morreu num acidente

died in an accident

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died in an accident “Morreu” means “died,” and “num” is a contraction of “em um,” meaning “in an.” The phrase refers to one person; “morreram num acidente” means “died in an accident” for multiple people.
PO: O motorista morreu num acidente de carro.
EN: The driver died in a car accident.

Seu pai não morreu num acidente de caça.

Your father didn't die in a hunting accident.

— Não Conte a Ninguém (2006)

O Tom morreu num acidente de avião.

Tom died in a plane crash.

A esposa de Chas, Rachael, morreu num acidente de avião no verão passado.

Chas's wife, Rachael, died in a plane crash last summer.

— Os Excêntricos Tenenbaums (2001)

A filha da Mary morreu num acidente.

Mary's daughter died in an accident.

Tom morreu num acidente de trânsito.

Tom died in a traffic accident.

Meu irmão morreu num acidente de trânsito.

My brother died in a traffic accident.

O filho do Tom morreu num acidente de trânsito no inverno passado.

Tom's son died in a traffic accident last winter.

Sr. Lobo, meu filho morreu num acidente de trem num domingo à tarde.

Mr. Lobo, my son died in a train accident on a Sunday afternoon.

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

Tom morreu num acidente trágico.

Tom died in a tragic accident.

Ela morreu num acidente de bicicleta.

She died in a bicycle accident.