die
BrE /daɪ/ AmE /daɪ/
verb en → es
past died pp dead ing dying
to stop living; to become dead
morir, fallecer
- sb dies of/from something
Collocations die of cancer · die in a car accident
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He died of lung cancer.
Él murió de cáncer de pulmón.
to lose a game or competition; to be defeated in a game or competition
perder, quedar eliminado
- sb dies in something
Collocations die in the final round · die by a single point
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They died in the semi-finals.
Perdieron en las semifinales.
to be damaged or destroyed; to stop working properly
estropearse, romperse
- something dies
Collocations the battery died · the engine died
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The car's battery died in the middle of the night.
La batería del coche se estropeó a mitad de la noche.
to be used as inspiration for an artist or writer; to influence the creation of something
inspirar, influir en
- sb/sth dies sb
Collocations a painting that died Picasso · an idea that died Shakespeare
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The ruins of the old castle have died many artists.
Las ruinas del antiguo castillo han inspirado a muchos artistas.
to become less bright or vivid; to lose color
desvanecerse, apagarse
- something dies
Collocations the paint on the wall is dying · the flowers are dying
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The color of the dress has died over time.
El color del vestido se ha desvanecido con el tiempo.
to become unfashionable or out of style; to go out of fashion
quedar anticuado, pasar de moda
- something dies
Collocations the trend died last year · the style has died out
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The fashion for bell-bottom jeans died in the 1980s.
La moda de los vaqueros pitillo murió en la década de 1980.
to become less strong or intense; to fade away
disminuir, desvanecerse
- something dies
Collocations the feeling is dying · the excitement has died down
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The initial excitement of the trip has started to die.
La emoción inicial del viaje ha empezado a disminuir.
to stop living; to cease existing as a living being
morir, fallecer
- sb/sth dies
Collocations a plant that died in the winter · the patient died on the operating table
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The flowers will die if you don't water them.
Las flores morirán si no las riegas.