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  4. décéder

décéder

/de.se.de/
to die

Son grand-père est décédé hier soir.

His grandfather died last night.


formal

to die, formal and respectful term

Elle est décédée à l âge de quatre-vingts ans.

She died at the age of eighty.

Le patient est décédé pendant la nuit.

The patient died during the night.

formal

used in obituaries and official notices

Monsieur Dupont est décédé le cinq mai.

Mr Dupont passed away on the fifth of May.

Synonyms

mourirdisparaître

Antonyms

naître

Word Origin

From Latin decedere.

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