falecer

Meaning

to die

Concepts

die

💀

pass away

expire

decease

pass

perish

give-up the ghost

disappear

drop dead

exit

go

kick the bucket

march off

conk

croak

retreat

pop off

buy the farm

withdraw

snuff it

choke

cash in one’s chips

join the choir invisible

demise

depart

pass by

pass on

ring down the curtain

vanish

wite

cease to be

go to meet ones maker

bite the dust

Synonyms

morrer

💀

decorrer

andar

🚶

passar-se

destruir-se

comer capim pela raiz

💀

perecer

bater a bota

bater as botas

ir-se

Translations

mourir

💀

morir

💀

sterben

💀

doodgaan

💀

sterven

💀

morire

💀

morir

💀

overlijden

💀

ölmek

💀

fallecer

verscheiden

décéder

versmachten

πεθαίνω

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fa.leˈse(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: fallo

Cognate with Galician: falecer

Cognate with Spanish: fallecer

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese falescer, derived from falir, from Vulgar Latin *fallīre, from Latin fallere. Cognate with Galician falecer, Spanish fallecer.