mûrir

to ripen; to mature

m y . ʁ i ʁ

mûr ripe + ir Infinitive

verb Rare #45,860

to ripen; to mature Intransitive or transitive; figuratively, can mean to develop/come to fruition (e.g., an idea or plan).

FR: Les tomates vont mûrir au soleil.

EN: The tomatoes are going to ripen in the sun.

Mes tomates refusent de mûrir.

My tomatoes refuse to ripen.

Comment le blé va-t-il mûrir ?

How will the wheat ripen?

— Lagaan (2001)

Les raisins ont besoin de beaucoup de soleil pour mûrir.

Grapes need plenty of sun to ripen.

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mourir m u . ʁ i ʁ