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1 his fame waned rapidly
Макаров: его слава быстро угаслаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > his fame waned rapidly
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2 wane
1. [weın] n1. ущерб ( Луны)to be on the wane - убывать, быть на ущербе ( о Луне)
2. убывание; спад, упадок2. [weın] vto be in one's /on the/ wane - слабеть, приходить в упадок
1. убывать, быть на ущербе ( о Луне)2. слабеть, убывать, тускнеть, уменьшаться, иссякать3. подходить к концу, кончаться -
3 wane
1. n ущербto be on the wane — убывать, быть на ущербе
2. n убывание; спад, упадок3. v убывать, быть на ущербе4. v слабеть, убывать, тускнеть, уменьшаться, иссякать5. v подходить к концу, кончатьсяСинонимический ряд:1. ebb (noun) abatement; ebb; letup; slackening2. abate (verb) abate; die; die away; die down; ease off; ebb; fall; fall off; lapse; let up; lull; moderate; relent; slacken; subside3. decline (verb) bate; contract; decline; decrease; deteriorate; diminish; drain; dwindle; fade; fail; flag; languish; lower; reduce; shrink; shrivel; sink; waste; waste away; weakenАнтонимический ряд:increase; wax
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