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die 1
(dī)intr.v. died, dy·ing (dī′ĭng), dies
Phrasal Verbs: 1. To stop living; become dead; expire: plants that died in the first frost of the season.
2. To cease existing, often gradually; fade: The sunlight died in the west.
3. To experience an intense, seemingly unbearable reaction to something: nearly died of embarrassment.
4. Informal To want something very much. Usually used in the progressive aspect: I am dying for a box of chocolates. She was dying to see the exhibit.
5. To stop working or operating: The motor died when we ran out of gas.
6. To become indifferent: had died to all worldly concerns.
die back Botany
To be affected by dieback.
die down
To lose strength; subside: The winds died down.
die off
To undergo a sudden, sharp decline in population: hypothesized that pesticides were causing bees to die off across the country.
die out
Idioms: To cease living or existing completely; become extinct: a theory that explains how the dinosaurs died out; customs that died out with the advent of technology.
die hard
1. To take a long time in passing out of existence: racial prejudices that die hard.
2. To resist against overwhelming, hopeless odds: radicalism that dies hard.
die on the vine
To fail, as from lack of support, especially at an early stage: a plan that died on the vine.
to die for Informal
Remarkable or highly desirable.
die 2
(dī)n.
1. pl. dice (dīs)
a. A small cube marked on each side with from one to six dots, usually used in pairs in gambling and in various other games.
b. dice (used with a sing. verb) A game of chance using dice.
2. pl. dies A device used for cutting out, forming, or stamping material, especially:
a. An engraved metal piece used for impressing a design onto a softer metal, as in coining money.
b. One of several component pieces that are fitted into a diestock to cut threads on screws or bolts.
c. A part on a machine that punches shaped holes in, cuts, or forms sheet metal, cardboard, or other stock.
d. A metal block containing small conical holes through which plastic, metal, or other ductile material is extruded or drawn.
3. pl. dies Architecture The dado of a pedestal, especially when cube-shaped.
tr.v. died, die·ing, dies
Idioms: To cut, form, or stamp with or as if with a die.
load the dice
1. To make an outcome highly probable; predetermine a result: "These factors merely load the dice, upping the odds that a household will fall into a certain ... income distribution" (Thomas G. Exter).
2. To put another at a distinct disadvantage, as through prior maneuver: The dice were loaded against the defendant before the trial.
no dice
1. Of no use; futile.
2. Used as a refusal to a request.
the die is cast
The decision has been made and is irrevocable.
[Middle English de, gaming die, from Old French, possibly from Latin datum, given (as by fortune in the roll of the dice), neuter of datus, past participle of dare, to give; see dō- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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Verb 1. die hard - continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
continue - exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"
carry over - transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another
run - occur persistently; "Musical talent runs in the family"
