What does morire in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word morire in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use morire in Italian.

The word morire in Italian means die, ebb, dying, die, so much, be extremely funny, allow someone to starve to death, to starve someone, let yourself die, allow yourself to die, drop like flies, die in a Christian manner, die from laughing, die of a broken heart, die of heartache, starve, die of disease, scared to death, die from thirst, be very thirsty, dead tired, die on your lips, die badly, die in your own bed, commit suicide, kill yourself, die in battle, die on impact, die on the spot, die in action, leaving is a bit like dying, to part is just to die a little, please to death, unbelievably pleasurable, bowl over, I am bored to death, I am bored senseless. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word morire

die

verbo intransitivo (cessare di vivere)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Morì solo, nonostante fosse molto conosciuto.
He died alone, even if he was quite well known.

ebb

verbo intransitivo (figurato (spegnersi, affievolirsi)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La candela moriva lentamente con l'esaurirsi della cera.
As the wax melted away, the candle slowly went out.

dying, die

verbo intransitivo (figurato (provare una sensazione intensa) (figurative, funny)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Mi sentii morire quando mi comunicarono l'esito delle analisi.
I felt I was dying when they gave me the lab test results.

so much

locuzione avverbiale (informale (tantissimo)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

be extremely funny

allow someone to starve to death, to starve someone

let yourself die, allow yourself to die

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

drop like flies

(figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

die in a Christian manner

die from laughing

(figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

die of a broken heart, die of heartache

verbo intransitivo (morire per il dolore spirituale)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

starve

verbo intransitivo (figurato (essere affamato) (figurative)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

die of disease

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

scared to death

(figurative)

die from thirst, be very thirsty

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se non l'avessero trovato, sarebbe certamente morto di sete.
If they hadn't found him he certainly would have died of thirst.

dead tired

die on your lips

(words)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

die badly

die in your own bed

commit suicide, kill yourself

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

die in battle

die on impact, die on the spot

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

die in action

leaving is a bit like dying, to part is just to die a little

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

please to death, unbelievably pleasurable, bowl over

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
La torta al cioccolato mi piace da morire.

I am bored to death, I am bored senseless

(idiom)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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