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The fire chief said he couldn't come because he had a mare about to foal, but I told him this wasn't a game of dice, it was something much more urgent.El jefe de bomberos me dijo que no podía ir porque tenía una yegua a punto de parir, pero le dije que no se trataba de una partida de dados sino de algo mucho más urgente.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Then they came out into an open space where there were still some Romanian soldiers, stragglers playing dice or loading paintings and furniture from the castle onto carts they would later pull themselves.Luego salieron a una explanada en donde aún había soldados rumanos rezagados que jugaban a los dados o que cargaban en carretas (que luego tiraban ellos mismos) cuadros y muebles del castillo.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
In the courtyard I saw that a space had been cleared in the snow. Squares of different sizes had been chalked on the exposed ground and half a dozen monks were playing a game that involved making intricate steps on the throw of a dice.Por el camino vi una zona despejada de nieve, en la que había varios cuadrados de diferentes tamaños pintados con tiza. Media docena de monjes jugaban a saltar de uno a otro según el número que saliera al tirar un dado.Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negroEl gallo negroSansom, Christopher JohnDissolutionSansom, Christopher John© C.J. Sansom, 2003
The only people in the office were two men playing dice, while a third watched.En el despacho de los judiciales sólo encontró a dos tipos que jugaban a los dados, mientras un tercero los miraba.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
"You will have to die.– Tendrás que morir.Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John Katzenbach
It was obvious now that strands of DNA had built into them the ability to do more much more than simply die or form tumors after their telomeres had been eliminated.Ahora quedaba claro que las cadenas de ADN tenían capacidad de hacer más –mucho más– que simplemente morir o formar tumores después de que los telómeros hubiesen sido eliminados.Sawyer, Robert / Calculating GodSawyer, Robert / El calculo de DiosEl calculo de DiosSawyer, Robert© 2002 by Ediciones B, S.A.© 2000 by Robert SawyerCalculating GodSawyer, Robert© 2000 by Robert Sawyer
I supposed he would return to Europe or die in Angola.Supuse que volvería a Europa o que se moriría en Angola.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
'I think I'd rather die.'Creo que yo preferiría morirme.Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!Roma Vincit!Scarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
Of course, she realized, the problem with that particular approach was obvious: It meant someone else had to die.Sin embargo este enfoque presentaba un problema obvio: significaba que alguien más tenía que morir.Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John Katzenbach
No, she wasn't, but one of her younger sisters had been raped by a cousin, a boy of thirteen who wanted to join the Hitler Youth and die a hero's death.No, a ella no la violaron, pero a una de sus hermanas pequeñas la violó uno de sus primos, un chico de trece años que quería entrar en las Juventudes Hitlerianas y morir como un héroe.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
I could hear the clock casting my own two greatest wishes back to me in this same rhythm: “Die for me/don’t die for me, die for me/don’t die for me.Oía el reloj devolviéndome mis dos grandes deseos con ese mismo ritmo: «Muere por mí», «No mueras por mí»; «Muere por mí», «No mueras por mí».Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi CieloDesde Mi CieloSebold, Alice© 2002 por Alice Sebold© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice© 2002 by Alice Sebold
"So you've got to understand why I die for you every day.– Entonces tienes que entender por qué puedo morir por ti cualquier día.Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante DespiertoAmante DespiertoWard, J.R.Lover AwakenedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2006
"You should have died then, but now you will die here.Tendrías que haber muerto entonces, pero morirás ahora.Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John Katzenbach
I squeezed myself into as small and insignificant a parcel as I could, and I heard footsteps racing frantically in my direction, as I calmly, sadly, waited to die.Me contraje todo lo que pude y oí acercarse pasos frenéticos mientras yo, por fin calmado, esperaba la muerte.Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John Katzenbach
A tired old joke drifted through my mind: Old curators never die; they just become part of their collections.Se me pasó un chiste viejo por la mente: los viejos conservadores nunca mueren; simplemente se convierten en parte de sus colecciones.Sawyer, Robert / Calculating GodSawyer, Robert / El calculo de DiosEl calculo de DiosSawyer, Robert© 2002 by Ediciones B, S.A.© 2000 by Robert SawyerCalculating GodSawyer, Robert© 2000 by Robert Sawyer
