/for a cause;

¡muera el tirano! death to the tyrant!;

Comp
Fam
a morir: la quiero a morir I love her to death;

aquella noche bebimos a morir we had absolutely loads to drink that night

2. [terminar]
este río muere en el lago this river runs into the lake;

aquel camino muere en el bosque that path peters out in the forest

3. Literario [extinguirse] [fuego] to die down;
[luz] to go out; [día] to come to a close; [tradición, costumbres, civilización] to die out;
nuestra relación murió hace tiempo our relationship died a long time ago

♦ See also the pronominal verb morirse

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morir

<part muerto> v/i die (de of);

morir de hambre die of hunger, starve to death

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morir {46} vi

1) fallecer: to die

2) apagarse: to die out, to go out

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morir vb to die

hace poco que murió su abuelo his grandfather died recently

Spanish-English dictionary > morir
14 die

I
present participle - dying; verb
1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.) morir

2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.) apagarse, desaparecer

3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.) morirse de ganas de

•

- diehard
- die away
- die down
- die hard
- die off
- die out
II
noun
(a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.) troquel

III see dice

die vb morir

to be dying for something morirse por algo

I'm dying for an ice cream me muero por un helado

El gerundio de die se escribe dying

die

tr[daɪ]

intransitive verb

1 (person, animal, plant) morir, morirse

■ he died of AIDS murió de sida

■ she died in her sleep murió mientras dormía

2 familiar figurative use (be overcome) morirse

■ I nearly died! ¡casi me muero!

3 figurative use (love, tradition, custom) morir; (flame) extinguirse, apagarse; (engine) apagarse, dejar de funcionar

■ her secret died with her se llevó el secreto a la tumba

4 (engine, motor) apagarse, dejar de funcionar

transitive verb

1 morir

■ he died a natural death murió de muerte natural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be dying for something / be dying to do something morirse por algo, morirse de ganas de hacer algo

to die a death quedar en nada

to die hard tardar en desaparecer

■ old habits die hard las viejas costumbres no se pierden fácilmente

to die laughing morirse de risa

to die with one's boots on morirse con las botas puestas

to do or die vencer o morir

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die

tr[daɪ]

noun (pl dies)

1 (for coins) cuño, troquel nombre masculino

2 (pl dice) architecture dado

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

the die is cast la suerte está echada

die ['daɪ] vi, died ['daɪd] ; dying ['daɪɪŋ]

1) : morir

2) cease: morir, morirse

a dying civilization: una civilización moribunda

3) stop: apagarse, dejar de funcionar

the motor died: el motor se apagó

4)

to die down subside: amainar, disminuir

5)

to die out : extinguirse

6)

to be dying for or to be dying to : morirse por

I'm dying to leave: me muero por irme

die ['daɪ] n, pl dice ['daɪs] : dado m

die n, pl dies ['daɪz]

1) stamp: troquel m, cuño m

2) mold: matriz f, molde m

die (Used in games of chance)

n.

(§plural: dice) = dado s.m.

n.

• cuadrado s.m.

• cuño s.m.

• dado s.m.

• matriz s.f.

• molde s.m.

• troquel s.m.

v.

• cascar* v.

• fallecer v.

• fenecer v.

• finar v.

• morir v.

• morirse v.

• palmar v.

• reventar v.

I
1. daɪ
dies, dying, died intransitive verb

1)

a) ( stop living) morir*; ( violently) matarse, morir*

he died of cancer — (se) murió de cáncer

b) ( be overcome) (colloq) morirse*

to die laughing — morirse* de risa

I nearly died! — casi me muero

c) ( want very much) (colloq)

to be dying FOR something — morirse* por algo

to be dying to + INF — morirse* por + inf, morirse* de ganas de + inf

2)

a) ( cease to exist) \<\<love/hatred\>\> morir*

old habits die hard — las viejas costumbres no se pierden fácilmente

b) ( be extinguished) \<\<fire\>\> extinguirse*, apagarse*; \<\<light\>\> extinguirse*

c) ( stop functioning) \<\<engine/motor\>\> apagarse*, dejar de funcionar

3) (colloq) ( in baseball) quedarse embasado, ser* dejado en base

2.

vt

to die a natural death — morir* de muerte natural

to die a violent death — tener* or sufrir una muerte violenta

to die a death — (BrE colloq) quedar en la nada

Phrasal Verbs:

- die away

- die down

- die off

- die out

II

noun (pl dice daɪs) ( Games) dado m

the die is cast — la suerte está echada

as straight as a die — derecho hasta decir basta, honrado como él sólo

no dice! — (AmE) ni hablar!, ni lo sueñes!

I

[daɪ]
(present participle dying) VI
1) [person, animal, plant] morir (of, from de)

her father was dying — su padre se moría or se estaba muriendo or estaba moribundo

to die a natural death — morir de muerte natural

to die a violent death — tener una muerte violenta

he died a hero — murió convertido en un héroe

to die for one's country — morir por la patria

the secret died with her — se llevó el secreto a la tumba

I nearly died! * — (laughing) ¡me moría de la risa!; (with embarrassment) ¡me moría de vergüenza!; (with fear) ¡casi me muero del susto!

- die like flies

- a dress/house to die for

- never say die

- old habits die hard

2) (fig) [friendship, interest] morir, desaparecer; [light] extinguirse; [engine] pararse, apagarse

the day was dying fast — liter la luz del día iba apagándose rápidamente

3)

to be dying to do sth — morirse de ganas de hacer algo

I'm dying for a cigarette — me muero de ganas de fumar un cigarrillo

- die away

- die back

- die down

- die off

- die out

II

[daɪ]
N
1) (pl dice) [daɪs]
dado m
- the die is cast

2) (pl dies) (=stamp) troquel m, cuño m ; (=mould) matriz f, molde m ; straight 1., 3)

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I
1. [daɪ]
dies, dying, died intransitive verb

1)

a) ( stop living) morir*; ( violently) matarse, morir*

he died of cancer — (se) murió de cáncer

b) ( be overcome) (colloq) morirse*

to die laughing — morirse* de risa

I nearly died! — casi me muero

c) ( want very much) (colloq)

to be dying FOR something — morirse* por algo

to be dying to + INF — morirse* por + inf, morirse* de ganas de + inf

2)

a) ( cease to exist) \<\<love/hatred\>\> morir*

old habits die hard — las viejas costumbres no se pierden fácilmente

b) ( be extinguished) \<\<fire\>\> extinguirse*, apagarse*; \<\<light\>\> extinguirse*

c) ( stop functioning) \<\<engine/motor\>\> apagarse*, dejar de funcionar

3) (colloq) ( in baseball) quedarse embasado, ser* dejado en base

2.

vt

to die a natural death — morir* de muerte natural

to die a violent death — tener* or sufrir una muerte violenta

to die a death — (BrE colloq) quedar en la nada

Phrasal Verbs:

- die away

- die down

- die off

- die out

II

noun (pl dice [daɪs]) ( Games) dado m

the die is cast — la suerte está echada

as straight as a die — derecho hasta decir basta, honrado como él sólo

no dice! — (AmE) ni hablar!, ni lo sueñes!

