die

mourir, décéder

Cesser de vivre.

En anglais simple : To stop being alive.

• Our old dog died yesterday.
• Many people died in the earthquake.
• She died peacefully at home, surrounded by her family.

Comment l'utiliser : die of/from something (Her grandfather died of cancer.); die in something (Two passengers died in the crash.)

Synonymes : pass away, perish

Contraires : live

Expressions courantes : die of something, die in something, die peacefully

mourir

Perdre la vie à cause d’une maladie ou d’une autre cause.

En anglais simple : Someone stops living because of an illness or another cause.

• He died of a serious illness.
• Many people died of hunger that winter.
• Can a person die of loneliness?

Comment l'utiliser : die of something (Her grandfather died of pneumonia.)

Synonymes : pass away, perish

Contraires : live

Expressions courantes : die of cancer, die of hunger, die from injuries, die from poisoning

tomber en panne, lâcher

Pour une machine ou un appareil, cesser brusquement de fonctionner.

En anglais simple : A machine or device suddenly stops working.

• My phone died during the call.
• The engine dies whenever we stop.
• Our old computer finally died yesterday.

Synonymes : break down, fail

Expressions courantes : engine die, battery die, die suddenly

disparaître, s’éteindre

Cesser d’exister ou d’être actif.

En anglais simple : Something stops existing or being active.

• Their hopes died when funding stopped.
• The custom died out long ago.
• Public interest in the project is dying.

Comment l'utiliser : die out (The old tradition slowly died out.); die with someone/something (Their hopes died with the project.)

Synonymes : disappear, fade away, end

Expressions courantes : die away, die out

mourir d’envie, avoir très envie

Avoir très envie d’obtenir ou de faire quelque chose.

En anglais simple : You want something very much.

• I'm dying for a cup of tea.
• He's dying to meet your sister.
• Are you dying to hear the news?

Comment l'utiliser : be dying for something (I'm dying for a cold drink.); be dying to do something (She's dying to see the new film.)

Synonymes : long, yearn

Expressions courantes : die for something, die to know

dé

Petit objet aux faces numérotées que l’on lance pour déterminer les déplacements dans un jeu.

En anglais simple : A small object with numbers on its sides, thrown to decide moves in a game.

• Roll the die to start.
• The die landed on six.
• We need two dice for this game.

Expressions courantes : roll a die, six-sided die, throw a die

matrice, moule

Outil dur qui coupe ou presse un matériau pour lui donner une forme précise.

En anglais simple : A hard tool that cuts or presses material into a particular shape.

• The die shapes the hot metal.
• Workers replaced the damaged die.
• These dies produce identical plastic parts.

Synonymes : mold

Expressions courantes : steel die, cutting die, die casting

par jour

Dans des consignes médicales abrégées, indique une fréquence par jour.

En anglais simple : Each day, in shortened medical instructions.

• The prescription reads “50 mg die.”
• The doctor wrote “one tablet die.”
• In these notes, “die” means each day.

Synonymes : daily

Expressions courantes : mg die, tablet die