reverberate - have a long or continuing effect; "The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life"
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Translations
يَموت بَعْد وَقْتٍ أو نِضال مَرير
mít tuhý život
dø langsomt
nehezen vész ki
hverfa seint, láta seint undan
mať tuhý život
kolay kolay silinmemek/kaybolmamak
die1
(dai) – present participle dying (ˈdaiiŋ) : past tense, past participle died – verb1. to lose life; to stop living and become dead. Those flowers are dying; She died of old age. doodgaan يَموت умирам morrer zemřít, odumřít sterben dø; omkomme; gå ud πεθαίνω morir surema مردن؛ خشکیدن kuolla mourir לָמוּת मरना umrijeti meghal mati deyja morire 死ぬ 죽다 mirti []mirt; (par augiem) novīst; nobeigties mati sterven dø, omkomme umierać مر کیدل morrer a muri гибнуть; умирать umrieť, odumrieť umreti umreti dö ตาย ölmek 死 умирати; в'янути بے جان ہونا ؛ مرنا chết; qua đời 死
2. to fade; to disappear. The daylight was dying fast. wegkwyn, verflou يخْتَفي، يَذوب، يَضْمَحِل чезна apagar mizet, hasnout verschwinden forsvinde σβήνω, χάνομαι apagarse, desaparecer kustuma, vaibuma محو شدن؛ ناپدید شدن hävitä disparaître לְהֵיעַלֵם गायब होना izblijediti, nestati elenyészik lenyap dvína; deyja út spegnersi 消える 소멸하다 gesti beigties; izzust hilang wegsterven svinne, slokne, dø ut ginąć نا بود شول apagar-se a dispărea угасать; исчезать zhasnúť pojemati, izginjati ugasiti se försvinna, slockna สลายไป; หายไป yok olmak, sona ermek 消失 вщухати; зникати مٹنا ، نابودہ ہونا mờ đi; biến mất 消失
3. to have a strong desire (for something or to do something). I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her. smag daarna يُريد بِرَغْبَةٍ شَديدَه умирам за estar doido por umírat touhou sehnen længes efter λαχταρώ morirse de ganas de soovist põlema مردۀ چیزی بودن haluta voimakkaasti avoir une envie folle de ְמֵת ל- तेज इच्छा होना umrijeti za nešto ég a vágytól, hogy ingin sekali dauðlanga til morire dalla voglia* 〜したくてたまらない 갖고 싶어 못 견디다 labai norėti, trokšti ļoti gribēt ingin benar snakken være sugen på, lengte etter bardzo pragnąć په يو شى پسى ځان مړ كول estar mortinho por a avea o poftă nebună de до смерти хотеть umierať túžbou hrepeneti čeznuti längta [förfärligt] efter ngt, vara [hemskt] sugen på ต้องการอย่างมาก ölmek, can atmak 渴望 палко бажати, вмирати від бажання کسی چیز کی شدید خواہش ہونا khao khát 渴望
diehard noun a person who resists new ideas. onversoenlike, bittereinder مُحافِظ مُتَطَرِّف твърдоглавец conservador zpátečník unnachgiebiger Mensch stokkonservativ person αδιάλλακτος, συντηρητικός conservador paadunud vanameelne سخت جان؛ سرسخت patavanhoillinen conservateur/-trice (à tout crin) קָשֶׁה לְשָׁנוֹת कट्टर, अपने विचारों के लिए लड़ने वाला uporan čovjek megátalkodott kolot afturhaldsseggur conservatore がんこな保守派 완고한 보수주의자 kietakaktis, konservatorius konservators pengeluar idea reactionair stokk konservativ person, reaksjonær person konserwatysta سر سخته سری bota de elástico conservator консервативный человек spiatočník, -čka nazadnjak uporan čovek orubblig (stockkonservativ) person คนหัวรั้น tutucu, muhafazakâr 頑固分子 твердолоба людина قدامت پسند người bảo thủ 顽固分子
