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ils crèvent

die, starve

→ crever
crèv to die + ent 3rd-person plural present ending
verb · 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #49,759
die Colloquial and blunt.
FR: Les plantes crèvent sans eau.
EN: The plants die without water.
starve Colloquial; commonly used in the phrase « crever de faim » (to be starving).
FR: Ils crèvent de faim.
EN: They are starving.
Conjugation of crever
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First crève —
Second crèves —
Third crève crèvent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First crève —
Second crèves —
Third crève crèvent

Là-bas les gens crèvent la faim et nous on campe !

Over there, people are starving to death, and we're camping!

— Requiem pour un massacre (1985)

S'ils entrent, ils crèvent !

If they come in, they're dead!

— Carandiru (2003)

Tous les Japonais crèvent de solitude.

All Japanese people are dying of loneliness.

— Audition (2000)