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moribondo, -a
English
English
Italian
Italian
I. dying [Brit ˈdʌɪɪŋ, Am ˈdaɪɪŋ] ADJ
1. dying (about to die):
dying person, animal
morente, moribondo
dying forest
morente
the dying man's wish
l'ultimo desiderio del moribondo
the dying woman
la moribonda, la donna in fin di vita
to his dying day
fino al giorno della sua morte
with her dying breath
con il suo ultimo respiro
2. dying (disappearing):
dying art, practice, industry, tradition
che va scomparendo
dying town, community
agonizzante
she's one of a dying breed
appartiene ad una specie in via d'estinzione
3. dying (final):
dying minutes, stages, moments
ultimo
4. dying (fading):
dying sun
morente
dying light, fire, embers
languente
II. dying [Brit ˈdʌɪɪŋ, Am ˈdaɪɪŋ] N
1. dying (people):
the dying + verbo pl
i moribondi, i morenti
prayer for the dying
preghiera per i moribondi
2. dying (death):
dying
morte f
III. dying [Brit ˈdʌɪɪŋ, Am ˈdaɪɪŋ]
to look like a dying duck (in a thunderstorm) inf, hum
avere un'espressione sbalordita
assisted dying N U
assisted dying
morte f assistita
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
Italian
Italian
English
English
morente persona, animale
dying di: of
morente sole
dying
morente
dying person
moribondo
dying
il soldato era moribondo
the soldier lay dying
moribondo (moribonda)
dying person
i moribondi
the dying
English
English
Italian
Italian
dying [ˈdaɪ·ɪŋ] ADJ
1. dying (approaching death):
dying
moribondo, -a
2. dying words, wishes:
dying
ultimo, -a
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
Italian
Italian
English
English
morente
dying
morente
dying person
moribondo (-a)
dying
essere moribondo
to be dying
moribondo (-a)
dying person
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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he'd die before he'd tell the truth
preferirebbe morire piuttosto che dire la verità
I would rather die than do that
preferirei morire piuttosto di fare una cosa simile
cross my heart and hope to die
giuro
a dying breed
una specie in via d'estinzione
to be dying to do sth
morire dalla voglia di fare qc
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
When the leaves die back they wither and curl into a circle.
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Whenever the local forests die back due to increased lerp psyllid infestations, bell miners undergo a population boom.
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They die back completely at the end of the season.
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It can overshoot the limit and then die back again in either a smooth or an oscillatory way, also as shown below.
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The foliage becomes sparse and discoloured, twig growth slows down and branches may die back.
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