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1 affaiblir
affaiblir [afebliʀ]➭ TABLE 21. transitive verb2. reflexive verb► s'affaiblir [personne, autorité] to weaken ; [facultés] to deteriorate ; [vue] to grow dim ; [son] to fade ; [vent] to die down* * *afɛbliʀ
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verbe transitif to weaken
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s'affaiblir verbe pronominal [autorité, gouvernement, économie] to be weakened; [personne, voix, vue, détermination, volonté] to get weaker; [santé, mémoire] to deteriorate; [bruit] to grow fainter; [monnaie] to be weakening ( face à against)* * *afebliʀ vt[économie, parti, personne] to weaken* * *affaiblir verb table: finirA vtr to weaken [personne, démocratie, sens, monnaie]; to reduce [capacité, impact]; to dull [intelligence, sentiments]; affaiblir les forces de qn to sap sb's strength; affaiblir la portée d'un texte de loi to reduce the scope of a law.B s'affaiblir vpr [autorité, gouvernement, économie, pont] to be weakened; [personne, voix, vue, détermination, volonté] to get weaker; [bruit] to grow fainter; [force, courage, capacité] to diminish; [santé, mémoire] to deteriorate; l’euro s'affaiblit (face au dollar) the euro is weakening (against the dollar); l’euro s'est affaibli face au dollar the euro has fallen against the dollar; le sens du mot s'est affaibli the meaning of the word has weakened; sortir affaibli d'une maladie to be drained by an illness.[afeblir] verbe transitif1. [personne] to weaken2. [atténuer] to weaken4. [monnaie] to weaken————————s'affaiblir verbe pronominal intransitifs'affaiblir de jour en jour to get weaker and weaker every day, to get weaker by the day -
2 décroître
décroître° [dekʀwαtʀ]➭ TABLE 55 intransitive verbto decrease ; [popularité] to decline ; [vitesse] to drop ; [force] to diminish ; [lune] to wane ; [bruit] to die away ; [lumière] to fade* * *dekʀwɑtʀverbe intransitif1) ( baisser) [niveau] to fall; [eau, rivière] to go down; [lune] to wane2) ( diminuer) [jour] to get shorter; [lumière, bruit] to fade; [inflation, chômage] to go down; [influence, force] to decline* * *dekʀwɒtʀ vi[chances] to decrease, [taux, température] to decrease, to go down* * *décroître verb table: croître vi2 ( diminuer) [jour] to get shorter; [lumière, bruit] to fade; [inflation, chômage] to go down; [influence, force] to decline; [dimensions] to diminish;3 Astron [lune] to wane.[dekrwatr] verbe intransitif1. [diminuer - nombre, intensité, force] to decrease, to diminish ; [ - eaux] to subside, to go down ; [ - fièvre] to abate, to subside, to decrease ; [ - bruit] to die down, to lessen, to decrease ; [ - son] to fade, to die down ; [ - vent] to let up, to die down ; [ - intérêt, productivité] to decline, to drop off ; [ - vitesse] to slacken off, to drop ; [ - taux d'écoute] to drop ; [ - lumière] to grow fainter, to grow dimmer, to fade ; [ - influence] to decline, to waneles jours décroissent the days are drawing in ou getting shorteril voyait leurs silhouettes décroître à l'horizon he could see their silhouettes getting smaller and smaller on the horizon -
3 faiblir
faiblir [febliʀ]➭ TABLE 2 intransitive verb[malade, pouls, branche] to get weaker ; [forces, courage] to fail ; [voix] to get fainter ; [bruit] to die down ; [lumière] to dim ; [vent] to drop ; [espoir] to diminish ; [demande] to weaken* * *fɛbliʀverbe intransitif1) ( perdre de sa force) to get weaker2) ( perdre de sa fermeté) to weaken3) ( baisser de niveau) [sportif] to flag; [roman, jeu] to decline; [mémoire] to fail; [attention, envie] to wane; [espoir] to fade; [rendement] to dwindle; [vitesse] to slackenquel humour, ma parole, tu faiblis! — (colloq) that wasn't very funny, I think you're losing your touch!
4) ( diminuer d'intensité) [pluie] to abate; [bruit] to grow faint; [éclairage] to grow dim* * *febliʀ vi1) [force, personne] to weaken2) [lumière] to dim3) [vent] to drop* * *faiblir verb table: finir vi1 ( perdre de sa force) [personne, pouls] to get weaker; ma vue faiblit my eyesight is failing;2 ( perdre de sa fermeté) [personne, mouvement, monnaie] to weaken; devant tes pleurs il se sentit faiblir he weakened ou felt himself weaken at the sight of your tears;3 ( baisser de niveau) [sportif] to flag; [roman, intrigue, jeu] to decline; [mémoire] to fail; [attention, intérêt, envie] to wane; [espoir] to fade; [rendement, taux] to dwindle; [vitesse] to slacken; il a encore faibli en grec his standard in Greek has declined; quel humour, ma parole, tu faiblis! that wasn't very funny, I think you're losing your touch!;4 ( diminuer d'intensité) [orage, pluie, vent] to abate; [bruit, voix] to grow faint; [éclairage, ampoule] to grow dim.[feblir] verbe intransitif1. [perdre de sa force - personne, pouls] to get weaker ; [ - mémoire, mécanisme] to failchez elle, c'est la tête qui faiblit she's going weak in the head2. [diminuer - vent, orage, bourrasque] to drop ; [ - lumière] to dwindle ; [ - enthousiasme, colère, intérêt] to wane, to dwindle3. [cesser d'être efficace - athlète, élève] to get weaker4. [plier - paroi, tige] to show signs of weakening ; [ - résistance] to weaken5. (littéraire) [défaillir] to have a fainting fit -
4 pâlir
pâlir [pαliʀ]➭ TABLE 2 intransitive verb[personne] to go pale* * *pɑliʀverbe intransitif1) [coloris, photo, jour] to fade; [ciel, soleil] to grow pale; [personne] to turn pale (de with)faire pâlir quelqu'un d'envie or de jalousie — to make somebody green with envy
2) [gloire, prestige] to fade* * *pɒliʀ vi1) [personne] to turn pale, to go paleUne croissance démographique à faire pâlir de jalousie la vieille Europe. — Demographic growth that would be the envy of Old Europe.
