die in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for die in the English»French Dictionary

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

die in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for die in the English»French Dictionary

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

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

unnecessarily die

pour rien

to die an agonizing death

mourir d'une mort atroce

Translations for die in the French»English Dictionary

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poiler

to die laughing

mourir accidentellement

to die accidentally

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English

Additionally, 8 million infants die, many because of malnutrition or preventable diseases, especially from lack of access to clean drinking water.

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A die-hard nature lover, village scenes and the natural appeal of the villages instantly click with him.

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In standard induction motors, instead of being wound in coils, the rotor conductors are die-cast in the shape of a squirrel cage within a core of magnetic steel.

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In some cases (such as fibre-reinforced tubes) the extrudate is pulled through a very long die, in a process called pultrusion.

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He attacks her, hitting her in the head with a spanner and leaving her to die.

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His hot dogs can make someone faint, throw up, or supposedly die (since they are made of fimo).

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One die is underneath the planchet (prepared blank disk) and the other die is slammed hard, with much force, on top of the planchet, which was heated prior to striking.

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Chicks are also prone to predation (estimated at about 8%) and collection at the nest, but more than 30% die of unknown reasons.

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It feeds on the phlegm and saliva of the people who live in the house, causing the inhabitants to dehydrate and eventually die.

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Because the jabberjays were exclusively male, it was thought that they would die off in the wild.

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