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Die Saporoger Kosaken schreiben dem türkischen Sultan einen Brief
die
Verb
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If a person or animal dies, it stops living.
My father died last year in a car crash, I really miss him.
The song is about her brother who died young at the age of ten.
Many more people die of heart attacks than from violence.
She died from being sick.
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If something dies, it stops existing.
The idea died once the money was all gone.
Rock and roll will never die.
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If a machine dies, it stops working.
The car died suddenly on the highway.
My computer died on me over the weekend.
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If you're dying for something, you want it very much.
I'm dying for a chance to meet him.
die
Noun
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A die is a piece of metal or other hard material used to shape, cut, or mold a product.
die
Noun
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A die is a cube, each side of which is marked with a different number of spots from 1 to 6.
dem
determiner
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(Caribbean, MLE, slang) (clitic, suffix) A group of.
sultan
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noun
the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire)
brief
Adjective
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If something is brief, it is for a short time.
Today there will be brief periods of rain.
Today's meeting should be very brief.
The ceremony included a brief speech by the president.
She arrived when she was 13 months old and, except for one brief period, she never left.
During the brief interview I was asked why I wanted to work for UPS.
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If a piece of clothing such as shorts or a skirt is brief, it is short.
One of them was naked, the other wore only a pair of brief shorts.
brief
Noun
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A brief is a short piece of writing or a short talk.
They've been asked to file briefs, stating why they think the case should not be heard.
My father was at work, reading through a pile of legal briefs.
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Briefs are short underpants.
Could you tell whether he was wearing briefs or boxers under his trousers?
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You use in brief to show that you will speak or write in a short way.
In brief, the results suggest that coffee is not harmful in small amounts.
brief
Verb
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If you brief someone, you tell them the most important information about something.
Army General David Petraeus briefed the president on the progress of the plan.