la+luce+si+smorzava

colore tone down

luce dim

entusiasmo dampen

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smorzare v.tr.

1 ( attenuare) ( luce) to shade; to dim; ( colori) to tone down; to soften; ( suoni) to deaden, to lower, to muffle; ( oscillazioni) to damp, to dampen: in questo quadro i rossi vanno smorzati, in this picture the reds must be toned down; per smorzare questa luce violenta devi chiudere le imposte, in order to soften this harsh light you must close the shutters; smorzare un suono, to deaden a sound; smorzare la voce, il tono della voce, to lower one's voice // (sport) smorzare la palla, to make a drop shot

2 ( passioni, sentimenti) to quench, to appease; to damp: smorzare l'ira, la collera di qlcu., to appease s.o.'s anger; smorzare le speranze, to damp hopes

3 (region.) ( spegnere) to put* out; to extinguish: smorzare il fuoco, to put out (o to quench) the fire; smorzare un incendio, to extinguish a fire; smorzare il lume, la luce, to put out the light; smorzare la sete, to quench one's thirst // smorzare la calce, to slake lime.

◘ smorzarsi v.intr.pron.

1 ( attenuarsi) to grow* fainter; to die away, to fade (away): il colore del cielo si smorza, the colour of the sky is dying away; la luce si smorzava, the light was growing fainter; il rumore si smorzò, the noise grew fainter

2 (di passioni, sentimenti) to be appeased, to fade: la sua ira si è smorzata, his anger has been appeased; le sue speranze si smorzeranno a questa notizia, his hopes will fade at this news; il suo entusiasmo si smorzò a quelle parole, those words damped his enthusiasm

3 (region.) ( spegnersi) to go* out: il fuoco si è smorzato, the fire has gone out.

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1. vt

(suoni) to muffle, deaden, (colori) to tone down, (luce) to dim, (sete) to quench, (entusiasmo) to dampen

2. vip (smorzarsi)

(suoni) to die down, fade, (luce) to fade, (entusiasmo) to dampen

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verbo transitivo

1) (attenuare) to dim, to soften [ luce]; to dim, to tone down [ colori]; to deaden, to lower [ suono]; to smooth out, to reduce [ impatto]

2) (spegnere) to put* out, to extinguish [ fuoco]; fig. to quench [ sete]; to deaden, to snuff out [entusiasmo, passione]

3) sport

verbo pronominale smorzarsi

1) (spegnersi) [ fuoco] to go* out

2) (attenuarsi) [ colore] to dim, to dull; [ suono] to die away, to fade away; [ rumore] to die down

3) fig. [ entusiasmo] to fade, to die

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smorzare

/zmor'tsare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 (attenuare) to dim, to soften [ luce]; to dim, to tone down [ colori]; to deaden, to lower [ suono]; to smooth out, to reduce [ impatto]

 2 (spegnere) to put* out, to extinguish [ fuoco]; fig. to quench [ sete]; to deaden, to snuff out [entusiasmo, passione]

 3 sport smorzare la palla to make a drop shot

II smorzarsi verbo pronominale

 1 (spegnersi) [ fuoco] to go* out

 2 (attenuarsi) [ colore] to dim, to dull; [ suono] to die away, to fade away; [ rumore] to die down

 3 fig. [ entusiasmo] to fade, to die.