die in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for die in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.die¹ <forma in -ing dying, pt/pp died> [Brit dʌɪ, Am daɪ] VB trans

to die a natural, violent death

morire di morte naturale, violenta

to die a slow, noble death

avere una morte lenta, nobile

to die a hero's, soldier's death

morire da eroe, da soldato

II.die¹ <forma in -ing dying, pt/pp died> [Brit dʌɪ, Am daɪ] VB intr

1. die (expire, end one's life):

die animal:

morire

die person:

morire

die person:

decedere form

he was dying

stava morendo

when I die

quando morirò

she died a year ago

morì un anno fa

as she lay dying

mentre giaceva morente

to be left to die

essere lasciato morire

to die in one's sleep, bed

morire nel sonno, nel proprio letto

to die young, happy

morire giovane, felice

to die a hero

morire da eroe

to die a pauper

morire povero

I'll die a happy man

morirò felice

to die without doing

morire senza aver fatto

to die of or from starvation, disease

morire di

to die of natural causes

morire per cause naturali

to die of a broken heart

morire di crepacuore

nobody ever died of hard work

nessuno è mai morto per il troppo lavoro

2. die (be killed):

die

morire, perire (doing facendo)

to die in the attempt

morire nel tentativo

to die in action

morire, perire in combattimento

he'd sooner or rather die than do

preferirebbe morire piuttosto che fare

I'd sooner die!

preferirei morire!

to die by one's own hand liter

morire per propria mano

to die for beliefs, country, person

morire per

3. die (wither):

die plant:

morire

die crop:

seccare, rovinarsi

4. die (of boredom, shame, fright):

die fig

morire (of di)

we nearly died!

per poco morivamo!

I'll die if I have to go there!

preferirei morire piuttosto che andarci

I wanted to die or I could have died when

volevo morire, avrei voluto morire quando

I thought I'd, he'd die of shock

credevo di morire, che sarebbe morto per lo shock

I nearly or could have died laughing

per poco non morivo dal ridere

5. die (long) inf:

to be dying to do

morire dalla voglia di fare

to be dying for coffee, break, change

morire dalla voglia di

to be dying for person

morire dietro a

to be dying for sb, sth to do

desiderare ardentemente che qn, qc faccia

to die for (very nice, good) inf

da perderci la testa, bello da morire

6. die (go out):

die light, flame, spark:

spegnersi

7. die (fade):

die love, hatred, resentment:

spegnersi, cessare

die memory, knowledge, glory, fame:

estinguersi

die enthusiasm:

smorzarsi, raffreddarsi

the secret died with her

si è portata il segreto nella tomba

8. die (cease functioning) hum:

die machine, engine:

arrestarsi, fermarsi, spegnersi

the car suddenly died on me

la macchina mi ha piantato all'improvviso

9. die (on stage) inf:

die comedian, entertainer:

fare fiasco

III.die¹ [Brit dʌɪ, Am daɪ]

never say die!

non bisogna mai arrendersi!

to die hard

essere duro a morire

die² [Brit dʌɪ, Am daɪ] N

1. die <pl dice> (game):

die

dado m

2. die TECH (for stamping metal):

die

stampo m

3. die TECH (for screw threads):

die

filiera f

die

trafila f

the die is cast

il dado è tratto

to be as straight as a die fig

essere una persona onestissima, integerrima

I.die-cast [Brit ˈdʌɪˌkɑːst, Am ˈdaɪ ˌkæst] ADJ

die-cast

pressofuso

II.die-cast <pt/pp die-cast> [Brit ˈdʌɪˌkɑːst, Am ˈdaɪ ˌkæst] VB trans

die-cast

pressofondere

die-stamping [Am ˈdaɪˌstæmpɪŋ] N

die-stamping

impressione f a secco

die back VB [dʌɪ -]

die back plant, flower:

appassire (dai germogli verso il fusto)

die back leaves:

seccarsi

sine die [Brit ˌsiːneɪ ˈdiːeɪ, ˌsʌɪnɪ ˈdʌɪiː, Am ˌsɪnə ˈdiə, ˌsineɪ ˈdieɪ] ADJ, ADV

sine die

sine die

die-sinker [Am ˈdaɪˌsɪŋkər] N

die-sinker

incisore m di stampi

die-sinker

costruttore m di stampi / costruttrice f di stampi

die off VB [dʌɪ -]

die off people:

spegnersi

die off plant, bacteria:

morire

die-casting [Brit ˈdʌɪˌkɑːstɪŋ] N

die-casting

pressofusione f

die out VB [dʌɪ -]

1. die out (become extinct):

die out family, species, tradition, practice, language, skill:

scomparire, estinguersi

2. die out (ease off):

die out showers, rain:

cessare

die in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for die in the English»Italian Dictionary

die¹ [daɪ] N

1. die:

die

dado m

2. die TECH:

die

stampo m

Phrases:

the die is cast

il dado è tratto

die² <dying, died> [daɪ] VB intr

1. die (cease to live):

die

morire

to die a violent/natural death

morire di morte violenta/naturale

to die by one's own hand

morire di propria mano

2. die (end):

die

finire

the secret will die with her

si porterà il segreto nella tomba

3. die (stop functioning):

die appliance

smettere di funzionare

die battery

scaricarsi

the engine just died on me

il motore mi ha abbandonato

4. die (go out, fade away):

die

spegnersi

Phrases:

to die hard

essere duro a morire

never say die!

dai, non arrenderti!

to do or die

vincere o morire

to be dying to do sth

morire dalla voglia di fare qc

I'm dying for a cup of tea

muoio dalla voglia di bere una tazza di tè

die away VB intr

die away sobs, anger, wind

calmarsi

die away enthusiasm

spegnersi

die away sound

smorzarsi

die-hard N

die-hard

intransigente mf

a die-hard conservative

un irriducibile conservatore

die out VB intr

die out

estinguersi

die down VB intr

die down wind, gossip

placare

die down enthusiasm, applause, laughter

smorzarsi

die off VB intr

die off species

estinguersi

die off customs

scomparire

die back VB intr

die back

seccarsi della parte apicale della pianta

Translations for die in the Italian»English Dictionary

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die Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he'd die before he'd tell the truth

preferirebbe morire piuttosto che dire la verità

to die a violent/natural death

morire di morte violenta/naturale

to die by one's own hand

morire di propria mano

the secret will die with her

si porterà il segreto nella tomba

I would rather die than do that

preferirei morire piuttosto di fare una cosa simile

to die of natural causes

morire per cause naturali

cross my heart and hope to die

giuro

to die an agonizing death

fare una morte atroce

to drop (off) [or die] like flies inf

cadere come le mosche

to die of a broken heart

morire di crepacuore

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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Components consist of a stool, a body, a head, a dunce cap and a die.

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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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Single-pointing was forgone in favor of die head cutting for such medium- and high-volume repetitive production.

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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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As one of the few hapaxanths in the family, individual trunks are determinate and die after flowering.

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If the leaves that shade a fruit die, the fruit will be exposed and in danger of sun scald.

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Underneath the living rosettes, the plants typically produce nonphotosynthetic material or allow previous leaves to die, creating an insulating effect.

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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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This termination represents the latest sine die adjournment among the 15 lame duck sessions.

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