How is the word périr translated from French to English

English translation
To perish
verb

Mourir, surtout d'une manière pénible.

To die, especially in a hard way.

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  • Beaucoup ont péri dans la tempête. — Many perished in the storm.

  • Des récoltes entières périssent sans pluie. — Whole crops perish without rain.

  • Peu de jeunes plants périront si nous les couvrons. — Few of the seedlings will perish if we cover them.

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