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die

USAGE NOTE
The plural of "die" is "dice."
die(
day
)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
1. (to perish)
a. morir
Her father died of cancer ten years ago.Su padre muri贸 de c谩ncer hace diez a帽os.
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 muri贸 sin llegar a conocer a sus nietos.
c. fallecer
She died in hospital.Falleci贸 en el hospital.
2. (to fade away)
a. extinguirse
The daylight died and he turned his flashlight on.La luz del d铆a se extingui贸 y 茅l encendi贸 su linterna.
b. apagarse
When the fire died, the room got very cold.Al apagarse la chimenea, la habitaci贸n qued贸 muy fr铆a.
3. (to stop working)
a. dejar de funcionar
My phone died, just like that.Mi tel茅fono dej贸 de funcionar, sin m谩s.
b. apagarse
The engine died and there was no way to start it again.El motor se apag贸 y no hubo forma de arrancarlo de nuevo.
4. (to calm down)
a. calmarse
Let's wait until the storm dies down before heading out.Esperemos a que se calme la tormenta antes de salir.
5.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(to want very badly)
a. morirse
I'm dying for a drink.Me muero de sed.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
6. (to perish from)
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 pron贸stico, el dictador se muri贸 de muerte natural.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
noun
7. (games)
a. el dado
(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).
(M)
We need one more die to play.Necesitamos un dado m谩s para poder jugar.
8. (for molding metal)
a. la matriz
(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).
(F)
Dies are used to shape sheet metal into automobile doors.Se utilizan matrices para moldear el metal laminado y transformarlo en puertas de autom贸vil.
9. (for stamping coins)
a. el cu帽o
(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).
(M)
The decoration on the borders is stamped out with steel dies.La ornamentaci贸n de los bordes se consigue mediante un troquelado con cu帽os de acero.
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die
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
1. (general)
a. morir
she is dyingse est谩 muriendo
to die from or of one's woundsmorir de las heridas recibidas
to die hardser dif铆cil de eliminar
2. (colloquial)
a.
never say die!隆nunca te des por vencido!
3. (colloquial)
a.
I nearly died (laughing/of shame)casi me muero (de risa/de verg眉enza or
4. (colloquial)
a.
to be dying to do somethingmorirse de ganas de hacer algo
5. (colloquial)
a.
I'm dying for a cigaretteme muero de ganas de fumar un cigarrillo
the engine died on mese me estrope贸 el motor
their love diedsu amor se extingui贸
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
6. (general)
a.
to die a natural/violent deathmorir de muerte natural/violenta
7. (fig)
a.
his proposal died the deathsu propuesta no lleg贸 a cuajar
die [daɪ] dying (participle:present)
intransitive verb
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!
to die like flies morir como chinches; caer como moscas
a dress/house to die for un vestido/una casa para caerse de espaldas (informal); un vestido/una casa de ensueño
Next take out a bank loan to buy a dress to die for He has a voice to die for, richly sinister and strangely sexy His focaccia is a loaf to die for - easily the best bread I've ever tasted
never say die no hay que darse por vencido
old habits die hard genio y figura hasta la sepultura
2 [+friendship, interest] morir; desaparecer; [+light] extinguirse; [+engine] pararse; apagarse
the day was dying fast 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 [daɪ]
noun
1 dice (plural) [daɪs] dado (m)
the die is cast la suerte está echada
the dice were loaded the dice were loaded against them/in their favour
2 dies (plural) (stamp) troquel (m); cuño (m); (mould) matriz (f); molde (m)
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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