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1 ■ wear down
■ wear downA v. i. + avv.1 consumarsi; logorarsi: The heels of my shoes are wearing down, i tacchi delle mie scarpe si stanno consumando2 ridursi, assottigliarsi: The stick wore down to a stump, il bastone si ridusse a un mozzicone ( a furia di tagliarlo, ecc.)3 (fig.) fiaccarsi; indebolirsi; venir meno: All resistance wore down, è venuta meno ogni resistenzaB v. t. + avv.1 consumare; logorare: Your tyres are worn down, hai le gomme consumate; (mil.) to wear the enemy down, logorare il nemico2 (fig.) fiaccare; stancare; sfibrare: The police wore down his resistance, la polizia ha fiaccato la sua resistenza3 (mil. e sport) logorare la resistenza di (q.); rendere esausto; sfibrare: to wear down one's opponent, sfibrare l'avversario.
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