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1 dying
['daɪɪŋ] 1.1) (about to die) morente, moribondothe dying woman — la moribonda, la donna in fin di vita
2) (disappearing) [art, tradition] che va scomparendo; [ community] agonizzante3) (final) [stages, moments] ultimo2.1) (people)the dying — + verbo pl. i moribondi, i morenti
2) (death) morte f.* * ** * *dying /ˈdaɪɪŋ/A a. attr.1 morente; moribondo; (fig.) che sta scomparendo, morente; ( di luce, fuoco) che si sta spegnendo (o estinguendo): a dying man, un moribondo; a dying art [tradition], un'arte [una tradizione] che sta scomparendo; a dying industry, un'industria morente; a dying light [fire, blaze], una luce [un fuoco, una fiamma] che si sta spegnendo2 in punto di morte; estremo: His dying words became famous, le sue ultime parole sono divenute celebriB n.1 [u] il morire; morte● (fig.) dying breed, specie in via di estinzione: Traditional craftsmen are a dying breed, gli artigiani tradizionali sono una specie in via d'estinzione; She belongs to a dying breed, quelli come lei sono una specie in via di estinzione □ dying oath, giuramento in punto di morte □ ( sport) the dying seconds (o moments, minutes), gli sgoccioli ( di un incontro): He scored again in the dying seconds of the match, ha segnato di nuovo agli sgoccioli della partita □ dying wish, ultimo desiderio ( di un morente o morituro) □ to one's dying day, fino alla morte.* * *['daɪɪŋ] 1.1) (about to die) morente, moribondothe dying woman — la moribonda, la donna in fin di vita
2) (disappearing) [art, tradition] che va scomparendo; [ community] agonizzante3) (final) [stages, moments] ultimo2.1) (people)the dying — + verbo pl. i moribondi, i morenti
2) (death) morte f. -
2 become ***** be·come
[bɪ'kʌm] became vb: pt become pp1. vidiventare, divenireto become fat/thin — ingrassare/dimagrire
it became increasingly difficult to cover costs — è diventato sempre più difficile far fronte ai costi
2. impers vb3. vtit does not become her — (dress etc) non le sta bene, (behaviour) non le si addice
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