die¹
/daI/
verb (dies, dying, died, died)
1 meninggal; mati; wafat; téwas
▪ [-object]
What did he die of/from?
Dia meninggal karena apa?
▪ [-object]
He died instantly.
Dia téwas seketika.
▪ [-object]
Don’t die for that stupid idea!
Jangan mati demi idé gila itu!
▪ [-object]
The tree has died.
Pohon itu telah mati.
▪ [-object]
(informal)
I almost died when I saw it.
Saya terkejut setengah mati ketika melihat itu.
▪ [+object]
He died a violent/painful/natural death.
Dia meninggal dengan mengerikan/menyakitkan/alamiah.
▪ [-object]
He wants to die old/happy.
Dia ingin meninggal dl usia tua / kebahagiaan.
▪ [+object]
He died a rich man.
Dia meninggal dl keadaan kaya.
2 [-object]
menghilang
▪ The old tradition is dying.
Tradisi lama itu mulai menghilang.
▪ His secret died with him.
Rahasianya mati/menghilang bersamanya.
▪ The words died on her lips.
Kata2 itu berhenti dimulutnya.
3 [-object]
(tt mesin)
berhenti berfungsi; mati
▪ The engine died after working for a minute.
Mesin itu berhenti berfungsi setelah bekerja satu menit.
▪ His car just died on him. 
Mobilnya baru saja mogok.
■ IDIOM| be dying for sth / to do sth
(informal)
sangat menginginkan
▪ I’m dying for money.
Saya sangat menginginkan uang.
▪ I’m dying to know what is going on.
Saya ingin sekali mengetahui apa yg sedang terjadi.
| die a/the death
(UK, informal)
gagal total
▪ The film died a death.
Film itu gagal total.
| die in your bed
meninggal karena tua atau sakit
| die laughing
tertawa ter-bahak2 karena adanya kelucuan
▪ I always die laughing whenever she says that.
Saya selalu tertawa ter-bahak2 ketika dia mengatakan hal itu.
| old habits, traditions, etc. die hard
digunakan utk mengatakan bahwa hal yg telah biasa dilakukan sulit dihilangkan
| to die for
(informal)
sangat diminati/diingini
▪ This is really a car to die for.
Ini betul2 mobil yg sangat diingini.
| cross my heart (and hope to die)
→ lihat cross²
| die/fall/drop like flies
→ lihat fly²
| never say die
→ lihat say¹
PHRv
| die back
(tt pohon)
rontok
| die down
menghilang secara perlahan
▪ The controversy finally died down.
Kontroversi itu akhirnya menghilang secara perlahan.
▪ Wait for the applause to die down before continuing your speech.
Tunggu sampai tepuk tangan menghilang perlahan sebelum melanjutkan pidatomu.
| die off
mati satu persatu sampai habis
| die out
punah
▪ This kind of bird will soon die out.
Burung jenis ini akan segera punah.

die²
/daI/
noun [countable]
1 pisau potong/cétak
2 (esp US) → sama dengan dice¹
■ IDIOM| the die is cast
(peribahasa)
digunakan utk mengatakan bahwa nasi telah menjadi bubur