pining

1) torture;

2) passion.

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f. torture, Fms. i. 4, vii. 227, Mork. 220, Karl. 279: pain, Str. 25: gramm. passive, Skálda 180.

2. eccl. Passion, Stj. 76, Rb. 82: pass., píningar-dagr, -tími, a day, time of passion, Stj. 117, 147, 195.

COMPDS: PíningarSaga, píningarváttr, píningarvætti.

f. ‘passion’ in a bath, of a bishop who died when in a bath, Bs. i. 78, (see the context of the passage.)

f. compassion, Th. 25, Stj. 155, Bs. ii. 90.

die

fig morire di paura be scared to death

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morire v. intr.

1 to die: morì a cinquant'anni, he died at fifty; morì di polmonite, he died of pneumonia; morire per soffocamento, to suffocate; morire annegato, to drown; morire da codardo, to die a coward's death; morire di crepacuore, to die of a broken heart; morire di fame, to starve to death (anche fig.): far morire di fame qlcu., to starve s.o.; morire di freddo, to freeze to death, (fig.) to be freezing; morire di inedia, to die of hunger, to starve (anche fig.); morire di una malattia, to die of an illness; morire di morte naturale, to die a natural death; morire di morte violenta, to die a violent death; morire di vecchiaia, to die of old age; lasciarsi morire, to let oneself die; morire pazzo, to die mad; morire per la patria, to die for one's country; morire prematuramente, to die before one's time; morire ricco, to die rich (o a rich man); morire santamente, to die a holy death // freddo da morire, bitterly (o freezing) cold; stanco da morire, dead (o dog) tired; fa un male da morire, it hurts really badly; una donna bella da morire, an incredibly beautiful woman; essere annoiato da morire, to be bored to death // che io possa morire se..., may I die (o strike me down) if... // chi non muore si rivede!, long time no see // credevo di morire, I thought I'd die // lasciarono morire il discorso, they let the conversation drop (o die away) // lo farò a costo di morire, I'll do it even if it kills me // meglio di così si muore!, you can't have better than that! // mi sentivo morire, I could have died; mi sento morire al pensiero di dover cominciare tutto da capo, the thought of having to begin all over again just makes me want to give up // lasciatemi andare a letto, sto morendo dal sonno, let me go to bed, I'm dead tired // morivano come le mosche, they died like flies // muor giovane chi al cielo è caro, those whom the gods love die young // non morrà nella nostra memoria, he will live for ever in our memories // non si sa di che morte si deve morire, no one knows what the future holds in store // la parola gli morì sulle labbra, the word froze on his lips // piuttosto morire!, over my dead body!; piuttosto morire che..., I had rather die than... // morire dalla curiosità, to be dying with curiosity // morire dalla voglia di qlco., di fare qlco., to be dying for sthg., to do sthg. // morire dallo spavento, to die of fright: mi hai fatto morire dallo spavento, you frightened me to death // morire dal ridere, to die laughing // morire di noia, to be bored to death // morire in piedi, to die with one's boots on // morire solo come un cane, to die alone, abandoned by everybody // far morire, to kill: il gelo fa morire le piante da frutto, the frost kills fruit trees; far morire una pianta, to kill a plant (off); mi farai morire!, (fig.) you'll be the death of me!; quella ragazza è uno schianto, mi fa morire!, that girl is a real knockout, I'm crazy about her // una persona dura a morire, an incredibly obstinate person; il suo risentimento è duro a morire, he's got an incredible grudge // va a morire ammazzato, (sl.) go and drop dead // altro è parlare di morte, altro è morire, (prov.) it is one thing to talk of dying, but it is another thing to die // chi muore giace, chi vive si dà pace, (prov.) let the dead bury the dead

2 (di luce, colore) to fade; (di suono) to die away: la sua voce andava morendo, his voice was dying away

3 (spegnersi) to go* out, to die out

4 (tramontare) to set*; (poet.) to draw* to a close: moriva il giorno, (poet.) the day was drawing to a close

5 (venir meno) to die, to disappear: le sue speranze morirono, his hopes died away

6 (estinguersi) to die out: questa usanza va ormai morendo, va ormai a morire, this custom is now beginning to die out

7 (terminare) to end: questo treno muore a Roma, this train ends at Rome

◆ v.tr. to die: morire una morte gloriosa, to die a glorious death.

