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expirar

to expire

verb eks-pee-RAHR Rare

Also means

to die

Usage Note

Expirar covers two main senses: a contract, passport, or deadline expiring (el plazo expira mañana) and, in literary or medical register, a person dying (expiró al amanecer). Do not confuse with espirar (to exhale, a breathing term), which differs by just one letter. The more everyday word for dying is morir.

Examples

"Su pasaporte expiró el mes pasado."

Natural Translation

His passport expired last month.

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