2) [couleur] to fade* * *pâlir verb table: finir vi1 [coloris, photo, jour] to fade; [ciel, soleil] to grow pale; [personne] to turn pale (de with); il pâlit de jour en jour he's growing paler every day; faire pâlir qn d'envie or de jalousie to make sb green with envy; un succès à faire pâlir les concurrents a success that would make the competition green with envy;2 [souvenirs] to fade; [gloire, prestige] to fade (à côté de beside); son étoile pâlit his/her star is fading.[palir] verbe intransitif1. [personne] to (turn ou go) palepâlir de froid/peur to turn pale with cold/fearpâlir de jalousie/d'envie to go green with jealousy/envy -
5 éloigner
éloigner [elwaɲe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ objet] to move away (de from)• éloigner qn de [+ être aimé, compagnons] to estrange sb from ; [+ activité, carrière] to take sb away from2. reflexive verb► s'éloigner to go away ; [objet, véhicule en mouvement] to move away ; [cycliste] to ride away ; (d'un danger) to get away from• éloignez-vous, ça risque d'éclater ! stand back, it might explode!* * *elwaɲe
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1) lit to move [somebody/something] away (de from)2) figéloigner une menace/un danger — to remove a threat/a danger
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s'éloigner verbe pronominal1) lit to move away (de from)2) figs'éloigner de — [personne] to move away from [idéologie, ligne politique]; to wander from, to stray from [sujet]
le texte s'éloigne du schéma de base sur deux points — the text differs from the basic pattern on two points
* * *elwaɲe vt1) [objet] to move sth away, to take sth awayéloigner qch de — to move sth away from, to take sth away from
2) [personne] to take sb away, to remove sbéloigner qn de — to take sb away from, to remove sb from
3) [échéance] to postpone4) [soupçons, danger] to ward off* * *éloigner verb table: aimerA vtr1 lit to move [sb/sth] away (de from); éloignez les enfants/vos chaises du feu move the children/your chairs away from the fire; éloigner les badauds to move onlookers on; il vaut mieux les éloigner pour qu'ils ne se battent pas better to separate them so (that) they won't fight; notre déménagement nous éloigne du village we're further away from the village now that we've moved; vos remarques nous éloignent du sujet your remarks have taken us off the point;2 fig ils font tout pour l'éloigner de moi they are doing everything to drive us apart; la nouvelle politique du parti a éloigné plusieurs de ses membres the party's new policy has alienated several of its members; elle a éloigné l'éventualité d'une dévaluation she has dismissed the possibility of a devaluation; éloigner une menace/un danger to remove a threat/a danger; maintenant que le danger est éloigné now that the danger has been removed ou has passed.B s'éloigner vpr1 lit to move away (de from); l'orage s'éloigne the storm is moving away; à mesure qu'ils s'éloignaient des côtes as they moved away from the coast; ne t'éloigne pas d'ici don't move from here; ne t'éloigne pas trop don't go too far away; il s'éloigne à pas lents/en courant he walks away slowly/runs away;2 fig s'éloigner de [personne] to move away from [idéologie, ligne politique]; to wander from, to stray from [sujet]; le texte s'éloigne du schéma de base sur deux points the text differs from the basic pattern on two points; nos chances de réussite s'éloignent chaque jour un peu plus our chances of success are becoming more remote by the day; nous nous éloignons chaque année davantage de notre objectif every year we are getting further away from our objective; ne vous éloignez pas du sujet keep to the point;3 ( s'estomper) [image, souvenir] to become blurred.[elwaɲe] verbe transitif1. [mettre loin] to move ou to take away (separable)2. [séparer]————————s'éloigner verbe pronominal intransitif1. [partir - tempête, nuages] to pass, to go away ; [ - véhicule] to move away ; [ - personne] to go aways'éloigner à la hâte/à coups de rame to hurry/to row awayéloignez-vous du bord de la falaise move away ou get back from the edge of the cliffs'éloigner du sujet to wander away from ou off the point2. [s'estomper - souvenir, rêve] to grow more distant ou remote ; [ - crainte] to go away ; [ - danger] to pass3. [s'isoler] to move ou to grow aways'éloigner du monde des affaires to move away from ou to abandon one's involvement with the world of business4. [affectivement]il la sentait qui s'éloignait de lui he could feel that she was growing away from him ou becoming more and more distant5. [dans le temps]plus on s'éloigne de cette période... the more distant that period becomes...
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