死ぬかと思った

I thought I was going to die

→ 死ぬ

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I thought I was going to die Often used figuratively to exaggerate how frightening, painful, tiring, or funny something was. Literally, it means “I thought I would die.”

JA: 怖すぎて死ぬかと思った。

EN: It was so scary I thought I was going to die.

怖かったわ死ぬかと思った怪我はありませんか？

That was scary. I thought I was going to die. Are you hurt?

— ライフ・イズ・ビューティフル (1997)

死ぬかと思った。

I thought I was going to die.

一瞬死ぬかと思った。

For a moment, I thought I was going to die.

あのときはリアルに死ぬかと思った。

I honestly thought I was going to die then.