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"Die" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "morir", and "join" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "juntar". Learn more about the difference between "die" and "join" below.
die(
day
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (to perish)
b. morirse
It makes me very sad to think that my mother died without ever getting to know her grandchildren.Me da mucha pena pensar que mi madre se murió sin llegar a conocer a sus nietos.
a. extinguirse
The daylight died and he turned his flashlight on.La luz del día se extinguió y él encendió su linterna.
b. apagarse
When the fire died, the room got very cold.Al apagarse la chimenea, la habitación quedó muy fría.
b. apagarse
The engine died and there was no way to start it again.El motor se apagó y no hubo forma de arrancarlo de nuevo.
a. calmarse
Let's wait until the storm dies down before heading out.Esperemos a que se calme la tormenta antes de salir.
5. (colloquial) (to want very badly)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. morir de
Many drug dealers die a violent death.Muchos traficantes de drogas mueren de forma violenta.
b. morirse de
Against all odds, the dictator died a natural death.Contra todo pronóstico, el dictador se murió de muerte natural.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
7. (games)
a. la matriz (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Dies are used to shape sheet metal into automobile doors.Se utilizan matrices para moldear el metal laminado y transformarlo en puertas de automóvil.
a. el cuño (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The decoration on the borders is stamped out with steel dies.La ornamentación de los bordes se consigue mediante un troquelado con cuños de acero.
join(
joyn
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to connect)
a. unirse a (a discussion or demonstration)
They invited me to join their discussion.Me invitaron a que me uniera a su discusión.
a. unirse a (a club or society)
I'm thinking of joining the chess club.Me estoy planteando unirme al club de ajedrez.
b. hacerse miembro de (a club or society)
Maria joined the golf club two years ago.María se hizo miembra del club de golf hace dos años.
c. ingresar en (a company or religious order)
She joined the company after graduating from college.Ingresó en la empresa al egresar de la universidad.
d. afiliarse a (a political party or union)
Would you like to join our party?¿Te gustaría afiliarte a nuestro partido?
e. alistarse en (military)
My brother can't wait to be of legal age to join the army.Mi hermano está deseando ser mayor de edad para alistarse en el ejército.
a. acompañar a
I'm going to take the dog for a walk. Do you want to join me?Voy a sacar al perro a pasear. ¿Me acompañas?
a. desembocar en (the sea, a river, or a road)
The Hudson river joins the sea between New York and Jersey City.El río Hudson desemboca en el mar entre Nueva York y Jersey City.
b. confluir con (a river, road, or avenue)
This river joins the Mississippi at some point.Este río confluye con el Misisipi en algún punto.
c. empalmar con (a road or railway line)
The wind blew over a sign where the path joins the main road.El viento tiró una señal allá donde el camino empalma con la carretera principal.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. hacerse socio (of a club or society)
You were thinking about joining. Have you decided yet?Estabas pensando en hacerte socio. ¿Has tomado ya una decisión?
b. afiliarse (of a political party or union)
When he joined, the party gave him a position on the city council.Cuando se afilió, el partido le dio un puesto en el ayuntamiento.
a. juntarse
The roads join a few kilometers ahead.Las carreteras se juntan unos kilómetros más adelante.
b. unirse
The two rivers join just a few miles from the ocean.Los dos ríos se unen a unas pocas millas del mar.
c. empalmarse (pipes or roads)
There is a leak where the pipes join.Hay una fuga donde se empalman las tuberías.
d. confluir (rivers or roads)
Four roads join at this intersection.Cuatro carreteras confluyen en este cruce.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
8. (connection)
b. la juntura (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You can hardly see the joins in this piece of woodwork.Las junturas en este trabajo de carpintería son casi invisibles.
