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1 amenuisement
amenuisement nm dwindling.[amənɥizmɑ̃] nom masculin[de rations, de l'espoir] dwindling[des chances] lessening -
2 effritement
effritement [efʀitmɑ̃]masculine noun[de roche, valeurs morales, majorité] crumbling ; [de monnaie] erosion ; [de fortune, valeurs boursières] dwindling* * *efʀitmɑ̃ nm1) [roche, terrain] crumbling2) [devise, majorité, valeurs] erosion* * *[efritmɑ̃] nom masculin1. [dégradation] crumbling away -
3 languissant
languissante lɑ̃gisɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif [personne] listless; [économie] sluggish; [conversation] desultory* * *lɑ̃ɡisɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj languissant, -e* * *languissant, languissante adj1 ( sans entrain) [personne] listless; [économie, commerce] sluggish; [conversation, récit] listless;2 liter [regard] lovesick.( féminin languissante) [lɑ̃gisɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif4. [morne] -
4 tombant
tombant, e [tɔ̃bɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjective[épaules] sloping ; [moustache, paupières] drooping ; [bouche] down-turned ; [oreilles de chien] floppy* * *tombante tɔ̃bɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif [épaules] sloping; [moustaches, paupières] drooping (épith); [oreilles de chien] floppy; [poitrine] pej sagging* * *tɔ̃bɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj tombant, -e(épaules) sloping* * *tombant, tombante adj [épaules] sloping; [moustaches, paupières] drooping ( épith); [oreilles de chien] floppy; [poitrine] pej sagging péj; ⇒ nuit.1. [oreille, moustache] floppy[seins, fesses] sagging[épaules] sloping[tentures] hanging
См. также в других словарях:
dwindling — n. the act or process of becoming gradually less until little remains; as, there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family. Syn: dwindling away. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dwindling — adj. gradually decreasing until little remains. Syn: tapering, tapering off. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dwindling — index attrition, decrease, deduction (diminution) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
dwindling — I noun a becoming gradually less there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family • Syn: ↑dwindling away • Derivationally related forms: ↑dwindle • Hypernyms: ↑decrease, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Dwindling — Dwindle Dwin dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dwindled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dwindling}.] [From OE. dwinen to languish, waste away, AS. dw[=i]nan; akin to LG. dwinen, D. dwijnen to vanish, Icel. dv[=i]na to cease, dwindle, Sw. tvina; of uncertain origin.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dwindling — adjective that is declining There is dwindling support for New Labour … Wiktionary
dwindling — adj. Dwindling is used with these nouns: ↑band, ↑stock, ↑supply … Collocations dictionary
dwindling away — noun a becoming gradually less (Freq. 1) there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family • Syn: ↑dwindling • Derivationally related forms: ↑dwindle (for: ↑dwindling) … Useful english dictionary
dwindling — Synonyms and related words: at rest, calm, catabasis, cloistered, collapse, coming apart, contractive, cool, cracking, crash, crumbling, decadent, deceleration, declension, decline, decline and fall, declining, decreasing, decrescendo, decrescent … Moby Thesaurus
dwindling — adj. diminishing, decreasing, waning, fading dwin·dle || dwɪndl v. diminish, decrease, wane, fade, peter out … English contemporary dictionary
dwindling — Emiemi, kōlīli i … English-Hawaiian dictionary
