fade

fade  (fd)

v. fad·ed, fad·ing, fades

v.intr.

1. To lose brightness, loudness, or brilliance gradually; dim: The lights and music faded as we set sail from the harbor.

2. To lose freshness; wither: summer flowers that had faded.

3. To lose strength or vitality; wane: youthful energy that had faded over the years.

4. To disappear gradually; vanish: a hope that faded. See Synonyms at disappear.

5. Sports To swerve from a straight course, especially in the direction of a slice.

6. Football To move back from the line of scrimmage. Used of a quarterback.

v.tr.

1. To cause to lose brightness, freshness, or strength: Exposure to sunlight has faded the carpet.

2. Sports To hit (a golf ball, for instance) with a moderate, usually controlled slice.

3. Games To meet the bet of (an opposing player) in dice.

n.

1. A gradual diminution or increase in the brightness or visibility of an image in cinema or television.

2. A periodic reduction in the received strength of a radio transmission.

3. Sports A moderate, usually controlled slice, as in golf.

Phrasal Verbs:

fade in

1. To appear gradually.

2. To cause to appear or be heard gradually. Used of a cinematic or television image or of a sound.

fade out

1. To disappear gradually.

2. To cause to disappear gradually. Used of a cinematic or television image or of a sound.

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[Middle English faden, from Old French fader, from fade, faded, probably from Vulgar Latin *fatidus, alteration of Latin fatuus, insipid.]

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fade [feɪd]

vb

1. to lose or cause to lose brightness, colour, or clarity

2. (intr) to lose freshness, vigour, or youth; wither

3. (intr; usually foll by away or out) to vanish slowly; die out

4. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications)

a.  to decrease the brightness or volume of (a television or radio programme or film sequence) or (of a television programme, etc.) to decrease in this way

b.  to decrease the volume of (a sound) in a recording system or (of a sound) to be so reduced in volume

5. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (intr) (of the brakes of a vehicle) to lose power

6. (Individual Sports & Recreations) to cause (a golf ball) to move with a controlled left-to-right trajectory or (of a golf ball) to veer gradually from left to right

n

the act or an instance of fading

[from fade (adj) dull, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin fatidus (unattested), probably blend of Latin vapidus vapid + Latin fatuus fatuous]

fadable  adj

fadedness  n

fader  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fade - a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing" slicing, slice golf shot, golf stroke, swing - the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
	2.	fade - gradually ceasing to be visible disappearance ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"
Verb	1.	fade - become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk" melt weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
	2.	fade - lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading" wither disappear, vanish, go away - get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"
	3.	fade - disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" blow over, evanesce, fleet, pass off, pass disappear, vanish, go away - get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"
	4.	fade - become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon" languish degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

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fade

verb

1. become pale, dull, dim, bleach, wash out, blanch, discolour, blench, lose colour, lose lustre, decolour All colour fades, especially under the impact of direct sunlight.

2. make pale, dull, dim, bleach, wash out, blanch, discolour, decolour Even a soft light fades the carpets in a room.

3. grow dim, dim, fade away, become less loud The sound of the last bomber's engines faded into the distance.

4. dwindle, disappear, vanish, melt away, fall, fail, decline, flag, dissolve, dim, disperse, wither, wilt, wane, perish, ebb, languish, die out, droop, shrivel, die away, waste away, vanish into thin air, become unimportant, evanesce, etiolate She had a way of fading into the background when things got rough.

Translations

fade [feɪd]

A. VI

1. (= lose colour, intensity) [fabric] → desteñirse, perder color; [colour] → perder intensidad
"guaranteed not to fade" → "no destiñe"
the black had faded to grey → el negro se había vuelto gris
my tan soon faded → el moreno se me quitó pronto
the light was fading rapidly → estaba oscureciendo rápidamente, la luz se iba rápidamente
in the fading light he failed to see her → no la vio en la penumbra

2. (= melt away) [sound] → desvanecerse; [signal] → debilitarse; [voice, music] → apagarse (Cine, TV) [image] → fundirse
the sound of the engine faded into the distance → el ruido del motor se desvanecía or se perdía en la distancia
her voice faded to a whisper → su voz se apagó hasta convertirse en un susurro
the music faded → la música se fue apagando
the laughter fades and we hear birds singing → las risas se apagan or se desvanecen y se oye el canto de unos pájaros
the image faded → la imagen se fundió → hubo un fundido
fades to music, production credits → fundido a música y títulos de créditos

