πεθαίνω (pethéno)

Pronunciation

Definitions & Examples

• verb:
  (most senses) to die
  Examples:

  • Άκουσες ότι πέθανε ο κύριος Βαγγέλης; (Ákouses óti péthane o kýrios Vangélis?) — Did you hear that Mr Vangelis died?
  • Πέθανα στα γέλια όταν τον είδα. (Péthana sta gélia ótan ton eída.) — I died laughing when I saw him.
• verb:
  (transitive) to kill (either directly or indirectly)
  Examples:

  • Αυτά τα φάρμακα τον πέθαναν στο τέλος. (Aftá ta fármaka ton péthanan sto télos.) — These medicines killed him in the end.
  • Τον πέθανε ο καημός της κόρης του. (Ton péthane o kaïmós tis kóris tou.) — His daughter's sorrow killed him.
• verb:
  (transitive, figuratively) to kill, torture (cause suffering to)
  Examples:

  • Θα με πεθάνεις με τη ζήλια σου! (Tha me petháneis me ti zília sou!) — Your jealousy will be the death of me!
• verb:
  (transitive, figuratively) to pain, hurt, kill (cause pain to)
  Examples:

  • Το δόντι μου με πεθαίνει. (To dónti mou me pethaínei.) — My tooth is killing me.