périr

to perish, to die

p e . ʁ i ʁ

pér to perish, to die + ir Infinitive

verb Rare #42,900

to perish, to die Usually refers to a violent, tragic, or disastrous death; it is more formal or literary than “mourir.”

FR: Voir périr tant de soldats pendant la bataille fut profondément bouleversant.

EN: Seeing so many soldiers perish during the battle was deeply distressing.

Conjugation of périr

Past

périr

Indicative past

	Singular	Plural
Third	—	périrent

Do you want to perish here?

— La Chute (2004)

One of you two must perish!

— Rashōmon (1950)

Publish or perish.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Sandro va périr.

Sandro will die.

— Le repentir (1987)

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