die away to fade from sight or hearing. The sound died away into the distance. wegsterf, vervaag يَخْفِتُ، يَسْكُنُ чезна esmorecer doznívat, ztrácet se schwächer werden forsvinde; dø bort σβήνω, χάνομαι desvanecerse, apagarse, amainar kustuma, vaibuma محو شدن؛ کم کم از بین رفتن hävitä s'éteindre לְהֵיחָלֵש लुप्त होना izblijediti, nestati elhal(kul) menghilang hljóðna, deyja út smorzarsi 消え去る 잠잠해지다 išnykti (par skaņu, gaismu) izzust; izgaist hilang pendengaran wegsterven svinne hen, dø bort, stilne niknąć نابود شوی esmorecer a se stinge затихать strácať sa zamirati jenjavati dö bort, tystna, upphöra หายไป dinmek, azalmak (聲音等)逐漸消失 завмирати مدھم ہوتے ہوتے مٹ جانا mờ dần (声音等)逐渐消失
die down to lose strength or power. I think the wind has died down a bit. gaan lê, verdoof يَخْمِدُ، يَخْفِتُ، يَهْدَأ заглъхвам extinguir-se ztlumit se, utichat nachlassen dø hen; stilne af εξασθενώ, αποδυναμώνομαι extinguirse, apagarse, irse apagando vaibuma ضعیف شدن؛ از شدت افتادن tyyntyä tomber לִשׁכּוֹך, לִדעוֹך शांत होना, मंद होना oslabiti, izgubiti se lecsillapul mereda deyja út, dvína cessare 静まる 점점 약해지다 susilpnėti, nurimti norimt; (par uguni) izdzist mereda afnemen dø hen, forta seg słabnąć ضعیف شول extinguir-se a se potoli утихать utíšiť sa pojemati stišati se mojna ค่อย ๆ หายไปทีละน้อย hafiflemek, dinmek 平息 вщухати دھیما ہونا tan; giảm 平息
die hard to take a long time to disappear. Old habits die hard. swaar sterf يَموت بَعْد وَقْتٍ أو نِضال مَرير/ طَويل изчезвам бавно morrer devagar mít tuhý život schwer auszurotten dø langsomt; være svær at udrydde εμμένω, δεν εξαφανίζομαι εύκολα tardar en desaparecer on visa kaduma به سختی از بین رفتن؛ مقاوم بودن hävitä hitaasti avoir la vie dure להאבק עַד הַסוֹף आदत इत्यादि का मुश्किल से खत्म होना teško prestati nehezen vész ki sulit hilang hverfa seint, láta seint undan essere duro a morire 容易に消えない 잘 사라지지 않는다 lengvai nepasiduoti pretoties līdz pēdējam; lēni atmirt sukar dihilangkan maar langzaam verdwijnen være seiglivet nie dawać się łatwo wykorzenić قوی morrer devagar a avea viaţă lungă быть живучим mať tuhý život biti trdoživ teško umirati vara seglivad ใช้เวลานานกว่าจะหายไป kolay kolay silinmemek/kaybolmamak 不易根除 довго вмирають مشکل سے تمام ہونا khó mất đi 不易消失
die off to die quickly or in large numbers. Herds of cattle were dying off because of the drought. uitsterf يَموت واحِدا بَعْدَ الآخَر измирам morrer vymírat wegsterben dø en efter en πεθαίνω γρήγορα ή μαζικά morir uno por uno, ir muriendo üksteise järel surema یکی یکی مردن؛ تا نفر آخر مردن kuolla nopeasti mourir les uns après les autres לָמוּת זֶה אָחַר זֶה एक एक करके मरना pomrijeti elhull mati secara cepat dan dalam jumlah besar veslast upp einn af öðrum; deyja unnvörpum morire a uno a uno つぎつぎに死ぬ 차례차례 죽다 išmirti, kristi izmirt; apmirt mati beramai-ramai afsterven dø en etter en wymierać, ginąć یوه یوه مرکیدل morrer a muri unul câte unul умирать один за другим vymierať umirati odumirati dö en efter en ล้มตายเป็นจํานวนมาก birer birer ölmek 大批地死亡 вимирати تیزی سے بڑی تعداد میں موت کا شکار بننا chết hàng loạt 大批地死亡
die out to cease to exist anywhere. The custom died out during the last century. versterwe, uitsterwe يَنْقَرِض، يَموت، يَخْتَفي умирам cair em desuso zaniknout aussterben dø ud; uddø εξαφανίζομαι perderse, extinguirse välja surema منسوخ شدن؛ نابود شدن hävitä lopullisesti disparaître לְהִיכָּחֵד पूर्ण रूप से विलुप्त होना izumrijeti kihal lenyap líða undir lok scomparire すたれる 소멸하다, 맥이 끊기다 išnykti, išmirti izmirt; iznīkt lenyap uitsterven dø ut, utdø wymierać, wygasać نابود cair em desuso a dispărea вымирать zaniknúť izumreti izumreti dö ut ยุติ; เลิก ortadan kalkmak 完全消失 відмирати; пропадати وجود تمام ہو جانا chết sạch; mất hẳn 完全消失
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