se extingue

goes out; becomes extinct

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phrase Rare #35,244
goes out; becomes extinct Used for a flame or fire going out, and for a species becoming extinct.
SP: La vela se extingue lentamente.
EN: The candle goes out slowly.

El fuego se extingue.

The fire is dying out.

— La strada (1954)

La llama se extingue.

The flame goes out.

Parecerá extraño, pero aquella admiración se extingue.

It may seem strange, but that admiration is fading away.

— Stalker (1979)

Una vez que una especie se extingue, desaparece para siempre.

Once a species goes extinct, it disappears forever.

Cada lengua que se extingue lleva consigo un pedazo de la historia humana.

Every language that becomes extinct takes with it a piece of human history.

Si ellos no trabajan, el hechizo se extingue.

If they don't work, the spell will end.

— El viaje de Chihiro (2001)