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German Translation of “perish”

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perish (ˈperɪʃ Pronunciation for perish ) 

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intransitive verb

(literary)
    1. (= die) umkommen
    2. (= be destroyed) untergehen
     ⇒ perish the thought! (informal) Gott behüte

Similar Words

= die, be killed, be lost, expire, pass away, lose your life, decease, cark it
= be destroyed, fall, decline, collapse, disappear, vanish, go under
= rot, waste away, break down, decay, wither, disintegrate, decompose, moulder

'perish' in Other Languages

  • Brazilian Portuguese: perecer
  • Chinese: > 死亡因恶劣条件或事故
  • European Spanish: perecer
  • French: périr
  • German: umkommen
  • Italian: perire
  • Japanese: 死ぬ
  • Korean: 비명횡사하다
  • Portuguese: perecer
  • Spanish: perecer

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