English-spanish dictionary > die
15 casi

adv.

1 almost.

casi me muero I almost o nearly died

no comió casi nada she ate almost o practically nothing

casi no dormí I hardly slept at all

casi, casi almost, just about

casi nunca hardly ever

¿qué te pasa? — ¡casi nada! que me ha dejado mi mujer what's up? — my wife only went and left me

lo venden por tres millones -- ¡casi nada! they're selling it for three million - what a snip!

casi siempre almost o nearly always

2 approximately, well-nigh, roughly.

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casi

► adverbio

1 almost, nearly

■ había casi cincuenta personas there were almost fifty people

■ me tropecé y casi me caí I tripped and nearly fell over

■ no comió casi nada she hardly ate anything

■ casi prefiero el vestido rojo I think I prefer the red dress

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FRASEOLOGÍA

casi, casi familiar just about

¡casi nada! familiar peanuts!

■ le tocaron 5 millones, ¡casi nada! he won 5 million, peanuts!

casi no hardly

■ casi no los vemos we hardly see them

casi nunca hardly ever

■ casi nunca llama he hardly ever phones

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adv.

1) almost, nearly

2) hardly (in negative sentences)

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ADV

1) (=indicando aproximación) almost, nearly

está casi terminado — it's almost o nearly finished

son ya casi las tres — it's almost o nearly three o'clock

¡huy!, casi me caigo — oops! I almost o nearly fell over

hace casi un año que empezó la guerra — it's almost a year since war broke out

nada ha cambiado en los casi dos años transcurridos — nothing has changed in what is almost two years

despidieron a la casi totalidad de la plantilla — they sacked virtually o practically the entire staff

estaba congelado, o casi — it was frozen, or very near it

ocurre lo mismo en casi todos los países — the same thing happens in virtually o practically all countries

-¿habéis terminado? -casi, casi — "have you finished?" - "just about o very nearly"

• casi nada — almost o virtually nothing, hardly anything

no sabemos casi nada de lo que está ocurriendo — we know almost o virtually nothing about what's going on, we know hardly anything about what's going on

100 dólares..., ¡casi nada! — iró 100 dollars, a mere trifle!

• casi nunca — hardly ever, almost never

casi nunca hay sitio en la biblioteca — there is hardly ever any room in the library

• casi siempre — almost always

2) [indicando indecisión] almost

no sé, casi prefiero no ir — I don't know, I think I'd rather not go

casi sería mejor empezar otra vez — it might be better to start again
CASI Las dos traducciones principales de casi en inglés son almost y nearly: Estoy casi lista I'm almost o nearly ready Eran casi las cuatro cuando sonó el teléfono It was almost o nearly four o'clock when the telephone rang Nos vemos casi todos los días We meet almost o nearly every day ► Cuando almost y nearly acompañan a un verbo, se colocan detrás de este si se trata de un verbo auxiliar o modal y delante en el caso de los demás verbos: Casi me rompo la muñeca I almost o nearly broke my wrist Mi hijo ya casi habla My son can almost o nearly talk Sin embargo, hay algunos casos en los que no podemos utilizar nearly: ► delante de adverbios que terminan en -ly "¿Qué estáis haciendo aquí?" nos preguntó casi con enfado "What are you doing here?" he asked almost angrily ► delante de like: Se comporta casi como un niño He behaves almost like a child ► acompañando a adjetivos o sustantivos que, normalmente, no pueden ser modificados: El mono tenía una expresión casi humana The monkey had an almost human expression Me pareció casi un alivio I found it almost a relief ► delante de palabras de sentido negativo, como never, no, none, no-one, nothing y nowhere; en estos casos, muchas veces se traduce también por practically: No dijo casi nada She said almost o practically nothing No había casi nadie en la fiesta There was almost o practically no-one at the party En estos casos también se puede usar la construcción hardly + ever/ any/ anything {etc}: No dijo casi nada She said hardly anything No había casi nadie en la fiesta There was hardly anyone at the party Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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adverbio

1)

a) ( cerca de) almost, nearly

es casi imposible — it's virtually o almost impossible

casi me caigo — I nearly fell over

b) (delante del n) (frml)

la casi totalidad de la población — almost the entire population

2) ( en frases negativas)

casi no se le oía — you could hardly hear him

casi nunca — hardly ever

no nos queda casi nada de pan — there's hardly any bread left

¿pudiste dormir? - casi nada — did you manage to sleep? - hardly at all

¿200? casi nada! — (iró) $200? is that all? (iro)

no había casi nadie — there was hardly anyone

casi no vengo — I almost didn't come

3) ( expresando una opinión tentativa)

yo casi te diría que lo vendas — I'd be inclined to say, sell it

casi sería mejor esperar — maybe it would be better to wait

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= almost, nearly, virtually, something of, barely, well-nigh, pretty well, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, just about.

Ex. Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

Ex. Today, BLCMP offers services to nearly fifty member libraries including public libraries, university libraries polytechnic libraries and others.

Ex. Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.

Ex. Shannon's approach proved something of a dead end.

Ex. There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.

Ex. This report seems to have raised more questions than it has answered, particularly in the area of ILL costs and charges, where controversy rages and agreement between the various types of library appears well-nigh impossible to reach.

Ex. Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.

Ex. The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.

Ex. Immorality and general disrespect for our fellow beings is just about the norm in this day and age.

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* algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.

* casi analfabeto = near-illiterate.

* casi aritmético = quasi-arithmetical.

* casi ausencia = quasi-absence.

* casi conseguir = come close to + Gerundio.

* casi contemporáneo = near-contemporary.

* casi cualquier = almost any.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* casi de auxiliar administrativo = quasi-clerical.

* casi + desmayarse = nearly + faint.

* casi de todo = just about everything.

* casi fanático = near-frantic.

* casi fatal = near-fatal.

* casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.

* casi histérico = highly-strung, high-strung.

* casi inaceptable = borderline.

* casi indiscutiblemente = arguably.

* casi la perfección = near-perfection.

* casi + morir = nearly + die.

* casi mortal = near-fatal.

* casi nada = next to nothing.

* casi neutro = near-neutral.

* casi siempre = almost invariably.

* casi sinónimo = near synonym.

* casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.

* casi todo = everything but the kitchen sink, just about everything.

* casi todos = almost any.

* casi universal = quasi-universal.

* casi + Verbo = all but + Verbo.

* durante casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.

* durante casi todo el año = for the best part of the year.

* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.

* en casi todos los + Nombre = in just about every + Nombre.

* eso es casi todo = that's about it.

* estar casi finalizado = near + completion.

* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.

* reproducción casi facsímil = quasi-facsimile.

