die off

morir poco a poco, ir muriendo

Los miembros de un grupo mueren uno tras otro y cada vez quedan menos.

En inglés sencillo: Members of a group die one after another, so fewer remain.

• The fish began to die off.
• Many old trees died off during the drought.
• Will the whole population die off if the disease spreads?

Sinónimos: die out

Expresiones frecuentes: die off gradually, die off completely, trees die off

desaparecer, extinguirse

Un grupo, una actividad o una costumbre deja de existir poco a poco.

En inglés sencillo: A group, activity, or custom gradually stops existing.

• Several local clubs died off.
• The tradition slowly died off as young people moved away.
• Interest faded, and the movement eventually died off.

Sinónimos: die out, disappear

Expresiones frecuentes: clubs die off, die off gradually

apagarse, desvanecerse

Un sonido se vuelve cada vez más débil hasta que ya no se oye.

En inglés sencillo: A sound becomes quieter until you can no longer hear it.

• The applause died off.
• Their voices died off as they walked farther away.
• We waited for the last echoes to die off.

Sinónimos: fade away, die away

Expresiones frecuentes: music die off, die off slowly