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1 die
I [daɪ]••II 1. [daɪ]2.to die a violent death, a hero's death — morire di morte violenta, da eroe
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]
4) fig. morireI 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 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] spegnersi7) (fade) [ love] spegnersi; [memory, fame] estinguersi; [ enthusiasm] smorzarsi, raffreddarsi8) scherz. (cease functioning) [machine, engine] arrestarsi, fermarsi, spegnersi9) colloq. [ comedian] fare fiasco•- die away- die down- die off- die out••* * *I present participle - dying; verb1) (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.)•- 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* * *die /daɪ/n.3 (elettron.) piastrina● (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 successo3 (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 colpo5 ( del vento) cessare; calare: The wind died and the race had to be abandoned, è calato il vento si è dovuto interrompere la gara6 ( 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 terribileB 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.* * *I [daɪ]••II 1. [daɪ]2.to die a violent death, a hero's death — morire di morte violenta, da eroe
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]
4) fig. morireI 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 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] spegnersi7) (fade) [ love] spegnersi; [memory, fame] estinguersi; [ enthusiasm] smorzarsi, raffreddarsi8) scherz. (cease functioning) [machine, engine] arrestarsi, fermarsi, spegnersi9) colloq. [ comedian] fare fiasco•- die away- die down- die off- die out•• -
2 starve
[stɑːv] 1.1) (deliberately) fare morire [qcn.] di fame2) (deprive)to starve sb., sth. of — privare qcn., qcs. di [cash, oxygen, affection]
2.to be starved for — avere una gran voglia di [company, conversation]
verbo intransitivo med. essere denutrito* * *1) (to (cause to) die, or suffer greatly, from hunger: In the drought, many people and animals starved (to death); They were accused of starving their prisoners.) morire di fame; far morire di fame2) (to be very hungry: Can't we have supper now? I'm starving.) essere affamato•* * *[stɒːv]1. vtfar patire la fame a, affamareto starve o.s. — lasciarsi morire di fame
2. vi(lack food) soffrire la fame* * *[stɑːv] 1.1) (deliberately) fare morire [qcn.] di fame2) (deprive)to starve sb., sth. of — privare qcn., qcs. di [cash, oxygen, affection]
2.to be starved for — avere una gran voglia di [company, conversation]
verbo intransitivo med. essere denutrito
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