dae

BrE /deɪ/ AmE /deɪ/

verb en → es

past died pp dead ing dying

1 DEATH [intransitive] B1

to stop living; to end the life of a person or animal

morir, fallecer, dejar de vivir

  • sb dies from something

Collocations die of cancer · die in a car crash

  • He died of lung cancer.

    Él murió de cáncer de pulmón.

2 FAIL [intransitive] B1

to stop working; to fail or break down

fallar, dejar de funcionar

  • something dies

Collocations the engine died · my phone battery died

  • The car's engine died.

    El motor del coche se apagó.

3 END [intransitive] B1

to end or finish; to come to an end

terminar, acabar, finalizar

  • something dies

Collocations the party died down · the meeting died out

  • The party died down after midnight.

    La fiesta se calmó después de la medianoche.

4 BECOME [transitive] C1

to become or turn into something; to change from one state to another

convertirse en, volverse

  • sb/sth dies into sth

Collocations the light died into darkness · his anger died into resignation

  • The light died into darkness.

    La luz se convirtió en oscuridad.

5 DESTROY [transitive] C1

to destroy or ruin something; to damage beyond repair

destruir, arruinar

  • something dies sth

Collocations the fire died the house · the storm died the crops

  • The fire died the house.

    El incendio destruyó la casa.

6 LOSE [transitive] C1

to lose or be deprived of something; to no longer have or possess

perder, dejar de tener

  • something dies sb/sth

Collocations the company died its reputation · the scandal died the politician's career

  • The scandal died his political career.

    El escándalo arruinó la carrera política de él.

7 DISAPPEAR [intransitive] C1

to disappear or vanish; to no longer be visible or present

desaparecer, desvanecerse

  • something dies

Collocations the smile died from her face · the noise died away

  • The smile died from her face.

    La sonrisa desapareció de su rostro.

8 SUFFER [intransitive] C1

to suffer or endure something; to experience pain, hardship, or distress

sufrir, padecer

  • sb/sth dies

Collocations the patient died the pain · the country died the consequences of war

  • The patient died the pain.

    El paciente sufrió el dolor.