fade
/feɪd/ [faded, fading]Translation
v [t, i]
›
⇨ decolorar(se)
⇨ perder color
Don't wash that blouse in hot water or it will fade No laves esa blusa con agua caliente o perderá el color
› (un sonido)
⇨ desvanecer(se)
⇨ apagar(se)
› (una imagen de cine o televisión)
⇨ fundir(se)
v [i]
› (tb fade away) (un sentimiento)
⇨ desvanecerse
Hopes are fading Las esperanzas se desvanecen
› (la belleza)
⇨ marchitarse
to fade from view
⇨ desdibujarse
The mountains fade from view in the distance Con la lejanía, las montañas se desdibujan
(Definition of fade vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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