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Ⅰ.die1 [daɪ]∎ she's dying (has incurable illness) elle est condamnée; (is in her death throes) elle est mourante ou à l'agonie;∎ she died of cancer elle est morte du ou d'un cancer;∎ he died from his wounds il est mort des suites de ses blessures;∎ thousands are dying of hunger des milliers de gens meurent de faim;∎ literary she died by her own hand elle s'est suicidée ou donné la mort, elle a mis fin à ses jours;∎ to die a hero mourir en héros;∎ he left us to die il nous a abandonnés à la mort;∎ to die in one's bed mourir dans son lit;∎ familiar I nearly died, I could have died (from fear) j'étais mort de trouille; (from embarrassment) j'aurais voulu rentrer sous terre, je ne savais plus où me mettre;∎ he'll do it or die in the attempt il y arrivera coûte que coûte;∎ to die with one's boots on or in harness mourir debout ou en pleine activité;∎ never say die! (don't give up) il ne faut jamais désespérer!; (stay cheerful) courage!, tenez bon!(b) (animal, plant) mourir(d) (fire, love, memory) s'éteindre, mourir; (tradition) s'éteindre, disparaître, mourir; (smile) disparaître, s'évanouir;∎ old habits die hard les mauvaises habitudes ne se perdent pas facilement;∎ her secret died with her elle a emporté son secret dans la tombe∎ to be dying for sth (want very much) avoir une envie folle de qch;∎ I'm dying for a drink j'ai une envie folle de boire qch;∎ to be dying to do sth mourir d'envie de faire qch;∎ she's dying to see him elle meurt d'envie de le voir∎ to die a natural/violent death mourir de sa belle mort/de mort violentes'affaiblir, s'éteindre, mourir(plant) dépérir(a) (wind) tomber, se calmer; (fire → in chimney) baisser; (→ in building, forest) s'apaiser, diminuer; (noise) diminuer; (anger, protest) se calmer, s'apaisermourir les uns après les autres(family, tribe, tradition) disparaître, s'éteindre; (fire) s'éteindre;∎ the panda is in danger of dying out le panda est menacé d'extinctionⅡ.∎ figurative the die is cast les dés sont jetés∎ stamping die étampe f;∎ as straight as a die franc comme l'or
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die in one's boots — or[die with one s boots on] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be killed or hanged rather than die in bed. * /The badmen of the Old West usually died in their boots./ * /The robber said he wanted to die with his boots on./ … Dictionary of American idioms
die in one's boots — or[die with one s boots on] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be killed or hanged rather than die in bed. * /The badmen of the Old West usually died in their boots./ * /The robber said he wanted to die with his boots on./ … Dictionary of American idioms
die\ in\ one's\ boots — • die in one s boots • die with one s boots on v. phr. informal To be killed or hanged rather than die in bed. The badmen of the Old West usually died in their boots. The robber said he wanted to die with his boots on … Словарь американских идиом
die\ with\ one's\ boots\ on — • die in one s boots • die with one s boots on v. phr. informal To be killed or hanged rather than die in bed. The badmen of the Old West usually died in their boots. The robber said he wanted to die with his boots on … Словарь американских идиом
die in one's boots — phrasal or die with one s boots on also die in one s shoes or die with one s shoes on : to die otherwise than from disease or old age; especially : to die as a result of the violent act of another * * * … Useful english dictionary
die with one's boots on — idi die with one s boots on to die while still active in one s work … From formal English to slang
die with one's boots on — phrasal see die in one s boots * * * die in battle or while otherwise actively occupied … Useful english dictionary
die with one's boots on — die while working, die suddenly … English contemporary dictionary
die with one's boots on — die in battle or while actively occupied. → boot … English new terms dictionary
die with one's boots on — A person who dies with their boots on dies while still leading an active life. He says he ll never retire. He d rather die with his boots on! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
die in one's boots — v. die while working, die an unnatural death; die a sudden death … English contemporary dictionary