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Collocations
dice box
cubilete
die down
amainar
die out
extinguirse
die away
extinguir
die away
extinguirse
die down
morir
die without issue
morir sin descendencia
die of cold
morirse de frío
die away
desvanecerse
die away
irse apagando
die down
disminuir
die down
extinguirse
die down
irse apagando
die of exposure
morir de frío
die of natural causes
morir por causas naturales
Word forms
dice
verb
| Basic forms | |
|---|---|
| Past | diced |
| Imperative | dice |
| Present Participle (Participle I) | dicing |
| Past Participle (Participle II) | diced |
| Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I dice | we dice |
| you dice | you dice |
| he/she/it dices | they dice |
| Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am dicing | we are dicing |
| you are dicing | you are dicing |
| he/she/it is dicing | they are dicing |
| Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have diced | we have diced |
| you have diced | you have diced |
| he/she/it has diced | they have diced |
| Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been dicing | we have been dicing |
| you have been dicing | you have been dicing |
| he/she/it has been dicing | they have been dicing |
| Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I diced | we diced |
| you diced | you diced |
| he/she/it diced | they diced |
| Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was dicing | we were dicing |
| you were dicing | you were dicing |
| he/she/it was dicing | they were dicing |
| Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had diced | we had diced |
| you had diced | you had diced |
| he/she/it had diced | they had diced |
| Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been dicing | we had been dicing |
| you had been dicing | you had been dicing |
| he/she/it had been dicing | they had been dicing |
| Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will dice | we shall/will dice |
| you will dice | you will dice |
| he/she/it will dice | they will dice |
| Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be dicing | we shall/will be dicing |
| you will be dicing | you will be dicing |
| he/she/it will be dicing | they will be dicing |
| Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have diced | we shall/will have diced |
| you will have diced | you will have diced |
| he/she/it will have diced | they will have diced |
| Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been dicing | we shall/will have been dicing |
| you will have been dicing | you will have been dicing |
| he/she/it will have been dicing | they will have been dicing |
| Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would dice | we should/would dice |
| you would dice | you would dice |
| he/she/it would dice | they would dice |
| Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would be dicing | we should/would be dicing |
| you would be dicing | you would be dicing |
| he/she/it would be dicing | they would be dicing |
| Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have diced | we should/would have diced |
| you would have diced | you would have diced |
| he/she/it would have diced | they would have diced |
| Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have been dicing | we should/would have been dicing |
| you would have been dicing | you would have been dicing |
| he/she/it would have been dicing | they would have been dicing |
| Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am diced | we are diced |
| you are diced | you are diced |
| he/she/it is diced | they are diced |
| Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am being diced | we are being diced |
| you are being diced | you are being diced |
| he/she/it is being diced | they are being diced |
| Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been diced | we have been diced |
| you have been diced | you have been diced |
| he/she/it has been diced | they have been diced |
| Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was diced | we were diced |
| you were diced | you were diced |
| he/she/it was diced | they were diced |
| Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was being diced | we were being diced |
| you were being diced | you were being diced |
| he/she/it was being diced | they were being diced |
| Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been diced | we had been diced |
| you had been diced | you had been diced |
| he/she/it had been diced | they had been diced |
| Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be diced | we shall/will be diced |
| you will be diced | you will be diced |
| he/she/it will be diced | they will be diced |
| Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been diced | we shall/will have been diced |
| you will have been diced | you will have been diced |
| he/she/it will have been diced | they will have been diced |
die
noun
| Singular | Plural | |
| Common case | die | dies, dice |
| Possessive case | die's | dies', *dice' |
dice
noun
| Singular | Plural | |
| Common case | dice | dices |
| Possessive case | dice's | dices' |