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dé
I. die [Brit dʌɪ, Am daɪ] N
1. die GAMES:
die pl dice
dé m (à jouer)
2. die TECH (for stamping metal):
die
étampe f
3. die TECH (for screw threads):
die
lunette f à fileter
II. die <pres part dying, pret, pp died> [Brit dʌɪ, Am daɪ] VB trans
to die a slow/natural/violent death
mourir de mort lente/naturelle/violente
to die a noble death
mourir d'une mort noble
to die a hero's/soldier's death
mourir en héros/en soldat
III. die <pres part dying, pret, pp died> [Brit dʌɪ, Am daɪ] VB intr
1. die (expire, end one's life):
die person, animal:
mourir
die person:
décéder form
he was dying
il était en train de mourir
when I die
quand je mourrai
she died a year ago
elle est morte il y a un an
as she lay dying
alors qu'elle se mourait
to be left to die
être abandonné à la mort
to die in one's sleep/bed
mourir dans son sommeil/lit
to die young/happy
mourir jeune/heureux
to die a hero
mourir en héros
to die a pauper
mourir pauvre
I'll die a happy man
je mourrai heureux
to die without doing
mourir sans avoir fait
to die of or from starvation, disease
mourir de
to die of natural causes
mourir de causes naturelles
to die of a broken heart
mourir de chagrin
nobody ever died of hard work
le travail n'a jamais tué personne
2. die (be killed):
die
périr (doing en faisant)
to die in the attempt
périr dans cette tentative
to die in action
mourir au combat
he'd sooner or rather die than do
il mourrait plutôt que de faire
I'd sooner die!
plutôt mourir!
to die by one's own hand liter
périr de sa propre main
to die for beliefs, country, person
mourir pour
3. die (wither):
die plant, crop:
crever
4. die (of boredom, shame, fright):
die fig
mourir (of de)
we nearly died!
on a failli mourir!
I'll die if I have to go there!
j'en mourrai si je dois y aller!
I wanted to die or I could have died when
je ne savais plus où me mettre quand
I thought I'd/he'd die of shock
j'ai cru mourir/qu'il allait mourir sous l'effet du choc
I nearly or could have died laughing
j'ai failli mourir de rire
clothes to die for inf
des vêtements à craquer inf
5. die (long) inf:
to be dying to do
mourir d'envie de faire
to be dying for coffee, break, change
avoir une envie folle de
to be dying for sb/sth to do
souhaiter désespérément que qn/qc fasse
6. die (go out):
die light, flame, spark:
s'éteindre
7. die (fade):
die love, hatred, resentment, memory, knowledge, glory, fame:
s'éteindre
die enthusiasm:
tomber
the secret died with her
elle a emporté son secret dans la tombe
8. die (cease functioning) hum:
die machine, engine:
s'arrêter
the car suddenly died on me
la voiture m'a soudain lâché
9. die (on stage) inf:
die comedian, entertainer:
faire un bide inf
IV. die [Brit dʌɪ, Am daɪ]
never say die!
il ne faut jamais baisser les bras!
the die is cast
le sort en est jeté
to be as straight as a die fig
être foncièrement honnête
to die hard
avoir la vie dure
die out VB [Brit dʌɪ -, Am daɪ -]
1. die out (become extinct):
die out family, species, tradition, practice, language, skill:
disparaître
2. die out (ease off):
die out showers, rain:
s'arrêter
die back VB [Brit dʌɪ -, Am daɪ -]
die back plant, flower:
se flétrir
die back leaves:
se dessécher
die away VB [Brit dʌɪ -, Am daɪ -]
die away sounds:
disparaître
die away applause, wind, rain:
s'arrêter
die off VB [Brit dʌɪ -, Am daɪ -]
die off people:
mourir peu à peu
die off plant, bacteria:
mourir
die-sinker N
die-sinker
graveur m de matrices
die-stamping N
die-stamping
estampage m
die-cast ADJ
die-cast
moulé sous pression
die-casting N
die-casting
moulage m sous pression
die down VB [Brit dʌɪ -, Am daɪ -]
1. die down (in intensity):
die down emotion, row:
s'apaiser
die down scandal, rumours, opposition, publicity:
disparaître
die down fighting:
s'achever
die down tremors, storm, wind:
se calmer
die down pain, swelling:
diminuer
when all the fuss dies down
quand tout le tapage se sera apaisé
2. die down (in volume):
die down noise, laughter, chatter:
diminuer
die down applause, cheers:
se calmer
3. die down BOT:
die down
se flétrir
English
English
French
French
die1 [daɪ] N
1. die (one of a set of dice):
die
dé m
2. die TECH:
die
matrice f
Phrases:
as straight as die
honnête
the die is cast
les dés sont jetés
I. die2 <dying, died> [daɪ] VB intr
