die off

daɪ ɔf

dying off

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Definition of die off - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

extinctionsuffer a series of deaths over time

The species began to die off due to habitat loss.
Many plant species may die off due to climate change.
The fish population began to die off after the oil spill.

perish

succumb

wither

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Expressions with die

die away

fade or disappear slowly

The echoes of the bell die away in the distance..

die down

become less strong or intense

The storm will die down by evening.

die for

lose life because of a cause or person

Many heroes die for their country.

die out

disappear slowly until nothing is left

The sound of the music began to die out.

would die first

express conditional death happening before others in a situation

He said he would die first if the disease worsened.

die a hero

die while performing a brave act

He chose to die a hero in the battle.

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French:disparaître, ...
German:aussterben, ...
Italian:estinguersi, ...
Spanish:extinguirse, ...
Portuguese:extinguir-se, ...
Chinese:逐渐灭绝, ...
Japanese:絶滅する, ...
Arabic:اِنْقَرَضَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִיכָּחֵד, ...
Russian:вымереть, ...
Ukrainian:вимирати, ...
Hindi:मरते जाना, ...
Bengali:ঝরে পড়া, ...
Catalan:anar morint, ...
Czech:vymírat, ...
Danish:uddø, ...
Dutch:uitsterven, ...
Greek:αφανίζομαι, ...
Hungarian:kihalni, ...
Khmer:ងាប់បន្តិចម្តងៗ, ...
Korean:연속적으로 죽다, ...
Persian:به‌تدریج از بین رفتن, ...
Polish:wymierać, ...
Portuguese (BR):morrer, ...
Romanian:a dispărea, ...
Swedish:dö ut, ...
Thai:ทยอยตาย, ...
Turkish:yok olmak, ...
Vietnamese:chết dần, ...

die-off

ˈdaɪˌɔːf

Definition of die-off - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

ecology

TECH.

sudden significant reduction in a population

TECH.

The die-off of bees has alarmed environmental scientists.
The sudden die-off of fish puzzled the marine biologists.
A die-off in the deer population affected the entire ecosystem.

decline

dieback

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Origin of die-off

English, die (cease) + off (away)

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French:disparition massive, ...
German:Massensterben, ...
Italian:moria, ...
Spanish:desaparición repentina, ...
Portuguese:redução drástica, ...
Chinese:突然灭绝, ...
Japanese:大量死, ...
Arabic:نفوق جماعي, ...
Hebrew:תְּמוּתָה, ...
Russian:гибель, ...
Ukrainian:різке скорочення, ...
Hindi:सामूहिक मृत्यु, ...
Bengali:গণমৃত্যু, ...
Catalan:davallada sobtada, ...
Czech:hromadný úhyn, ...
Danish:massedød, ...
Dutch:massale sterfte, ...
Greek:μαζικός θάνατος, ...
Hungarian:pusztulás, ...
Khmer:ការងាប់ស្លាប់យ៉ាងច្រើនភ្លាមៗ, ...
Korean:급격한 감소, ...
Persian:مرگ‌ومیر گسترده, ...
Polish:nagły spadek liczebności, ...
Portuguese (BR):redução drástica, ...
Romanian:moarte subită, ...
Swedish:massdöd, ...
Thai:การตายจำนวนมาก, ...
Turkish:ani ölümü, ...
Vietnamese:sự chết hàng loạt, ...

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