-
1 dwindling
['dwɪndlɪŋ]aggettivo [numbers, resources, audience] in calo; [ interest] che scema, diminuisce; [ health] che peggiora, che si rovina* * *dwindling /ˈdwɪndlɪŋ/a. attr.decrescente; in calo: Italy's dwindling population, la popolazione italiana in calo; dwindling hopes of survival, speranze di sopravvivenza sempre minori.* * *['dwɪndlɪŋ] -
2 dwindling dwin·dling adj
['dwɪndlɪŋ](strength, interest) che si affievolisce, (resources, supplies) in diminuzione -
3 (to) dwindle
(to) dwindle /ˈdwɪndl/v. i.1 diminuire, ridursi (poco a poco): Their resources are dwindling by the day, le loro risorse diminuiscono un po' ogni giorno; Their hopes dwindled as the weeks went by, le loro speranze diminuivano con il passare delle settimane; Eventually the aristocracy dwindled away, l'aristocrazia ha finito con lo sparire poco per volta2 (fig.) perdere importanza; ridursi; risolversi: The whole matter has dwindled to nothing, l'intera faccenda s'è ridotta a nulla. -
4 (to) dwindle
(to) dwindle /ˈdwɪndl/v. i.1 diminuire, ridursi (poco a poco): Their resources are dwindling by the day, le loro risorse diminuiscono un po' ogni giorno; Their hopes dwindled as the weeks went by, le loro speranze diminuivano con il passare delle settimane; Eventually the aristocracy dwindled away, l'aristocrazia ha finito con lo sparire poco per volta2 (fig.) perdere importanza; ridursi; risolversi: The whole matter has dwindled to nothing, l'intera faccenda s'è ridotta a nulla.
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
