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ils périrent

died, perished

p e . ʁ i ʁ → périr
périr to perish, to die + ent they past tense
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #49,933
died, perished This is a literary past-tense form, mainly used in written narratives.
FR: Les voyageurs périrent dans la tempête.
EN: The travelers died in the storm.
Conjugation of périr
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third — périrent

Ses parents périrent dans un accident de la route.

His parents died in a road accident.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Beaucoup périrent en mer.

Many perished at sea.

De nombreux poissons périrent.

Many fish died.

Sounds similar to

guérir ɡ e . ʁ i ʁ pourrir p u . ʁ i ʁ péril p e . ʁ i l quérir k e . ʁ i ʁ