Meaning of mierli | Babel Free
mjerˈliDefinitions
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to die slang
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to be half-closed slang
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to kill rare, slang
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to doze off broadly, slang
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to gaze longingly Transylvania, Western, slang
Examples
“Stiam ca Ana Pauker a mierlit-o cu mult in urma, dar probabil ca tu, ca si ala de se da ca securistul, asazis generalul, R. Theodoru, sunteti stafiile acelor jigodii.”
I knew that Ana Pauker snuffed it long ago, but you, same as the guy going as the securist and so‐called general R. Theodoru, must be the ghosts of those scoundrels.
“Pacat ca nu veti apuca sa vezi ziua asta . Veti mierli inaintea mea. Tu de sida, Costica de ce a mierlit Eminescu, Orashel de inima rea dupa voi. Dunezeu nu bate cu bata !”
A shame that you won't live to see the day. You'll die before me. You of AIDS, Costică of whatever Eminescu died of, Orăshel of a broken heart after you. God beats not with a cane!
“― Aiurea, Huck, ce te-a apucat? Înțeleg să bântuie pe unde a mierlit-o, da’ el a murit tocmai la intrarea în peșteră, hăt-departe, la opt kilometri de aici.”
Nonsense, Huck, what's come to you? I’d understand if it haunted the place where he died, but he died right at the entrance into the cave, far away, eight kilometers from here.
“Dar Dumnezeu a avut grija si l-a mierlit pe agresorul de atunci.”
But God took care and killed that time's aggressor.
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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