* ser casi seguro = be a good bet.

* una oportunidad casi segura = a sporting chance.

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adverbio

1)

a) ( cerca de) almost, nearly

es casi imposible — it's virtually o almost impossible

casi me caigo — I nearly fell over

b) (delante del n) (frml)

la casi totalidad de la población — almost the entire population

2) ( en frases negativas)

casi no se le oía — you could hardly hear him

casi nunca — hardly ever

no nos queda casi nada de pan — there's hardly any bread left

¿pudiste dormir? - casi nada — did you manage to sleep? - hardly at all

¿200? casi nada! — (iró) $200? is that all? (iro)

no había casi nadie — there was hardly anyone

casi no vengo — I almost didn't come

3) ( expresando una opinión tentativa)

yo casi te diría que lo vendas — I'd be inclined to say, sell it

casi sería mejor esperar — maybe it would be better to wait

* * *

= almost, nearly, virtually, something of, barely, well-nigh, pretty well, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, just about.

Ex: Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

Ex: Today, BLCMP offers services to nearly fifty member libraries including public libraries, university libraries polytechnic libraries and others.

Ex: Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.

Ex: Shannon's approach proved something of a dead end.

Ex: There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.

Ex: This report seems to have raised more questions than it has answered, particularly in the area of ILL costs and charges, where controversy rages and agreement between the various types of library appears well-nigh impossible to reach.

Ex: Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.

Ex: The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.

Ex: Immorality and general disrespect for our fellow beings is just about the norm in this day and age.

* algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.

* casi analfabeto = near-illiterate.

* casi aritmético = quasi-arithmetical.

* casi ausencia = quasi-absence.

* casi conseguir = come close to + Gerundio.

* casi contemporáneo = near-contemporary.

* casi cualquier = almost any.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* casi de auxiliar administrativo = quasi-clerical.

* casi + desmayarse = nearly + faint.

* casi de todo = just about everything.

* casi fanático = near-frantic.

* casi fatal = near-fatal.

* casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.

* casi histérico = highly-strung, high-strung.

* casi inaceptable = borderline.

* casi indiscutiblemente = arguably.

* casi la perfección = near-perfection.

* casi + morir = nearly + die.

* casi mortal = near-fatal.

* casi nada = next to nothing.

* casi neutro = near-neutral.

* casi siempre = almost invariably.

* casi sinónimo = near synonym.

* casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.

* casi todo = everything but the kitchen sink, just about everything.

* casi todos = almost any.

* casi universal = quasi-universal.

* casi + Verbo = all but + Verbo.

* durante casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.

* durante casi todo el año = for the best part of the year.

* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.

* en casi todos los + Nombre = in just about every + Nombre.

* eso es casi todo = that's about it.

* estar casi finalizado = near + completion.

* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.

* reproducción casi facsímil = quasi-facsimile.

* ser casi seguro = be a good bet.

* una oportunidad casi segura = a sporting chance.

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casi

adverb

A

1 (cerca de) almost, nearly

cuesta casi el doble it costs almost o nearly twice as much

ya eran casi las tres it was almost o nearly three o'clock

es casi imposible it's virtually o practically o almost impossible

casi todos son latinoamericanos nearly o almost all of them are Latin American

¡uy! casi me caigo whoops! I nearly fell over

de casi no se muere nadie a miss is as good as a mile

2 ( delante del n) ( frml):

la casi totalidad de la población almost the entire population

los casi tres millones de habitantes del país the country's almost three million inhabitants

B

(en frases negativas): ya casi no tiene fiebre she hardly has a temperature now

casi no se le oía you could hardly hear him

eso no sucede casi nunca that hardly ever happens

no nos queda casi nada de pan there's hardly any bread left, there's almost no bread left

¿pudiste dormir? — casi nada did you manage to sleep? — hardly at all

sólo cuesta $200 — ¡casi nada! ( iró); it only costs $200 — is that all? ( iro)

no había casi nadie there was hardly anyone there, there was almost nobody there

me sentía tan mal que casi no vengo I felt so bad I almost didn't come

sin (el) casi: es casi indecente — sin casi it's almost indecent — almost, no, it is indecent

C

(expresando una opinión tentativa): yo casi te diría que lo vendas I'd be inclined to say, sell it o I think I'd advise you to sell it

casi sería mejor hablar con él antes maybe it would be better to speak to him first

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casi adverbio
1 ( cerca de) almost, nearly;
◊ casi me caigo I nearly fell over

2 ( en frases negativas):
◊ casi no se le oía you could hardly hear him;

casi nunca hardly ever;
no nos queda casi nada de pan there's hardly any bread left;
¿pudiste dormir? — casi nada did you manage to sleep? — hardly at all;
casi no vengo I almost didn't come
3 ( expresando una opinión tentativa):
◊ casi sería mejor venderlo maybe it would be better to sell it

casi adverbio almost, nearly: casi me lo compro, I nearly bought it
casi no se oye, it can hardly be heard
familiar casi, casi, just about
casi cien personas, almost a hundred people
casi nadie, hardly anyone
casi nunca, hardly ever
casi siempre, almost always
casi todos, almost all
' casi' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alquilar
- apenas
- caerse
- cerca
- ir
- gasto
- gay
- inapreciable
- nada
- nadie
- normalmente
- nunca
- respiración
- tener
- acabar
- alcanzar
- calentar
- dormir
- durante
- golpe
- matar
- medir
- mero
- palmo
- sombra
English:
about
- absent
- absorb
- all
- almost
- anything
- barely
- best
- clear
- close
- die
- esquire
- ever
- excel
- fray
- frizzy
- good
- hardly
- narrowly
- nearly
- next
- o'clock
- obtain
- perfect
- practically
- queer
- sloppy
- tall
- tantamount
- by
- certainly
- cripple
- face
- fairly
- fit
- most
- muffle
- near
- near-
- nil
- nine
- one
- out
- reasonably
- skim
- time
- virtually

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casi adv

1. [faltando poco] almost;

casi me muero I almost o nearly died;

casi me caigo I almost o nearly fell;

casi no dormí I hardly slept at all;

el casi millón de refugiados the refugees, who number almost a million;

no llegamos hasta la cumbre pero casi, casi we didn't quite get to the top, but almost;

no comió casi nada she hardly ate anything;

casi nunca hardly ever;

casi siempre almost o nearly always;

está casi olvidado – sin el casi it's all but forgotten – leave out the “all but”

2. [expresando indecisión]
casi me voy a quedar con el rojo I think I'll probably go for the red one;

casi casi preferiría dormir en un albergue que en una pensión I'd almost prefer to sleep in a youth hostel rather than a guesthouse

3. Comp
Irónico
casi nada: ¿qué te pasa? – ¡casi nada! que me ha dejado mi mujer what's up? – my wife's only gone and left me, that's all!;

lo venden por 3 millones – ¡casi nada! they're selling it for 3 million – what a bargain o Br snip!