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verbo intransitivo (aus. essere)

1) (cessare di vivere) to die

2) (scomparire) [civiltà, usanza, sentimento] to die* (out)

3) lett. (spegnersi) [fiamma, suono] to die* (away), to fade (out)

4) da morire

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morire

/mo'rire/ [103]

verbo intransitivo

(aus. essere)

 1 (cessare di vivere) to die; morire di morte naturale, violenta to die a natural, violent death; morire di cancro, per una crisi cardiaca to die of cancer, of a heart attack; morire annegato to drown; morire dissanguato, soffocato to bleed, choke to death; morire da eroe to die a hero('s death); morire ammazzato to be murdered; morire avvelenato to die of poisoning, to be poisoned; morire strangolato to be strangled to death; morire giovane to die young; gli è morta la nonna he has lost his grandmother; morire sul nascere fig. [ progetto] to die o wither on the vine; morire di fame to starve to death, to die of starvation; fig. to be starving; morire di freddo o assiderato to freeze to death; sto morendo di freddo fig. I'm freezing; muoio di sete fig. I'm dying of thirst; sto morendo dal o di sonno fig. I'm asleep on my feet; morire di curiosità fig. to be dying o burning with curiosity; morire di paura, di noia fig. to be frightened, bored to death; morire dal ridere fig. to kill oneself o die laughing; morire di vergogna fig. to die a thousand deaths; morire dalla voglia di qcs., di fare qcs. to be dying o pining for sth., to do sth.; meglio morire o preferirei morire piuttosto che I'd sooner o rather die than; preferirei morire! I'd die first! muore per lui she's pining for him; mi fa morire con le sue battute fig. his jokes just kill me

 2 (scomparire) [civiltà, usanza, sentimento] to die* (out)

 3 lett. (spegnersi) [fiamma, suono] to die* (away), to fade (out); il giorno sta morendo the day is drawing to its close; il sorriso gli morì sulle labbra the smile disappeared from his lips

 4 da morire triste da morire terribly sad; stanco da morire dead tired; arrabbiato da morire absolutely furious; è bella da morire she's ravishing o incredibly beautiful; mi vergogno da morire I'm terribly ashamed; fa caldo da morire it's boiling hot; fa freddo da morire it's freezing cold; fa male da morire it hurts like hell; mi piace da morire I like it a lot, I'm mad about it; ti voglio bene da morire I love you so much; era da morire dal ridere! it was hilarious! i piedi mi fanno male da morire my feet are killing me

IDIOMS

essere duro a morire [ persona] to die hard; morire dietro a qcn. colloq. to be dying for sb.; meglio, peggio di così si muore it can't be any better, worse than that; chi non muore si rivede! prov. long time no see!

drooping (noun)

failing (noun)

flagging (noun)

languishing (noun)

peaking (noun)

pining (noun)

wasting (noun)

decline pining away riutumus

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1 to long or wish for.

anhelar hacer algo to long to do something

2 to desire, to aspire after, to be sick for, to crave after.

3 to yearn to, to desire to, to long to, to look forward to.

4 to pine, to languish.

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► verbo transitivo

1 to long for, yearn for

■ anhela ser famosa she longs to be famous

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VT to long for, yearn for

VI (Med) to gasp, pant

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verbo transitivo (liter) <fama/poder> to yearn for, to long for

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= itch for, long (for), crave, be more than ready for, gag for, covet, pine, lust (for/after/over), yearn, crave for.

Ex. It seems like he's itching for a change but doesn't know exactly the direction or directions to pursue in order to accomplish the change.

Ex. After you have chosen a story you long to tell, read it over and over and then analyse it.

Ex. Mayo maintained that workers are motivated by 'togetherness' and crave individual recognition within the group = Mayo mantenía que los trabajadores se motivan por la solidaridad y anhelan el reconocimiento individual dentro del grupo.

