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morrer

morrer

Asturian

Verb

morrer

  1. to die

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese morrer, morer, from Vulgar Latin *morīre, from Latin morī, present active infinitive of morior, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mer-.

Verb

morrer (first-person singular present morro, first-person singular preterite morrín, past participle morrido)

  1. to die

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese morrer, morer, from Vulgar Latin *morīre, from Latin morī, present active infinitive of morior, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mer-.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mu.ˈʁeɾ/
  • Hyphenation: mor‧rer

Verb

morrer (first-person singular present indicative morro, past participle morrido)

  1. (intransitive) to die (to stop living)
    Milhares morreram na guerra.
    Millions have died in the war.
  2. (intransitive) to die; to break down (to stop working)
    O carro não liga, acho que morreu.
    The car won’t turn on, I think it died.
  3. (transitive with para) to die to (to lose all social ties with)
    Se você se casar com ele, morrerá para a nossa família.
    If you marry him, you will be dead to our family.
  4. (intransitive) to die (to cease to exist)
    Os dinossauros morreram na pré-história.
    Dinosaurs died in prehistory.
  5. (transitive with de) to feel something to an extreme degree
    Estou morrendo de fome e de frio!
    I am starving and freezing!
  6. (transitive with em) to die at (not to go past a given value)
    O jogo morreu no zero a zero.
    The game died at nil-nil.

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Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:morrer.

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