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casi

adv almost, nearly; en frases negativas hardly

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casi adv

1) : almost, nearly, virtually

2) (in negative phrases) : hardly

casi nunca: hardly ever

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casi adv

1. (en general) nearly / almost

casi he terminado I've nearly finished

tiene casi diez años she's almost ten

casi se cae al río he almost fell in the river

2. (apenas) hardly

casi no nos queda nada we've got hardly anything left

casi no crece it hardly grows

Spanish-English dictionary > casi
16 die

I [daɪ]
nome

1) (pl. dice) (game) dado m.

2) tecn. (for stamping) stampo m.; (for screw threads) filiera f.

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the die is cast — il dado è tratto
II 1. [daɪ]
verbo transitivo ( forma in -ing dying; pass., p.pass. died)

to die a violent death, a hero's death — morire di morte violenta, da eroe
2.
verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing dying; pass., p.pass. died)

1) (expire) [ animal] morire; [ person] morire, decedere

to be left to die — essere lasciato morire

to die in one's sleep — morire nel sonno

to die young — morire giovane

to die of o from — morire di [starvation, disease]

2) (be killed) morire, perire ( doing facendo)

I'd sooner o rather die (than do) preferirei morire (piuttosto che fare); to die for — morire per [beliefs, person]

3) (wither) [ plant] morire; [ crop] seccare, rovinarsi

4) fig. morire

I wanted to die o I could have died when avrei voluto o volevo morire quando; I nearly o could have died laughing — per poco non morivo dal ridere

5) colloq. (long)

to be dying to do — morire dalla voglia di fare

to be dying for — morire dalla voglia di [ coffee]; morire dietro a [ person]

to be dying for sb. to do — desiderare ardentemente che qcn. faccia

6) (go out) [light, flame] spegnersi

7) (fade) [ love] spegnersi; [memory, fame] estinguersi; [ enthusiasm] smorzarsi, raffreddarsi

8) scherz. (cease functioning) [machine, engine] arrestarsi, fermarsi, spegnersi

9) colloq. [ comedian] fare fiasco

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- die away

- die down

- die off

- die out

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never say die! — non bisogna mai arrendersi!

to die hard — essere duro a morire

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I present participle - dying; verb
1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.)

2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.)

3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.)

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- diehard
- die away
- die down
- die hard
- die off
- die out II noun
(a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.)
III see dice
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die /daɪ/
n.

1 (pl. dice) dado ( da gioco)

2 (mecc.: pl. dies) conio ( per monete); stampo; filiera ( per filo metallico, per filettare viti)

3 (elettron.) piastrina

4 (archit.: pl. dies) plinto; zoccolo

● (tecn.) die block, blocco stampo; matrice di estrusione □ (metall.) die-casting, pressofusione; pezzo ottenuto per pressofusione □ (tecn.) die chaser, filiera □ (tecn.) die cutting, fustellatura □ (metall.) die drawing, trafilatura □ (metall.) die forging, fucinatura a stampo □ (metall.) die forming, stampaggio □ die-sinker, fabbricante di stampi per monete o medaglie; stampista □ (tecn.) die-sinking, lavorazione degli stampi □ (tecn.) die-stamping, punzonatura □ (fig.) as straight (o true) as a die, totalmente onesto □ the die is cast, il dado è tratto.
♦ (to) die /daɪ/
A v. i.

1 morire ( anche fig.): He died of natural causes, è morto per cause naturali; to die of (o from) cancer, morire di cancro; He died of ( o from) his wounds three days later, è morto per le ferite riportate tre giorni dopo; They died in a plane crash, sono morti in un incidente aereo; These people are willing to die for democracy, questa gente è disposta a morire per la democrazia; to die of a broken heart, morire di crepacuore; to die young [poor, childless], morire giovane [povero, senza figli]; to die a happy [wealthy] man, morire felice [ricco]; to die a hero [a martyr], morire da eroe [da martire]; He died to save us, è morto per salvarci; I'd rather die! (o I'd die first!), preferirei morire!; piuttosto la morte!; Love never dies, l'amore non muore mai; All hope has died, tutte le speranze sono morte NOTA D'USO: - morire-

2 (fam.) – to be dying of hunger [thirst, boredom, curiosity, etc.], morire di fame [di sete, dalla noia, dalla curiosità, ecc.]; to be dying for st. [to do st.], morire dalla voglia di qc. [di fare qc.]: I'm dying for a glass of wine, muoio dalla voglia di un bicchiere di vino; They were dying to know, morivano dalla voglia di sapere cos'era successo

3 (mecc.) non funzionare più; ( di un motore) spegnersi: My printer's died, non mi funziona più la stampante; The engine suddenly died on me, il motore mi si è spento di colpo

4 ( del fuoco) morire, spegnersi: to let the fire die, lasciar morire il fuoco

5 ( del vento) cessare; calare: The wind died and the race had to be abandoned, è calato il vento si è dovuto interrompere la gara

6 ( di un comico, ecc.) fare fiasco: To die in front of an audience is the most awful experience, fare fiasco davanti al pubblico è l'esperienza più terribile

B v. t.

fare ( una data morte); morire di: to die a natural [violent] death, morire di morte naturale [violenta]; to die a glorious death, fare una morte gloriosa; to die a hero's death, morire da eroe; fare una morte eroica; to die a sudden death, morire improvvisamente

● to die by one's own hand, morire di propria mano; darsi la morte □ (fam. GB) to die a death, scomparire; ( di progetto, ecc.) fallire: Some people think the printed book will die a death within the next ten years, alcuni pensano che il libro stampato scomparirà entro i prossimi dieci anni □ (fam.) to die for, fantastico; strepitoso □ to die hard, essere duro a morire: Old superstitions die hard, le vecchie superstizioni sono dure a morire □ to die in one's bed, morire nel proprio letto □ to die in harness, morire sulla breccia; morire al proprio posto di lavoro □ (fam.) to die on its feet, essere lì per fallire: When he took over, the show was dying on its feet, quando è subentrato, lo spettacolo era lì per fallire □ (fam.) to be dying on one's feet, non stare in piedi dalla stanchezza □ in the dying minutes [seconds, moments], negli ultimissimi minuti [secondi, istanti]: Chelsea scored in the dying seconds of the game, il Chelsea ha segnato negli ultimissimi secondi della partita □ to die of laughter (o fam. to die laughing), morire dal ridere □ to die with one's boots on, morire combattendo; morire sulla breccia □ (fam.) I nearly died! (o I could have died!, USA: I just died!), credevo di morire! ( per l'imbarazzo, la sorpresa, ecc.) □ Never say die!, mai arrendersi!; mai disperare! □ to one's dying day (o to the day one dies), fino alla morte □ with one's dying breath, fino all'ultimo respiro.

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I [daɪ]
nome

1) (pl. dice) (game) dado m.