3. (= deteriorate, decline) [flower, beauty] → marchitarse; [organization, culture] → decaer; [strength] → debilitarse; [person] → consumirse
he was unconscious and fading fast → estaba inconsciente y se consumía por momentos
the team faded in the second half → el equipo perdió fuerza en el segundo tiempo

4. (= begin to disappear) [hopes, memories, smile] → desvanecerse; [appeal] → pasarse; [scar] → borrarse
he saw his chances fading → veía como se iban agotando sus posibilidades
once he became used to it the novelty began to fade → cuando se acostumbró a ello dejó pronto de ser una novedad
he's the sort of person who always fades into the background → es el tipo de persona que siempre se queda en un segundo plano
to fade from sight or view → perderse de vista

5. (Aut) [engine] → perder potencia

6. (Sport) [ball] → desviarse
to fade to the left/right → desviarse a la izquierda/derecha

B. VT

1. (= discolour) [+ fabric] → desteñir, hacer perder el color a; [+ colour] → desteñir; [+ flower] → marchitar

2. (Cine, TV) → fundir

C. N (Cine) → fundido m
fade to music, closing credits → fundido a música y títulos de créditos finales
fade to black → fundido en negro

fade away VI + ADV [sound, music] → apagarse; [emotion] → irse apagando; [sick person] → consumirse
her voice faded away → su voz se fue apagando
the applause faded away → los aplausos se fueron apagando
we'd watched her fading away in front of our eyes → la veíamos consumirse delante de nuestros propios ojos
you'll fade away if you don't eat more → te vas a quedar en los huesos como no comas más

fade in (Cine, TV)

A. VT + ADV [+ image] → meter con un fundido; [+ sound] → meter poco a poco

B. VI + ADV [image] → entrar en fundido (to con) [sound] → entrar (over sobre) a hymn fades in over the voices → se oye un himno que entra sobre las voces
we'll fade in on a view of the island, at dawn → entramos con un fundido de la isla al amanecer

fade out

A. VT + ADV (Cine, TV) [+ image] → cerrar en fundido, fundir; [+ sound] → apagar lentamente, bajar el volumen de

B. VI + ADV

1. (Cine, TV) [image] → fundirse (to en) [sound] → apagarse, dejar de oírse

2. (fig) he faded out of public life when he became ill → al enfermar desapareció de la vida pública

fade up VT + ADV = fade in A

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fade [ˈfeɪd]

vi

[colour] → passer, pâlir; [fabric, wallpaper] → se décolorer, passer
The colour has faded in the sun → La couleur a passé au soleil.
My jeans have faded
BUT Mon jean est délavé.

[light] → baisser; [sound] → s'affaiblir, diminuer
The light was fading fast → La lumière baissait rapidement.
The noise gradually faded → Le bruit a diminué peu à peu.

[smile] → disparaître

[hope] → s'amenuiser; [interest] → diminuer; [fears] → s'attenuer; [memories] → s'effacer
Hopes are fading for the success of the cease-fire → L'espoir de conclure un cessez-le-feu s'amenuise.
Hopes are fading of finding any more survivors → L'espoir de retrouver d'autres survivants s'amenuise.
to fade into obscurity [famous person] → retomber dans l'anonymat

[flower] → se faner

vt [sunshine, light] [+ colour, fabric, wallpaper] → décolorer

fade away

vi

[sound] → s'affaiblir, diminuer; [voice] → s'éteindre; [sight] → disparaître

(= disappear from the public eye) [famous person] → retomber dans l'anonymat

[criticism] → s'atténuer

fade in

vt sep [+ picture] → faire apparaître en fondu; [+ scene] → ouvrir en fondu; [+ sound] → faire monter progressivement

vi [picture] → apparaître en fondu; [sound] → monter progressivement

fade out

vt sep [+ picture] → faire disparaître en fondu; [+ scene] → fermer en fondu; [+ sound] → faire baisser progressivement

vi [picture] → disparaître en fondu; [sound] → baisser progressivement

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fade

vi

(= lose colour) → verblassen; (material, colour) → verbleichen, verblassen; (on exposure to light) → verschießen; (flower) → verblühen; (= lose shine) → seinen Glanz verlieren; guaranteed not to fade → garantiert farbecht