Ex. By the time the first Italian parliament was formed in 1861, Italy was more than ready for political union.

Ex. Ireland is gagging for affordable broadband, according to a survey of 1400 net users.

Ex. He coveted his brother's power and so started to spin a conspiracy in order to assassinate him and take his place both on the throne and on the wedding thalamus.

Ex. The 2.1 km trail is perfect for working up a thirst - just long enough to make you feel like you got a bit of exercise, but short enough that you aren't pining for very long.

Ex. These two women were Samaria and Jerusalem, lusting after foreigners and foreign ways, and abandoning their god for shallow and ephemeral pleasures.

Ex. Since time immemorial, people have yearned for an immediate way to capture living moments in a picture.

Ex. With all of the things that make up our daily grind, we often find ourselves craving for the next getaway, for the next relaxation period.

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* anhelar ser = ache to be.

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verbo transitivo (liter) <fama/poder> to yearn for, to long for

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anhelar [A1 ]

( liter); ‹fama/gloria/poder› to yearn for, to long for anhelar + INF to long to + INF, yearn to + INF

anhelaba llevar una vida tranquila she longed o yearned to lead a peaceful life

anhelaba que su hijo fuera feliz his deepest desire o greatest wish was for his son to be happy

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◊ anhelar hacer algo to long to do sth, yearn to do sth;

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anhelar vt

to long for;

un político que anhela poder a politician who is hungry for power;

anhela tener su propia casa she longs to have a house of her own;

anhelan que acabe la guerra they are longing for the war to end

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v/t long for

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anhelar vt

: to yearn for, to crave

(v.) = work up + a thirst

Ex. The 2.1 km trail is perfect for working up a thirst - just long enough to make you feel like you got a bit of exercise, but short enough that you aren't pining for very long.

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(v.) = work up + a thirst

Ex. The 2.1 km trail is perfect for working up a thirst - just long enough to make you feel like you got a bit of exercise, but short enough that you aren't pining for very long.

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(v.) = work up + a thirst

Ex. The 2.1 km trail is perfect for working up a thirst - just long enough to make you feel like you got a bit of exercise, but short enough that you aren't pining for very long.

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languir [lɑ̃giʀ]

➭ TABLE 2 intransitive verb

   a. ( = dépérir) to languish

• languir d'amour pour qn to be languishing with love for sb

   b. ( = attendre) faire languir qn to keep sb waiting

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verbe intransitif

1) ( manquer d'énergie) [conversation] to languish; [économie] to be sluggish

2) ( souffrir d'attendre)

se languir verbe pronominal to pine ( de quelqu'un for somebody)

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1) [personne] to languish

2) [conversation] to flag

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languir verb table: finir

A vi

1 ( manquer d'énergie) [personne, conversation] to languish; [économie] to be sluggish; languir dans l'incertitude/d'ennui to languish in uncertainty/in boredom;

2 ( souffrir d'attendre) languir après qn to pine for sb; languir d'amour pour qn to be pining with love for sb; je languis de vous revoir I'm longing to see you; faire languir qn to keep sb in suspense; ne me fais pas languir don't keep me in suspense;

3 † liter ( s'étioler) [personne] to languish littér; [plante] to wither.

B se languir vpr to pine (de for).

[lɑ̃gir] verbe intransitif

1. (littéraire) [personne, animal] to languish, to pine

2. [plante] to wilt

3. [conversation, situation] to flag

4. [attendre]

faire languir quelqu'un to keep somebody waiting

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languir après verbe plus préposition

to languish ou to pine for

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se languir verbe pronominal intransitif

[personne] to pine

je me languis de la Provence I'm longing to go back to Provence

mourir [muʀiʀ]

➭ TABLE 1

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► mourir is conjugated with être.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━intransitive verb

to die ; [civilisation, empire, coutume, feu] to die out

• mourir avant l'âge to die young

• mourir assassiné to be murdered

• mourir empoisonné (crime) to be poisoned ; (accident) to die of poisoning

• mourir en héros to die a hero's death

• faire mourir qn to kill sb

• c'est une simple piqûre, tu n'en mourras pas ! it's only a little injection, it won't kill you!