2) tecn. (for stamping) stampo m.; (for screw threads) filiera f.

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the die is cast — il dado è tratto
II 1. [daɪ]
verbo transitivo ( forma in -ing dying; pass., p.pass. died)

to die a violent death, a hero's death — morire di morte violenta, da eroe
2.
verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing dying; pass., p.pass. died)

1) (expire) [ animal] morire; [ person] morire, decedere

to be left to die — essere lasciato morire

to die in one's sleep — morire nel sonno

to die young — morire giovane

to die of o from — morire di [starvation, disease]

2) (be killed) morire, perire ( doing facendo)

I'd sooner o rather die (than do) preferirei morire (piuttosto che fare); to die for — morire per [beliefs, person]

3) (wither) [ plant] morire; [ crop] seccare, rovinarsi

4) fig. morire

I wanted to die o I could have died when avrei voluto o volevo morire quando; I nearly o could have died laughing — per poco non morivo dal ridere

5) colloq. (long)

to be dying to do — morire dalla voglia di fare

to be dying for — morire dalla voglia di [ coffee]; morire dietro a [ person]

to be dying for sb. to do — desiderare ardentemente che qcn. faccia

6) (go out) [light, flame] spegnersi

7) (fade) [ love] spegnersi; [memory, fame] estinguersi; [ enthusiasm] smorzarsi, raffreddarsi

8) scherz. (cease functioning) [machine, engine] arrestarsi, fermarsi, spegnersi

9) colloq. [ comedian] fare fiasco

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- die away

- die down

- die off

- die out

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never say die! — non bisogna mai arrendersi!

to die hard — essere duro a morire

English-Italian dictionary > die
17 morirse

morirse

► verbo pronominal

1 to die

■ se murió a pocas horas del accidente he died shortly after the accident

■ se le murieron los padres cuando era niño his parents died when he was a child

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VPR

1) [persona, animal, planta] to die

se murió tras una larga enfermedad — he died after a long illness

se acaba de morir su abuelo — her grandfather has just died

se le ha muerto el gato — her cat has died

¡ojalá o así se muera! — I hope he drops dead!

• morirse de algo — to die of sth

se murió de una pulmonía — she died of pneumonia

2) * [para exagerar] to die

por poco me muero cuando me lo contaron — I nearly died when they told me *

si me descubren me muero — I'll die if they find me out *

¡muérete! primero se casa con una millonaria y luego se divorcia — you'll never guess what! first he marries a millionairess, then he gets divorced *

¡no se va a morir por llamar por teléfono alguna vez! — it wouldn't kill him to ring me some time! *

¡que me muera si miento! — cross my heart and hope to die! *, may God strike me dead if I'm lying! *

• morirse de algo, en esta casa me muero de frío — I'm freezing in this house

¡me muero de hambre! — I'm starving!

¡me muero de sed! — I'm dying of thirst! *

me moría de pena de verla llorar — it broke my heart to see her cry

se moría de envidia — he was green with envy

por poco me muero de vergüenza — I nearly died of embarrassment *

me moría de miedo — I was scared stiff *

se van a morir de risa — they'll kill themselves laughing *

la película era para morirse de risa — the film was hilarious o incredibly funny

• morirse de ganas de hacer algo — to be dying to do sth *

me moría de ganas de verte — I was dying to see you *

• morirse por algo — [de deseo] to be dying for sth *; [de afición] to be crazy o mad about sth *

¡me muero por una cerveza fresquita! — I'm dying for o I could murder a nice cold beer! *

se muere por el fútbol — he's crazy o mad about football *

morirse por algn — to be crazy o mad about sb *

morirse por hacer algo — to be dying to do sth *

me muero por tener una moto — I'm dying to have a motorbike *

de o para morirse —

ese jamón estaba de o para morirse — that ham was just amazing! *

el Caribe es como para morirse — the Caribbean is just amazing! *

las fotos del terremoto eran para morirse — the pictures of the earthquake were just horrific *

3) (=entumecerse) [brazo, pierna] to go to sleep, go numb

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■morirse verbo reflexivo
1 to die: el pueblo entero se muere de hambre, the whole nation is starving to death
2 (exageración) morirse de ganas de hacer algo, to be dying to do sthg
morirse de vergüenza, to die of embarrassment
morirse por algo, to be dying to get sthg
' morirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hambre
- morir
- risa
English:
croak
- green
- heart
- hysterical
- hysterics
- starve
- broken
- crave
- die
- double
- yen

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vpr

1. [fallecer] to die (de of);
se está muriendo she's dying;

se le ha muerto la madre his mother has died;
Fam
nadie se muere por hacer unas cuantas horas extras a few hours of overtime never hurt anyone;
Fam
¡muérete! drop dead!;

Comp
Fam
¡por mí como si se muere! she could drop dead for all I care!

2. [sentir con fuerza]
morirse de envidia/ira to be burning with envy/rage;

morirse de miedo to be scared to death;

casi me muero de risa/vergüenza I nearly died laughing/of shame;

me muero de ganas de ir a bailar/fumar un pitillo I'm dying to go dancing/for a cigarette;

me muero de hambre/frío I'm starving/freezing;

morirse por algo to be dying for sth;

se mueren por tener un niño they're desperate to have a child;

morirse por alguien to be crazy about sb

3. Ven Fam [como exclamación]
¡muérete! que conseguí trabajo guess what, I've got a job!;

¡muérete! que se robaron tu carro you won't believe it, but your car's been stolen

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morirse

v/r die;

morirse de fig die of;

morirse por fig be dying for;

morirse de sed die of thirst;

morirse de risa laugh one’s head off, die laughing

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morirse vb to die

la planta se murió poque no la regabas the plant died because you didn't water it

morirse de hambre (morir) to die of starvation (tener hambre) to be starving

morirse por hacer algo to be dying to do something

Spanish-English dictionary > morirse
18 mancare

1. v/i be missing

( venire meno) fail

( morire) pass away

a qualcuno manca qualcosa someone lacks something

mi mancano le forze I don't have the strength

mi manca la casa I miss home

mi mancano 5000 lire I'm 5000 lire short

manca la benzina nella macchina the car needs filling up

mancano tre mesi a Natale it's three months to Christmas

sentirsi mancare feel faint

non mancherò I'll do that, I'll be sure to do it

c'è mancato poco che cadesse he almost fell

ci mancherebbe altro! no way!, you must be joking!

mancare di qualcosa ( non avere) lack something, be lacking in something

mancare di fare qualcosa fail or omit to do something

mancare di parola break one's promise

2. v/t miss

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mancare v. intr.

