Sentence examples of "die off" in English

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In Germany, there's a superstition that if you light a cigarette off a candle, a sailor will die at sea. En Allemagne, il y a une superstition comme quoi si on allume une cigarette à l'aide d'une chandelle, un marin mourra en mer.

I won't do that. I'd rather die. Je ne ferai pas ça. Plutôt crever.

Brush off the dust from your shoes. Enlève la poussière de tes chaussures.

Better suffer than die, it's humans' motto. Plutôt souffrir que mourir, c'est la devise des hommes.

Get off at the next stop and take a bus headed to the airport. Descends au prochain arrêt et prends un bus à destination de l'aéroport.

Cowards die many times before their deaths. Les lâches meurent plusieurs fois avant leurs décès.

He can't take his eyes off her. Il ne peut pas la quitter des yeux.

I would rather die than live in disgrace. Je préfèrerais mourir plutôt que de vivre déshonoré.

They heard a gun go off in the distance. Ils entendirent un coup de feu partir au loin.

We never know why we die. On ne sait jamais pourquoi on meurt.

The plane took off just now. L'avion vient juste de décoller.

It's easier to die than to love. Il est plus facile de mourir que d'aimer.

Police cordoned off the crime scene. La police délimita la scène de crime.

Better to die standing than to live on your knees. Mieux vaut mourir debout que vivre à genoux.

Make sure that the lights are turned off before you leave. Assurez-vous que les lumières sont éteintes avant de partir.

Those who are about to die salute you. Ceux qui vont mourir te saluent.

She stormed off in a huff. Elle prit la mouche.

Whom the gods love die young. Ceux qui sont bénis des dieux meurent jeunes.

Many kiss the hand they wish to cut off. Nombreux sont ceux qui baisent la main qu'ils souhaitent trancher.

"The good die young" is an old saying which may or may not be true. « Les bons meurent jeunes » est un vieil adage qui est peut-être vrai ou pas.

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