1. die (cease to be):
die a. fig a. iron hum
mourir
to die of cancer
mourir du cancer
to die of starvation
mourir de faim
to be dying to +infin
mourir d'envie de +infin
to die for a drink
mourir de soif
to die by one's own hand
se suicider
2. die (go out):
die
disparaître
die light
s'éteindre
3. die fig (fade):
die hope, feelings
mourir
4. die (end):
die
finir
5. die (stop functioning):
die
s'arrêter
Phrases:
to die hard
disparaître avec difficulté
never say die
il ne faut jamais désespérer
to do or die
passer ou casser
to die to do sth
mourir d'envie de faire qc
to be dying for sth
avoir très envie de qc
to die of boredom
mourir d'ennui
something to die for
quelque chose qui fait mourir d'envie
II. die2 <dying, died> [daɪ] VB trans
to die a natural/violent death
mourir d'une mort naturelle/violente
to die a hero's death
mourir en héros
2. die Brit:
to die a/the death
faire un flop
die away VB intr
die away
disparaître
die away sobs
cesser
die away sound
s'éteindre
die away wind, anger
s'estomper
sine die [ˌsaɪnɪˈdaɪi:, Am ˌsaɪniˈdaɪi] ADV LAW
sine die
sine die
die off VB intr
die off
mourir
die off species
s'éteindre
die off customs
se perdre
die out VB trans
die out
s'éteindre
die down VB intr
die down
baisser
die down sound
s'éteindre
die down wind, emotion
se calmer
unnecessarily die
pour rien
French
French
English
English
se poiler
to die laughing
mourir accidentellement
to die accidentally
English
English
French
French
die1 [daɪ] N
1. die <dice> (cube with spots):
die
dé m
2. die <dies> TECH:
die
matrice f
Phrases:
the die is cast
les dés mpl sont jetés
I. die2 <dying, died> [daɪ] VB intr
1. die (cease to live):
die a. fig, iron hum
mourir
to die of cancer
mourir du cancer
to die of starvation
mourir de faim
to die by one's own hand
se suicider
to die of boredom
mourir d'ennui
2. die inf (desire):
to be dying to do sth
mourir d'envie de faire qc
I'm dying for a drink
je meurs de soif
3. die (stop working):
die
disparaître
die light, battery
s'éteindre
die car
s'arrêter
4. die fig (fade):
die hope, feelings
mourir
Phrases:
to die hard
disparaître avec difficulté
never say die
il ne faut jamais désespérer
do or die!
ça passe ou ça casse!
sth to die for
qc d'irrésistible
II. die2 <dying, died> [daɪ] VB trans
to die a natural/violent death
mourir d'une mort naturelle/violente
to die a hero's death
mourir en héros
sine die [ˌsaɪ·ni·ˈdaɪ·i] ADV LAW
sine die
sine die
die down VB intr
die down
baisser
die down wind, emotion
se calmer
die down sound
s'éteindre
die out VB trans
die out
s'éteindre
die off VB intr
die off
mourir
die off species
s'éteindre
die off customs
se perdre
unnecessarily die
pour rien
to die an agonizing death
mourir d'une mort atroce
French
French
English
English
poiler
to die laughing
mourir accidentellement
to die accidentally
Present
Idie
youdie
he/she/itdies
wedie
youdie
theydie
Past
Idied
youdied
he/she/itdied
wedied
youdied
theydied
Present Perfect
Ihavedied
youhavedied
he/she/ithasdied
wehavedied
youhavedied
theyhavedied
Past Perfect
Ihaddied
youhaddied
he/she/ithaddied
wehaddied
youhaddied
theyhaddied
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
to die of a broken heart
mourir d'amour
to die by one's own hand
se suicider
to die a natural/violent death
mourir d'une mort naturelle/violente
as straight as a die [or Am pin]
être droit comme un piquet
as straight as a die [or Am pin]
d'une honnêteté exemplaire
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
This higher voltage requires higher value bleeder resistors to avoid unnecessarily loading the supply circuits.
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Therefore, a prince should not break his word unnecessarily.
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In addition, a small change in scoring rubric evaluation caused by a small mistake may lead to an unnecessarily large change in numerical grade.
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However, political analysts also said that the debate was unnecessarily full of promises and personal attacks.
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He rejected the view of anarchists and revolutionary socialists as unnecessarily pessimistic.
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