1 (non avere a sufficienza) to be lacking (in sthg.), to lack (s.o., sthg.); to be wanting (in sthg.), to want (s.o., sthg.): mi manca il tempo per fare tutto quello che vorrei, I'm short of time to do all the things I'd like to; gli manca il denaro per farlo, he lacks the money to do it (o he hasn't got enough money to do it); gli manca il buon senso, manca di buon senso, he lacks (o is lacking in) common sense; manca di coraggio, he is lacking in courage; questa minestra manca di sale, the soup needs salt; la sua casa manca di tutto, his house lacks everything (o fam. his house is short of everything) // è la voglia di lavorare che gli manca, it's the will to work that he lacks // non faceva mancare nulla alla sua famiglia, he made sure that his family lacked for nothing

2 (distare, intercorrere da un termine stabilito) to be: mancano tre giorni alla partenza, there are three days to departure; mancano ancora 20 minuti a mezzogiorno, there are still twenty minutes to go before twelve o'clock; manca 1 km al traguardo, there's one kilometre to go; manca poco a finire, it's nearly finished; quanto manca alla fine dello spettacolo?, how long is it until the end of the show?; non credo che manchi molto, I don't think it will be long

3 (non esserci) not to be; (non essere reperibile) to be missing; (essere assente) to be absent: mancano delle carte che erano sulla mia scrivania, some papers that were on my desk are missing; si accorse che mancavano i suoi gioielli, she noticed her jewels were missing; manca la firma in questo assegno, there is no signature on this cheque; mancano le prove, there is no proof; da quanto tempo mancate da Milano?, how long have you been away from Milan?; manco da casa da cinque giorni, I've been away from home for five days; quanti alunni mancano?, how many pupils are absent?; manca un giocatore alla squadra, the team is one short

4 (richiedere come completamento) to be needed: mancano cinquanta sterline per completare la somma, fifty pounds are needed to make up the sum; è tutto finito, mancano solo gli ultimi ritocchi, it's all done, it just needs a few finishing touches

5 venire a mancare, (rimanere senza) to run* out; (andar via) to go* out: in pieno deserto mancò, venne a mancare la benzina, in the middle of the desert the petrol ran out (o we ran out of petrol); poi è mancata la luce, then the light went out; dalle 3 alle 5 mancherà il gas, la luce, gas, electricity will be cut off from 3 to 5

6 (venir meno) to fail (s.o., in sthg., to do); (svenire) to faint: mi mancarono le forze, my strength failed me; sentirsi mancare le forze, to feel one's strength failing; mancare al proprio dovere, to fail in one's duty; sentirsi mancare, to faint; la voce le mancò per lo spavento, she was speechless with fright // mancare a una promessa, alla parola data, to break a promise, one's word; sentirsi mancare il terreno sotto i piedi, (fig.) to feel lost: mi sento mancare il terreno sotto i piedi senza il tuo aiuto, I feel lost without your help

7 (morire) to die, to pass away: è mancato, è venuto a mancare due anni fa, he passed away (o died) two years ago

8 (tralasciare) to forget*, to fail: ''Non mancare di scrivermi'' ''Non mancherò!'', ''Don't forget to write to me'' ''I won't!''; non manchi di portargli i miei saluti, don't forget to give him my regards

9 (sbagliare) to make* a mistake; to err; (agire scorrettamente) to wrong (s.o.): mancare verso qlcu., to treat s.o. rather badly; mancare verso il prossimo, to wrong one's fellow-men

10 (essere rimpianto, desiderato) to miss (costr. pers.): quando sono all'estero mi manca il caffè italiano, when I'm abroad I miss Italian coffee; ci sei mancato molto, we really missed you

◆ v.tr. to miss: mancare il bersaglio, to miss the mark (o the target); mancare la palla, to miss the ball; mancare un'occasione, to miss an opportunity.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: mancare di rispetto a qlcu., to show little respect for s.o. // gli manca un venerdì, una rotella, (scherz.) he's got a screw missing (o loose) // ci mancava anche questo!, that's all we needed!; ci mancherebbe altro!, that would be the limit! (o that would be the last straw!); ci mancava anche la pioggia!, now it's raining... that's all we need! // poco mancò che..., he, she ecc. nearly...: poco mancò che cadesse, he nearly fell.

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[man'kare]
1. vi (aus essere; nei sensi (d), (e) ed (f) avere)

1) (far difetto) to be lacking

mancano i fondi per la ricerca — there aren't the funds to do research

manca sempre il tempo — there's never enough time

mi mancano le parole per esprimerti la mia gratitudine — I can't find words to express my gratitude to you

ci manca il pane — we've run out of bread, we don't have o haven't got any bread

fammi sapere se ti manca qualcosa — let me know if you need anything

i suoi non gli fanno mancar niente — his family doesn't let him want for anything

gli sono venuti a mancare i soldi — his money ran out, he ran out of money

quanto manca all'arrivo del treno? — how long before the train arrives?

manca un quarto alle 6 — it's a quarter to Brit o of Am 6

mancano cinque minuti alla fine del film — there's five minutes to go to the end of the film

2) (non esserci) to be missing, not to be there, (persona: essere assente) to be absent

mancano ancora 10 sterline — we're still £10 short

quanti pezzi mancano? — how many pieces are missing?

mancavi solo tu — you were the only one missing, you were the only one who wasn't there

mi manchi — I miss you

mancano prove — there's not enough evidence

mancare da casa — to be away from home

mancare all'appello — (persona) to be absent from roll call, (cose) to be missing

3) (venir meno: coraggio, forze) to fail, (morire) to die

gli è mancato il coraggio — his courage failed him

gli sono mancate le parole — words failed him

sentirsi mancare — to feel faint

gli sono venuti a mancare i genitori — he lost his parents

è mancata la luce — the electricity went off

4) (essere in errore) to be wrong, make a mistake

mi dispiace se ho mancato — I'm sorry if I was wrong

5)

mancare di — (coraggio, giudizio) to lack, be lacking in, (risorse, soldi) to be short of, lack

mancare di rispetto a qn — to be lacking in respect towards sb, be disrespectful towards sb

mancare di parola — not to keep one's word, go back on one's word

non mancherò di salutarlo da parte tua — of course I'll give him your regards

non mancherò — I won't forget, I'll make sure I do

6)

mancare a — (doveri) to neglect, (promessa) to fail to keep, (appuntamento) to miss

mancare alla parola data — to break one's promise

7)

(fraseologia) ci mancherebbe altro! — of course I (o you ecc) will!

ci mancava solo questa!; ci mancava anche questo! — that's all we need!

c'è mancato poco — it was a near thing

c'è mancato poco o poco è mancato che si facesse male — he very nearly hurt himself

gli manca una rotella fig — he's got a screw loose

a questo cane manca solo la parola — that dog is almost human

2. vt

(bersaglio) to miss

ha mancato la presa ed è caduto — he lost his grip and fell

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[man'kare] 1.
verbo transitivo to miss [bersaglio, palla]

mancare il colpo — to misfire
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. essere)

