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1 wane
[wein]((of the moon) to appear to become smaller as less of it is visible.) minguar* * *[wein] n 1 míngua, diminuição, decréscimo. 2 declínio, decaída, decadência. 3 fim (ano, mês, etc.). 4 desvanecimento. 5 falha em madeira. 6 minguante, quarto minguante (lua). the moon is on the wane / a lua está no quarto minguante. • vi 1 minguar (lua), decrescer, diminuir. 2 decair, declinar, enfraquecer, definhar. 3 acabar, aproximar-se do fim. 4 murchar, definhar, empalidecer, desvanecer. to be on the wane estar enfraquecendo, diminuindo. -
2 wane
[wein]((of the moon) to appear to become smaller as less of it is visible.) minguar -
3 to be on the wane
to be on the waneestar enfraquecendo, diminuindo. -
4 to wax and wane
to wax and waneaumentar e diminuir. -
5 on the wane
(becoming less: His power is on the wane.) em declínio -
6 on the wane
(becoming less: His power is on the wane.) em declínio -
7 wax
I 1. [wæks] noun1) (the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax.) cera2) (the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears.) cera3) (a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine: furniture wax.) cera4) (( also adjective) (also candle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated: a wax model.) cera5) (sealing-wax.) lacre2. verb(to smear, polish or rub with wax.) encerar- waxed- waxen
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- waxwork
- waxworks II [wæks] verb1) ((of the moon) to appear to grow in size as more of it becomes visible.) crescer2) (an old word for to grow or increase.) crescer* * *wax1[wæks] n 1 cera. 2 ceral. 3 cerume. 4 sl disco, gravação fonográfica. • vt 1 encerar, untar de cera. 2 gravar em disco. • adj de ou como cera. as tight as wax fig mudo como um peixe. a wax in one’s hands uma pessoa subserviente. bee’s wax cera de abelha. ear-wax cerume. she sticks to him like wax ela se prende a ele como um carrapato. shoemaker’s/cobbler’s wax cerol. to put on wax gravar em disco. vegetable wax cera vegetal.————————wax2[wæks] vi Poet 1 crescer, desenvolver-se, aumentar ( into para), ficar cheia (lua). 2 tornar(-se). the party waxed merry a reunião ou festa tornou-se alegre. to wax and wane aumentar e diminuir. to wax old envelhecer.
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WANE — may refer to:*wane, decreasing intensity e.g. wax and wane , means increasing decreasing intensity*Taylor Wane (born 1968), British pornographic actress and model*WANE TV, a television station in Fort Wayne, Indiana* Wax and Wane , 1982 song from … Wikipedia
Wane — Wane, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Waning}.] [OE. wanien, AS. wanian, wonian, from wan, won, deficient, wanting; akin to D. wan , G. wahnsinn, insanity, OHG. wan, wana , lacking, wan?n to lessen, Icel. vanr lacking, Goth. vans;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wane — Wane, n. 1. The decrease of the illuminated part of the moon to the eye of a spectator. [1913 Webster] 2. Decline; failure; diminution; decrease; declension. [1913 Webster] An age in which the church is in its wane. South. [1913 Webster] Though… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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wane — ► VERB 1) (of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size. 2) decrease in vigour or extent; become weaker. ● on the wane Cf. ↑on the wane ORIGIN Old English, «lessen»;… … English terms dictionary
wane — [wān] vi. waned, waning [ME wanien < OE wanian, to decrease, grow less, akin to wan, lacking: for IE base see WANT] 1. to grow gradually less in extent: said esp. of the visible face of the moon during the phases after full moon in which the… … English World dictionary
Wane — Wane, v. t. To cause to decrease. [Obs.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wane — (v.) O.E. wanian make or become smaller gradually, from P.Gmc. *wanojanan (Cf. O.S. wanon, O.N. vana, O.Fris. wania, M.Du. waenen, O.H.G. wanon to wane, to grow less ), from *wano lacking, from PIE *we no , from root *eue … Etymology dictionary
wane — index decline, decline (fall), decrease (noun), decrease (verb), degenerate, deteriorate, diminish, ebb … Law dictionary
Wane — Sm Angehöriger eines nordischen Göttergeschlechts per. Wortschatz fach. (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Übernommen aus anord. vanr, dessen Deutung umstritten ist. Ebenso ne. ( Pl.) Vanir, nschw. van, nisl. Vanur. nord … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
wane — *abate, subside, ebb Analogous words: *decrease, dwindle, lessen, diminish Antonyms: wax Contrasted words: *increase, augment: mount, soar, tower, surge, *rise … New Dictionary of Synonyms