dying in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for dying in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.dying [Am ˈdaɪɪŋ, Brit ˈdʌɪɪŋ] ADJ attr

dying person/animal

moribundo

dying person/animal

agonizante

dying race/breed

en vías de extinción

dying flame/embers

mortecino liter

dying year/day liter

que se apaga liter

dying words/breath

último

dying words/breath

postrero liter

to my dying day

hasta el fin de mis días

it was her dying wish that …

fue su último deseo que …

a dying art

un arte que se está perdiendo

II.dying [Am ˈdaɪɪŋ, Brit ˈdʌɪɪŋ] N npl

the dying

los moribundos

assisted dying [əˌsɪstəd ˈdaɪɪŋ, əˌsɪstɪd ˈdaɪɪŋ] N U

assisted dying

muerte f asistida

I.die¹ <dies, dying, died> [Am daɪ, Brit dʌɪ] VB intr

1.1. die:

die (stop living)

morir

die (violently)

matarse

die (violently)

morir

he died of cancer

(se) murió de cáncer

he died in the war

murió en la guerra

he died in an accident

murió or se mató en un accidente

he died a happy man

murió feliz

1.2. die (be overcome):

die inf

morirse

to die of boredom/embarrassment

morirse de aburrimiento/vergüenza

to die laughing

morirse de risa

I nearly died!

casi me muero

1.3. die (want very much) inf:

to be dying for sth

morirse por algo

I was dying for a drink

me moría de sed

to be dying to + infin

morirse por  +  infin

to be dying to + infin

morirse de ganas de +  infin

she's dying to meet you

se muere por conocerte

she's dying to meet you

se muere de ganas de conocerte

2.1. die (cease to exist):

die love/hatred:

morir

their memory will never die

nunca los olvidaremos

his secret died with him

se llevó el secreto a la tumba

the smile died on his lips

se le borró la sonrisa de los labios

old habits die hard

las viejas costumbres no se pierden fácilmente

2.2. die (be extinguished):

die fire:

extinguirse

die fire:

apagarse

die light:

extinguirse

2.3. die (stop functioning):

die engine/motor:

apagarse

die engine/motor:

dejar de funcionar

3. die inf (in baseball):

die

quedarse embasado

die

ser dejado en base

II.die¹ <dies, dying, died> [Am daɪ, Brit dʌɪ] VB trans

to die a natural death

morir de muerte natural

to die a violent death

tener or sufrir una muerte violenta

to die a death Brit inf

quedar en la nada

to die a thousand deaths inf

pasarlas negras or moradas inf

to die a thousand deaths inf

pasar las de Caín inf

die² <pl dice [daɪs]> N

1. die GAMES:

die

dado m

the die is cast

la suerte está echada

to shoot or Brit play (at) dice

jugar a los dados

to load the dice

cargar los dados

as straight as a die

derecho hasta decir basta

no dice Am can you lend me 500 bucks? — no dice!

¿me prestas 500 dólares? — ¡ni hablar! or ¡ni lo sueñes!

I tried to fix it, but (it was) no dice

traté de arreglarlo, pero no hubo manera

I tried to fix it, but (it was) no dice

traté de arreglarlo, pero ni modo

I tried to fix it, but (it was) no dice

traté de arreglarlo, pero no hubo caso LatAm

2.1. die TECH <pl dies [daɪz] > (block):

die

troquel m

2.2. die TECH <pl dies [daɪz] > (mold):

die

molde m

die away VB [Am daɪ -, Brit dʌɪ -] (v + adv)

die away storm/wind:

amainar

die away anger/indignation:

pasar

her voice died away

su voz se fue apagando

her voice died away

su voz se fue extinguiendo liter

die down VB [Am daɪ -, Brit dʌɪ -] (v + adv)

die down fire/flames/noise:

irse apagando

die down fire/flames/noise:

irse extinguiendo liter

die down storm/wind:

amainar

die down anger/excitement:

calmarse

die out VB [Am daɪ -, Brit dʌɪ -] (v + adv)

die out family/race/species:

extinguirse

die out tradition/custom:

morir

die out tradition/custom:

caer en desuso

die back VB [Am daɪ -, Brit dʌɪ -] (v + adv)

die back plant/foliage:

die back

morirse

die off VB [Am daɪ -, Brit dʌɪ -] (v + adv)

die off

ir muriendo

Translations for dying in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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moribundo (moribunda)

dying man

moribundo (moribunda)

dying woman

dying in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dying in the English»Spanish Dictionary

dying [ˈdaɪɪŋ] ADJ

1. dying (approaching death):

dying

moribundo, -a

2. dying (manifested before death):

dying words

último, -a

die¹ [daɪ] N

1. die:

die

dado m

2. die TECH:

die

molde m

Phrases:

as straight as a die

más derecho que una vela

the die is cast

la suerte está echada

die² [daɪ] VB intr dying, died

1. die (cease to live):

die

morir

to die a violent/natural death

morir de muerte violenta/natural

to die by one's own hand

suicidarse

2. die (end):

die

desaparecer

the secret will die with her

se llevará el secreto a la tumba

3. die (stop functioning):

die

dejar de servir

the engine just died Am

el motor se ha muerto

4. die (go out, fade away):

die

extinguirse

Phrases:

to die hard

persistir

never say die!

¡nunca te rindas!

to do or die

vencer o morir

to die to do sth

tener muchas ganas de hacer algo

I'm dying for a cup of tea

me muero por una taza de té

die back VB intr

die back

secarse

die out VB intr

die out

extinguirse

die off VB intr

die off species

extinguirse

die off customs

desaparecer

die away VB intr

die away

desaparecer

die away sobs, anger

calmarse

die away enthusiasm

decaer

die away wind

amainar

die away sound

apagarse

die down VB intr

die down

apagarse

sine die [ˌsaɪnɪˈdaɪi:, Am ˌsaɪniˈdaɪi] ADV LAW

sine die

sine die

Translations for dying in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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moribundo (-a)

dying

moribundo (-a)

dying person

dying Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I would rather die than do that

antes morir que hacer eso

he'd die before he'd tell the truth

preferiría morir a decir la verdad

cross my heart and hope to die

que me muera si no es verdad

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

caer como moscas

I'm dying for a cup of tea

me muero por una taza de té

a dying breed

una especie en vías de extinción

I am dying to meet your new girlfriend

me muero por conocer a tu nueva novia

I am dying to know what she/he said to you

me muero (de ganas) por saber lo que te dijo

I'm dying to get to know you

ardo en deseos de conocerte

before dying he had one last moment of lucidness

antes de morir tuvo todavía un momento de lucidez

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

By the 1950s touring striptease acts were used to attract audiences to the dying music halls.

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This was because he had begun dying his hair by this time, and initially could not use pomade.

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An air stewardess allegedly refused to use a defibrillator on a passenger dying from a massive heart attack after saying his chest was too hairy.

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The boys feared the groaning of the dying, and when the stairs creaked, we knew why - they were bearing out the dead.

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Applying makeup and nailpolish, dying one's hair or applying henna to the skin, and tooth whitening are not examples of acquired traits.

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Explaining that it is the same phenomenon as "aid in dying" merely results in additional perplexity.

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L2 Puppis is a dying star that once resembled our sun and it is showing us the stellar inferno that lies in store for our planet.

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Hawk decides to steer the rockets because he is the best pilot of the group and is dying anyway.

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Opposing the legalisation of assisted dying doesn't mean callously saying that everyone must be forced to endure all manner of pain and suffering.

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The patient survived for eighteen days before dying of kidney failure.

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