(fig, memory) → verblassen; (sight, strength, inspiration, feeling) → nachlassen, schwinden (geh); (hopes) → zerrinnen; (smile) → vergehen, verschwinden; (beauty) → verblühen; (sound) → verklingen, verhallen; (radio signal) → schwächer werden; hopes are fading of finding any more survivors → die Hoffnung, noch weitere Überlebende zu finden, wird immer geringer; he faded into obscurity → er geriet langsam in Vergessenheit; to fade into the background (person) → sich im Hintergrund halten; (fears) → in den Hintergrund rücken

(Rad, TV, Film) scene → ausgeblendet werden; (cameraman) → ausblenden; to fade to another scene → (allmählich) zu einer anderen Szene überblenden

(Tech, brakes) → nachlassen

vt

(= cause to lose colour) → ausbleichen

(Rad, TV, Film) → ausblenden; to fade one scene (in)to another → von einer Szene (allmählich) in eine andere überblenden

n (Rad, TV, Film) → Abblende f

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fade:

fade-in

n (Rad, TV, Film) → Auf- or Einblendung f

fadeless

adj → licht- or farbecht; (fig: = eternal) → unvergänglich

fade-out

n (Rad, TV, Film) → Abblende f

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fade [feɪd] vi

a. (flower) → appassire; (colour, fabric) → scolorire or scolorirsi, sbiadire or sbiadirsi

b. (also fade away) (light) → affievolirsi, attenuarsi; (eyesight, hearing, memory) → indebolirsi; (hopes, smile) → svanire; (sounds) → affievolirsi, attutirsi; (person) → deperire; (object) to fade from sight → scomparire alla vista

fade in

1. vt + adv (TV, Cine) → aprire in dissolvenza (Radio) (sound) → aumentare gradualmente d'intensità

2. vi + adv (TV, Cine) → aprirsi in dissolvenza (Radio) → aumentare gradualmente d'intensità

fade out

1. vt + adv (TV, Cine) → chiudere in dissolvenza (Radio) → diminuire gradualmente l'intensità di

2. vi + adv (TV, Cine) → chiudere in dissolvenza (Radio) → diminuire gradualmente d'intensità

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fade [feɪd] vi

a. (flower) → appassire; (colour, fabric) → scolorire or scolorirsi, sbiadire or sbiadirsi

b. (also fade away) (light) → affievolirsi, attenuarsi; (eyesight, hearing, memory) → indebolirsi; (hopes, smile) → svanire; (sounds) → affievolirsi, attutirsi; (person) → deperire; (object) to fade from sight → scomparire alla vista

fade in

1. vt + adv (TV, Cine) → aprire in dissolvenza (Radio) (sound) → aumentare gradualmente d'intensità

2. vi + adv (TV, Cine) → aprirsi in dissolvenza (Radio) → aumentare gradualmente d'intensità

fade out

1. vt + adv (TV, Cine) → chiudere in dissolvenza (Radio) → diminuire gradualmente l'intensità di

2. vi + adv (TV, Cine) → chiudere in dissolvenza (Radio) → diminuire gradualmente d'intensità

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fade

v fade [feid]

to (make something) lose strength, colour, loudness etc The noise gradually faded (away). verbleik, verlep, verwelk يَبْهَت، يَتلاشى، يَذْبُل прен. изчезвам zvolna mizet; vyblednout; slábnout blive svagere; falme; fortone sig; dø hen verschwinden εξασθενώ, ξεθωριάζω apagarse, debilitarse kahandama, tuhmuma, raugema از بین رفتن häipyä (s')affaiblir לִדהוֹת मुरझाना izblijediti, postupno slabiti elhalványul; elhalkul menurun, meredup fölna, visna; deyja út affievolirsi 消えてゆく 희미해지다, 바래다 (iš)blėsti, blukti izbalēt; izzust; izgaist; izbalināt pudar (laten) wegsterven, (laten) vervagen dø/svinne hen, falme, visne zanikać enfraquecer a (se) estompa вянуть; блёкнуть;затихать slabnúť; blednúť pojemati izbledeti mattas, tona (dö) bort, försvinna เลือน zayıflamak 消失；褪色 вицвітати; завмирати رنگ اڑنا یا اڑا دینا phai; nhạt; tan 消失；褪色

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fade → يَذوي vyblednout falme verblassen ξεθωριάζω apagarse, desvanecerse haalistua s’estomper izblijediti sfumare 褪せる 희미해지다 verdwijnen svinne zaniknąć desbotar блекнуть blekna เลือน solmak phai 减弱