1) (non bastare, essere assente) to be* missing

gli indizi non mancano — there's no lack o there are plenty of clues

i viveri vennero a mancare — supplies were running out

gli manca il coraggio — he lacks courage

giunto il momento, gli mancò il coraggio — when the time came, his courage failed him

la pazienza non le manca — she is not lacking in patience

mi è mancato il tempo — I didn't have enough time

non ci manca nulla qui — we don't want o lack for anything here

gli manca un dito, un occhio — he's got a finger missing, he's only got one eye

la minestra manca di sale — there isn't enough salt in the soup

2) (in espressioni di tempo o di spazio)

manca un quarto alle due — it's a quarter to BE o of AE two

mancano solo dieci minuti alla fine — there are ten minutes to go before the end

ormai manca poco — (a una meta) we've almost arrived; (a una data) the day o time is nearly here

mancano 2 km — there are 2 km to go

3) (venire meno, svanire)

gli mancarono le forze — his strength failed him

mi mancano le parole — words fail me

4) (non essere più erogato)

è mancata la luce — there's been a blackout

5) (essere lontano o assente)

manca da casa da 2 mesi — he has been away from home for 2 months

6) (fare sentire la mancanza)

mi manchi — I miss you

7) eufem. (morire) to pass away, to die

8) (aus. avere) (tralasciare) to omit, to fail

non mancherò di farglielo sapere — I'll be sure to let you know

"ringrazialo da parte mia" - "non mancherò" — "thank him for me" - "I won't forget, I most certainly shall"

9) (aus. avere) (venire meno a)

mancare al proprio dovere — to fail in one's duty

mancare alle proprie promesse — to fail to keep one's promises

10) mancarci (per esprimere disappunto)

ci mancherebbe solo che si mettesse a piovere — all (that) we need now is for it to start raining

ci mancava anche questa! — that's all we needed! that's done it!

11) mancarci poco

c'è mancato poco che cadesse dalla scala — he just missed falling from the ladder

c'è mancato poco che morisse — he almost o (very) nearly died

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mancare

/man'kare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

to miss [bersaglio, palla]; mancare il colpo to misfire

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. essere)

1 (non bastare, essere assente) to be* missing; gli indizi non mancano there's no lack o there are plenty of clues; i viveri vennero a mancare supplies were running out; gli manca il coraggio he lacks courage; giunto il momento, gli mancò il coraggio when the time came, his courage failed him; la pazienza non le manca she is not lacking in patience; mi è mancato il tempo I didn't have enough time; non ci manca nulla qui we don't want o lack for anything here; gli manca un dito, un occhio he's got a finger missing, he's only got one eye; la minestra manca di sale there isn't enough salt in the soup

2 (in espressioni di tempo o di spazio) manca un quarto alle due it's a quarter to BE o of AE two; mancano solo dieci minuti alla fine there are ten minutes to go before the end; ormai manca poco (a una meta) we've almost arrived; (a una data) the day o time is nearly here; mancano 2 km there are 2 km to go

3 (venire meno, svanire) gli mancarono le forze his strength failed him; mi mancano le parole words fail me

4 (non essere più erogato) è mancata la luce there's been a blackout

5 (essere lontano o assente) manca da casa da 2 mesi he has been away from home for 2 months

6 (fare sentire la mancanza) mi manchi I miss you

7 eufem. (morire) to pass away, to die

8 (aus. avere) (tralasciare) to omit, to fail; non mancherò di farglielo sapere I'll be sure to let you know; "ringrazialo da parte mia" - "non mancherò" "thank him for me" - "I won't forget, I most certainly shall"

9 (aus. avere) (venire meno a) mancare al proprio dovere to fail in one's duty; mancare alle proprie promesse to fail to keep one's promises

10 mancarci (per esprimere disappunto) ci mancherebbe solo che si mettesse a piovere all (that) we need now is for it to start raining; ci mancava anche questa! that's all we needed! that's done it!

11 mancarci poco c'è mancato poco che cadesse dalla scala he just missed falling from the ladder; c'è mancato poco che morisse he almost o (very) nearly died.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > mancare
19 умирам

1. die (от of, from)

(за тъкан) мед. mortify

(леко) pass (quietly) away; depart

(отивам си от тоя свят) go the way of all flesh; close o.'s days; join the majority; be gathered to o.'s fathers; go over/cross the divide

умирам от естествена/насилствена смърт die a natural/violent death

умирам като герой/подлец die the death of a hero/a coward

умирам като куче die like a dog, die a dog's death

умирам неочаквано die suddenly, разг. die in o.'s boots; drop off (the hooks), pack up, quit the stage, go aloft, am. join the angels, cash/hand/pass in o.'s checks; sl. go west. turn up o.'s nose to the daisies

той умря he is dead/gone; he is dead and gone

умирам от изтичане на кръв bleed to death

умря й едно дете she lost a child

ако баща ти умре if your father should die/should be taken away

ще умреш от студ you'll catch your death of cold

той умря в... година he died in.... his death occurred in...

умирам на поста си die at o.'s post/at the oar/in harress

той не умира (за герой) he never dies

роден..., умрял... born.... died...

2. (за чувства и пр.) wither

3. (изпитвам силна болка, жажда, желание и пр.) die

умирам от глад starve, be starving, be starved (to death), be dying with hunger

(наистина) starve to death, die of starvation

колкото да не умра от глад just (enough) to keep body and soul together

умирам от жажда be parched with thirst

умирам от завист die of envy

умирам от зъбобол be mad with toothache

умирам от любопитство be dying of/burning with curiosity, книж. be devoured with curiosity

само дето не умрях от страх I nearly died of fright

умирам от горещина I'm simply melting (with heat), I'm stifled by the heat

умирам от скука mope (o.s.) to death, die of boredom

умирам от желание да be wild to, long to

умирам от смях die laughing, die of laughter, laugh o.'s head off

да умреш от смях killing, that's enough to make a cat laugh

ще умра, ама ще го направя I'll do it or die in the attempt

умирам да/за be dying to/for

умирам си по разг. be nuts on, be crazy about

умрях си от мъка I was terribly disappointed

да си умреш от мъка it's enough to drive you mad/to kill you/to finish you

умирам с отворени очи die with o.'s most cherished hopes unfulfilled

да ти умра на колата! some car! умря Марко that cock won't fight any longer

да ти умра на... the hell with...

умряла съм за него a fat lot I cars for him

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умѝрам,

гл.