• s'ennuyer à mourir to be bored to death

• plus bête que lui, tu meurs ! (inf) he's as stupid as they come! (inf)

• elle est belle à mourir she's heart-stoppingly beautiful she's drop-dead gorgeous (inf)

• triste à mourir deadly dull

► mourir de to die of

• mourir de vieillesse to die of old age

• mourir de chagrin to die of grief

• mourir d'une maladie to die of a disease

• mourir de froid to die of exposure

• on meurt de froid ici it's freezing in here

• je meurs de sommeil I'm dead on my feet

• mourir de faim to starve to death ; ( = avoir très faim) to be starving

• mourir de soif to die of thirst ; ( = avoir très soif) to be parched

• mourir de sa belle mort to die a natural death

• il me fera mourir d'inquiétude he'll drive me to my death with worry

• mourir d'ennui to be bored to death

• il meurt d'envie de le faire he's dying to do it

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verbe intransitif

1) ( cesser d'exister) to die (de of)

2) ( faiblir) liter [jour] to fade away littér; [flamme] to die down; [conversation] to die away; [vagues] to break and fall back

se mourir verbe pronominal liter [personne, civilisation] to be dying; [flamme, feu] to die down

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1) [personne, animal] to die

2) [civilisation] to die out

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mourir verb table: mourir

A vi (+ v être)

1 ( cesser de vivre) [personne, animal, plante] to die (de of; pour qn/qch for sb/sth; pour faire to do); mourir jeune to die young; mourir d'un cancer/d'une crise cardiaque to die of cancer/of a heart attack; mourir de chagrin to die of grief ou of a broken heart; mourir de faim/vieillesse lit to die of hunger/old age; mourir de froid lit ( dehors) to die of exposure; ( sous un toit) to die of cold; je meurs de soif fig I'm dying of thirst; je meurs de faim fig I'm starving; je meurs de froid fig I'm freezing to death; je meurs de sommeil fig I'm dropping with tiredness; c'était à mourir (de rire)! it was hilarious!; plutôt mourir que de lui demander une faveur I'd rather die than ask him/her a favour^GB; tu mourras centenaire! you'll live to (be) a hundred!; mourir assassiné to be murdered; mourir empoisonné to die of poisoning; mourir étranglé ( par accident) to strangle to death; ( par meurtre) to be strangled to death; mourir debout to be active to the end; mourir au monde [moine, ermite] to die to the world; elle meurt d'amour pour lui she's pining for him; laisser qn mourir to let sb die (de qch of sth); il s'est laissé mourir après la mort de sa femme he gave up and died after the death of his wife; se laisser mourir de faim to starve oneself to death; faire mourir qn to kill sb; l'auteur fait mourir le héros à la troisième page the author kills the hero off on the third page; ⇒ champ, feu;

2 ( cesser d'exister) [civilisation, tradition, entreprise] to die; [sentiment, amitié] to die;

3 liter ( faiblir) [lueur, jour] to fade away littér; [feu, flamme] to die down; [son] to die away; [conversation] to die away; [vagues] to break and fall back.

B se mourir vpr liter or fml [personne] to be dying; [civilisation, tradition] to be dying; [flamme, feu, braises] to die down; [sentiment, son, chant] to die away; elle se meurt d'amour pour lui she's pining with love for him.

partir c'est mourir un peu to say goodbye is to die a little; je ne veux pas mourir idiot hum I want to know; on n'en meurt pas!, tu n'en mourras pas! hum it won't kill you!; je veux bien mourir or que je meure si… I'll eat my hat if…; plus idiot/paresseux que lui, tu meurs○! they don't come any dumber/lazier!

[murir] verbe intransitif

1. BIOLOGIE to die

2. (soutenu) [disparaître - culture] to die out ; [ - flamme, bougie] to die out ou down ; [ - bruit] to die away ou down

3. [pour intensifier]

mourir de peur to be scared to death

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se mourir verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [personne] to be dying

2. [civilisation, coutume] to die out