svanire

vanish

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svanire v. intr.

1 (sparire) to disappear, to vanish; (di luce, colori ecc.) to fade (away), to die (away): il ladro svanì nella nebbia, the thief disappeared into the fog; la luce svaniva lentamente, the light was slowly fading; la visione svanì, the vision faded

2 (fig.) (venir meno, andare in fumo) to vanish, to fade, to be lost: le mie speranze svanirono presto, my hopes soon vanished (o soon faded o were soon lost); i ricordi svaniscono, memories fade; il suo progetto svanì, his plan came to nothing

3 (perdere forza) to lose* strength, to grow* weaker, to fade: quell'odore è già svanito, that smell has already grown weaker (o fainter); questo vino è svanito, this wine has lost its strength; la memoria svanisce con l'età, memory fades with age.

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[zva'nire]

verbo intransitivo (aus. essere)

1) (dileguarsi) to disappear, to vanish

svanire nel nulla — to disappear o vanish into thin air

2) (attenuarsi) [profumo, odore] to fade

3) fig. [difficoltà, timori] to disappear, to vanish; [illusione] to vanish, to dissolve; [speranza] to fade, to dissolve; [ricordo] to fade

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svanire

/zva'nire/ [102]

verbo intransitivo

(aus. essere)

 1 (dileguarsi) to disappear, to vanish; svanire nel nulla to disappear o vanish into thin air

 2 (attenuarsi) [profumo, odore] to fade

 3 fig. [difficoltà, timori] to disappear, to vanish; [illusione] to vanish, to dissolve; [speranza] to fade, to dissolve; [ricordo] to fade.