se moría

was dying

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was dying The imperfect form of morirse. It can be literal, as in “was dying,” or used idiomatically in expressions such as “se moría de susto” (“was scared to death”) and “se moría por” (“was dying to” or “really wanted to”).

SP: Se moría de ganas de volver a casa.

EN: He was dying to go back home.

Dijeron que se moría.

They said he was dying.

— ¡Vivir! (1994)

Tom se moría de susto.

Tom was scared to death.

Tom se moría.

Tom was dying.

La abracé mientras se moría.

I hugged her as she died.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Tom veía que Mary se moría.

Tom saw that Mary was dying.

Tom se moría por conocer a Mary.

Tom was dying to meet Mary.