fade | definition in the Cambridge Essential American Dictionary

Definition of fade in Essential American English Dictionary

fade

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/feɪd/
 
present participle fading | past tense and past participle faded
If a color or sound fades, it gradually becomes less bright or strong:
The music fades at the end of the song.

Phrasal verbs

(Definition of fade from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of fade

in Chinese (Traditional)
(使)褪色, (使)變暗, (使)衰弱…
in Chinese (Simplified)
(使)褪色, (使)变暗, (使)衰弱…
in Spanish
desteñirse, desvanecerse…
in Portuguese
desvanecer-se, desbotar, desvanecer…
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in Russian
(色が)さめる, (音などが)次第に消えていく…
solmak, rengi atmak, yavaş yavaş kaybolmak/önemini yitirmek…
s’effacer, passer, s’évanouir…
descolorir(-se), esvair-se…
يَخْفُت, يَخْمُد, يَتَضاءَل…
zvolna mizet, vyblednout, slábnout…
blive svagere, falme, fortone sig…
menurun, meredup…
เลือน…
phai, nhạt, tan…
cichnąć, wyciszać, płowieć…
pudar…
verschwinden…
avta, dø hen, dø/svinne hen…
사라지다…
вицвітати, завмирати…
scolorirsi, sbiadire, spegnersi…
блекнуть, затихать, постепенно исчезать…
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