morrermor.rer [mor̄′er]sm dying, death.
vtd+vint+vpr1 to die, perish, pass away:
ele morreu de câncer / he died of cancer.
2 to terminate, cease:
minha dívida morre aqui / my debt is all paid now.
3 to fade, wither, die away:
os velhos costumes estão morrendo / the old ways are dying away.
4 to go out (light, fire).
5 to suffer.
6 to long, crave for:
ele morre de saudades da família / he misses his family terribly.
7 to stall (a car):
deixei o carro morrer / I stalled the car.
Expressõeslindo de morrer gír very beautiful.
morrer de amores por alguém to be crazy about someone:
morrer de calor / to swelter.
morrer de fome a) to starve. b) to be very hungry:
estou morrendo de fome / I’m starving.
morrer de frio to freeze to death.
morrer de medo to be scared stiff.
morrer de morte natural to die a natural death, in one’s bed.
morrer de morte violenta to die a violent death.
morrer de rir laugh one’s head off.
morrer de velhice to die of old age.
morrer para o mundo to die to the world.
seguro morreu de velho better safe than sorry.
