die

S2 W1

BrE /daɪ/ AmE /daɪ/

verb en → es

past died pp dead ing dying

1 DEATH [intransitive] A2

to stop living; to become dead

morir, fallecer

  • sb dies of/from something

Collocations die of cancer · die in a car accident

  • He died of lung cancer.

    Él murió de cáncer de pulmón.

2 GAME [intransitive] B1

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

  • They died in the semi-finals.

    Perdieron en las semifinales.

3 OBJECT [intransitive] B1

to be damaged or destroyed; to stop working properly

estropearse, romperse

  • something dies

Collocations the battery died · the engine died

  • The car's battery died in the middle of the night.

    La batería del coche se estropeó a mitad de la noche.

4 ART [transitive] B2

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

  • The ruins of the old castle have died many artists.

    Las ruinas del antiguo castillo han inspirado a muchos artistas.

5 COLOR [intransitive] B2

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

  • The color of the dress has died over time.

    El color del vestido se ha desvanecido con el tiempo.

6 FASHION [intransitive] B2

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

  • The fashion for bell-bottom jeans died in the 1980s.

    La moda de los vaqueros pitillo murió en la década de 1980.

7 FEELING [intransitive] B2

to become less strong or intense; to fade away

disminuir, desvanecerse

  • something dies

Collocations the feeling is dying · the excitement has died down

  • The initial excitement of the trip has started to die.

    La emoción inicial del viaje ha empezado a disminuir.

8 LIFE [intransitive] B2

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

  • The flowers will die if you don't water them.

    Las flores morirán si no las riegas.