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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdisminuir
Pronunciation / Transliteration: disminiˈuɾ
"Esperamos a que la marea empezara a disminuir."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To become less intense, violent, or severe; to abate or die down.
"We waited for the storm to subside before venturing outside again." - 2
To sink to a lower or normal level, such as floodwaters or land.
"The floodwaters slowly began to subside, revealing the damage to the roads."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'subsidere', meaning to settle, sink down, or stay behind, composed of 'sub-' (under, beneath) and 'sidere' (to sit or settle). Entering the English language in the late 16th century, the term originally retained its literal geological and physical sense of water or ground sinking before broadening to include abstract notions like emotions, noise, or violence abating.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Subside" is said worldwide
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diminuer
Transliteration: di-mi-nɥe
"La tempête a fini par diminuer."
nachlassen
Transliteration: naxˌlasn̩
"Der Schmerz wird bald nachlassen."
attenuarsi
Transliteration: attenuarsi
"La febbre ha cominciato ad attenuarsi."
disminuir
Transliteration: disminiˈuɾ
"Esperamos a que la marea empezara a disminuir."
amenizar
Transliteration: ameniˈzaɾ
"O vento começou a amenizar ao anoitecer."
कम होना
Transliteration: kam hona
"तूफान धीरे-धीरे कम होने लगा।"
平息
Transliteration: píngxī
"混乱最终平息下来。"
가라앉다
Transliteration: garaantda
"파도가 가라앉기 시작했다."
静まる
Transliteration: shizumaru
"嵐がようやく静まった。"
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