1. die (от of, from); мед. (за тъкан) mortify; ( леко) pass (quietly) away; depart; ( отивам си от тоя свят) go the way of all flesh; close o.’s days; join the majority; be gathered to o.’s fathers; go over/cross the divide; sl. answer the last roll-call, bite the dust, feed the worms, kick the bucket, peg out; роден …, умрял … born …, died …; той не умира (за герой) he never dies; той умря he is dead/gone; he is dead and gone; \умирам като герой/подлец die the death of a hero/a coward; \умирам като куче die like a dog, die a dog’s death; \умирам на поста си die at o.’s post/at the oar/in harness; \умирам неочаквано die suddenly, разг. die in o.’s boots; drop off (the hooks), pack up, quit the stage, go aloft, амер. join the angels, cast/hand/pass in o.’s checks; sl. go west, turn up o.’s nose to the daisies; \умирам от естествена/насилствена смърт die a natural/violent death; \умирам от изтичане на кръв bleed to death;

2. (за чувства и пр.) wither;

3. ( изпитвам силна болка, жажда, желание и пр.) die; да си умреш от мъка it’s enough to drive you mad/to kill you/to finish you; да ти умра на колата! some car! да умреш от смях killing, that’s enough to make a cat laugh; колкото да не умра от глад just (enough) to keep body and soul together; само дето не умрях от страх I nearly died of fright; \умирам да/за be dying to/for; be gasping (for, after); \умирам от глад starve, be starving, be starved (to death), be dying with hunger; ( наистина) starve to death, die of starvation; \умирам от горещина I’m simply melting (with heat), I’m stifled by the heat; \умирам от жажда be parched with thirst; \умирам от желание да be wild to, long to; \умирам от завист die of envy; \умирам от зъбобол be mad with toothache; \умирам от любопитство be dying of/burning with curiosity, книж. be devoured with curiosity; \умирам от скука mope (o.s.) to death, die of boredom; \умирам от смях die laughing, die of laughter, laugh o.’s head off; \умирам с отворени очи die with o.’s most cherished hopes unfulfilled; \умирам си по разг. be nuts on, be crazy about; умря Марко that cock won’t fight any longer; умряла съм за него a fat lot I care for him; ще умра, ама ще го направя I’ll do it or die in the attempt.

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die: умирам by violence - умирам от насилствена смърт, умирам a natural death - умирам от естествена смърт, умирам the death of a hero - умирам като герой, умирам of boredom - умирам от скука, умирам laughing - умирам от смях; pass away (леко); depart (леко); be mad with toothache - умирам от зъбобол; pass ; perish ; wither (за чувства и пр.)

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1. (за тъкан) мед. mortify 2. (за чувства и пр.) wither 3. (изпитвам силна болка, жажда, желание и пр.) die 4. (леко) pass (quietly) away;depart 5. (наистина) starve to death, die of starvation 6. (отивам си от тоя свят) go the way of all flesh;close o.'s days;join the majority;be gathered to o.'s fathers;go over/ cross the divide 7. die (от of, from) 8. УМИРАМ да/за be dying to/for 9. УМИРАМ като герой/подлец die the death of a hero/a coward 10. УМИРАМ като куче die like a dog, die a dog's death 11. УМИРАМ на поста си die at o.'s post/at the oar/in harress 12. УМИРАМ неочаквано die suddenly, разг. die in o.'s boots;drop off (the hooks), pack up, quit the stage, go aloft, am. join the angels, cash/hand/pass in o.'s checks;sl. go west. turn up o.'s nose to the daisies 13. УМИРАМ от глад starve, be starving, be starved (to death), be dying with hunger 14. УМИРАМ от горещина I'm simply melting (with heat), I'm stifled by the heat 15. УМИРАМ от естествена/насилствена смърт die a natural/violent death 16. УМИРАМ от жажда be parched with thirst 17. УМИРАМ от желание да be wild to, long to 18. УМИРАМ от завист die of envy 19. УМИРАМ от зъбобол be mad with toothache 20. УМИРАМ от изтичане нa кръв bleed to death 21. УМИРАМ от любопитство be dying of/burning with curiosity, книж. be devoured with curiosity 22. УМИРАМ от скука mope (о. s.) to death, die of boredom 23. УМИРАМ от смях die laughing, die of laughter, laugh o.'s head off 24. УМИРАМ с отворени очи die with o.'s most cherished hopes unfulfilled 25. УМИРАМ си пo разг. be nuts on, be crazy about 26. ако баща ти умре if your father should die/should be taken away 27. да си умреш от мъка it's enough to drive you mad/to kill you/to finish you 28. да ти умра на... the hell with... 29. да ти умра на колата! some car! умря Марко that cock won't fight any longer 30. да умреш от смях killing, that's enough to make a cat laugh 31. колкото да не умра от глад just (enough) to keep body and soul together 32. роден..., умрял... born.... died... 33. само детo нe умрях от страх I nearly died of fright 34. тoй умря he is dead/gone;he is dead and gone 35. той не умира (за герой) he never dies 36. той умря в... година he died in.... his death occurred in... 37. умря й едно дете she lost a child 38. умряла съм за него a fat lot I cars for him 39. умрях си от мъка I was terribly disappointed 40. ще умра, ама ще го направя I'll do it or die in the attempt 41. ще умреш от студ you'll catch your death of cold

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20 faillir

faillir [fajiʀ]

intransitive verb

• j'ai failli tomber I almost fell

• sans faillir unfailingly

► faillir à (formal) [+ mission, devoir] to fail in ; [+ promesse, parole] to fail to keep

• il n'a pas failli à sa parole he was true to his word

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fajiʀ
verbe intransitif

1) gén

elle a failli mourir — she almost ou (very) nearly died

2) ( manquer) liter

sans faillir — unfailingly

faillir à ses engagements — to fail in one's commitments

faillir à sa réputation — to fall short of one's reputation

ne pas faillir à la tradition — to live up to the tradition

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fajiʀ vi
1)

faillir faire (= manquer de) — to almost do, to nearly do

J'ai failli tomber. — I almost fell., I nearly fell.

J'ai failli lui dire. — I almost told him., I nearly told him.

2) soutenu

faillir à qch (= ne pas être à la hauteur de) — to fall short of sth

faillir à sa tâche — to fall short of one's task

faillir à son devoir — to fall short of one's duty

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faillir verb table: assaillir vi

1 ( avec un infinitif) elle a failli mourir she almost ou (very) nearly died; j'ai failli le gifler I almost ou (very) nearly slapped him; ils ont failli rater l'avion they almost ou (very) nearly missed the plane; il a failli nous voir he almost ou (very) nearly saw us; il a failli gagner he almost ou (very) nearly won;

2 liter une vieille recette qui n'a jamais failli an old recipe which has always been reliable; sans faillir unfailingly; faillir à ses obligations/engagements to fail in one's obligations/commitments; faillir à sa réputation to fall short of one's reputation; ne pas faillir à la tradition to live up to the tradition; le courage/la mémoire lui faillit his courage/memory failed him.

[fajir] verbe intransitif

1. [être sur le point de]

j'ai failli rater la marche I nearly missed the step

tu l'as attrapé? — non, mais j'ai failli! (familier) did you catch it? — not quite!

j'ai failli attendre (humoristique) so you decided to come, did you?

2. (littéraire) to fail in one's duty

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faillir à verbe plus préposition

(soutenu)

faillir à une promesse to fail to keep a promise

faillir à son devoir to fail in one's duty

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sans faillir locution adverbiale

unfailingly

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > faillir

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