to burst
→
to die
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 8419 | to break (tr.) | → | to kill | Open |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | French | |
| lexeme | crever | |
| meaning 1 | to burst, break | Le barrage a crevé sous la poussée des eaux; bulle de savon qui crève à la surface de l'eau. The dam broke under pressure from the water; a soap bubble that bursts on the surface |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to die | Le chien est allé crever au fond du jardin. The dog went to die in the back of the garden. |
| reference | Larousse online | |
| comment | The meaning 2 is normally realized when refers to animals, otherwise it is popular. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Gagauz | |
| lexeme | чатла- (çatla-) | |
| meaning 1 | to burst, to crack | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | to die (animal) | |
| reference | Gajdarži et al. 1973: 531 | |
| comment | ||