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2 his plan petered out
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3 peter out
(to come gradually to an end: As the river dried up our water-supply petered out; Their enthusiasm gradually petered out.) ebbe ud* * *(to come gradually to an end: As the river dried up our water-supply petered out; Their enthusiasm gradually petered out.) ebbe ud -
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фраз. гл.
1) иссякать, истощаться;
беднеть( о месторождениях)
2) исчезать, пропадать, улетучиваться The climbers' efforts to reach the top petered out. ≈ Старания альпинистов взять вершину пошли прахом. Syn: disappear, vanish
3) провалиться, лопнуть;
потерпеть неудачу His plan petered out. ≈ Его план провалился. иссякать;
истощаться;
беднеть (о месторождении) исчезать, улетучиваться - his anger soon peters out он быстро остывает провалиться, лопнуть;
потерпеть неудачу - his plan petered out его план провалился (автомобильное) (жаргон) застрять из-за недостатка горючегоБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > peter out
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фраз. гл.1) постепенно затихать, иссякать, прекращатьсяLate Friday night the storm petered out. — Поздно вечером в пятницу сильный ветер стих.
By 1861 the gold rush in New South Wales was beginning to peter out. — К 1861 году золотая лихорадка в Новом Южном Уэльсе начала идти на убыль.
Syn:2) изнурять, утомлятьAfter a full day of walking, we were petered out. — Мы шли пешком целый день и под конец валились с ног от усталости.
Syn:3) потерпеть неудачу, провалитьсяHis plan petered out. — Его план провалился.
Syn:4) иссякать, истощаться; беднеть ( о месторождениях) -
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Иссякать, иссякнуть. The track petered out. — След постепенно затерялся/исчез. В Калифорнии на золотых приисках в середине XIX в. взрывчатое вещество, используемое для поднятия нового пласта, называлось peter от слова saltpetre (селитра), которую оно содержало. Когда пласт был полностью выработан, рабочие говорили, что он had petered out, это выражение закрепилось и стало означать постепенное прекращение существования чего-либо в буквальном и в переносном смысле.His initial enthusiasm to take examinations and become fully qualified gradually petered out when he realised how much work was involved. — Его начальный энтузиазм сдать экзамены и получить диплом постепенно исчез, когда он осознал, сколько труда для этого потребуется.
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(to come gradually to an end: As the river dried up our water-supply petered out; Their enthusiasm gradually petered out.) agotarse, acabarsetr[piːtər'aʊt]1 (supplies) acabarse, agotarse; (enthusiasm, interest) decaer, irse apagando; (track, path) perderse; (engine) pararsev.• agotarse v.'piːtərv + adv \<\<enthusiasm\>\> decaer*, irse* apagando; \<\<supplies\>\> irse* agotando; \<\<engine\>\> parar, quedarse (AmL fam); < conversation> apagarsethe road narrows and finally peters out altogether — la carretera se estrecha y finalmente desaparece
* * *['piːtər]v + adv \<\<enthusiasm\>\> decaer*, irse* apagando; \<\<supplies\>\> irse* agotando; \<\<engine\>\> parar, quedarse (AmL fam); < conversation> apagarse -
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(to come gradually to an end: As the river dried up our water-supply petered out; Their enthusiasm gradually petered out.) fjara út -
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(to come gradually to an end: As the river dried up our water-supply petered out; Their enthusiasm gradually petered out.) lassan kifogy -
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(to come gradually to an end: As the river dried up our water-supply petered out; Their enthusiasm gradually petered out.) sumir -
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tükenmek, güçten düşmek, suya düşmek, benzini bitip durmak* * *tüken* * *(to come gradually to an end: As the river dried up our water-supply petered out; Their enthusiasm gradually petered out.) yavaş yavaş sona ermek -
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(to come gradually to an end: As the river dried up our water-supply petered out; Their enthusiasm gradually petered out.) pojemati -
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• tyrehtyä• ehtyä• kuolla• kuivua* * *(to come gradually to an end: As the river dried up our water-supply petered out; Their enthusiasm gradually petered out.) tyrehtyä -
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(to come gradually to an end: As the river dried up our water-supply petered out; Their enthusiasm gradually petered out.) tørke ut, løpe ut i sanden -
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verbo intransitivo [ conversation] languire; [ meeting] volgere al termine; [ plan] andare a monte; [ supplies] esaurirsi* * *(to come gradually to an end: As the river dried up our water-supply petered out; Their enthusiasm gradually petered out.) esaurirsi* * *verbo intransitivo [ conversation] languire; [ meeting] volgere al termine; [ plan] andare a monte; [ supplies] esaurirsi -
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(to come gradually to an end: As the river dried up our water-supply petered out; Their enthusiasm gradually petered out.) zu Ende gehen* * *vilangsam zu Ende gehen; (mineral vein) versiegen; (river) versickern; (song, noise) verhallen; (interest) sich verlieren, sich totlaufen; (excitement) sich legen; (plan) im Sande verlaufen -
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['piːtə-]vi* * *(to come gradually to an end: As the river dried up our water-supply petered out; Their enthusiasm gradually petered out.) wyczerpać się -
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(to come gradually to an end: As the river dried up our water-supply petered out; Their enthusiasm gradually petered out.) izsīkt; beigties -
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(to come gradually to an end: As the river dried up our water-supply petered out; Their enthusiasm gradually petered out.) išsekti
См. также в других словарях:
Petered — Peter Pet er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Petered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Petering}.] [Etymol. uncertain.] To become exhausted; to run out; to fail; used generally with out; as, that mine has petered out. [Slang, U.S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
petered — pe·ter || pɪËtÉ™(r) v. diminish and come to a stop; give out, expire; fade, die out … English contemporary dictionary
peter out — verb 1. end weakly (Freq. 1) The music just petered out there was no proper ending • Syn: ↑taper off, ↑fizzle out, ↑fizzle • Hypernyms: ↑discontinue • … Useful english dictionary
peter out — {v.}, {informal} To fail or die down gradually; grow less; become exhausted. * /After the factory closed, the town pretty well petered out./ * /The mine once had a rich vein of silver, but it petered out./ * /But as he thought of her, his anger… … Dictionary of American idioms
peter out — {v.}, {informal} To fail or die down gradually; grow less; become exhausted. * /After the factory closed, the town pretty well petered out./ * /The mine once had a rich vein of silver, but it petered out./ * /But as he thought of her, his anger… … Dictionary of American idioms
peter out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms peter out : present tense I/you/we/they peter out he/she/it peters out present participle petering out past tense petered out past participle petered out to gradually become smaller or weaker before coming… … English dictionary
peter\ out — v informal To fail or die down gradually; grow less; become exhausted. After the factory closed, the town pretty well petered out. The mine once had a rich vein of silver, but it petered out. But as he thought of her, his anger slowly petered out … Словарь американских идиом
peter out — to be reduced gradually so that nothing is left. The road petered out completely, and there was no choice but to walk the rest of the way. The attacks petered out during the rainy season … New idioms dictionary
fizzle out — verb end weakly The music just petered out there was no proper ending • Syn: ↑taper off, ↑peter out, ↑fizzle • Hypernyms: ↑discontinue • Verb Frames: Som … Useful english dictionary
peter out — PHRASAL VERB If something peters out, it gradually comes to an end. [V P] The six month strike seemed to be petering out. [V P] ...where the road petered out into a rutted track … English dictionary
peter out — our enthusiasm eventually petered out Syn: fizzle out, fade (away), die away/out, dwindle, diminish, taper off, tail off, trail away/off, wane, ebb, melt away, evaporate, disappear, come to an end, subside … Thesaurus of popular words
