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  • 41fade — [[t]fe͟ɪd[/t]] ♦♦♦ fades, fading, faded 1) V ERG When a coloured object fades or when the light fades it, it gradually becomes paler. All colour fades especially under the impact of direct sunlight... [V n] No matter how soft the light is, it… …

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  • 42fade — v. 1)(d; intr.) (usu. fig.) to fade from, out of (to fade from the picture) 2) (d; intr.) to fade into (to fade into obscurity) 3) (misc.) (AE) to fade in the stretch ( to drop out of contention near the end of a contest ) * * * [feɪd] out of (to …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 43fade — 01. You shouldn t wash your black pants in hot water or the color will [fade]. 02. Her hair color always [fades] in the summer sun. 03. The paint is starting to [fade] on the outside wall. 04. The sound of music [faded] into the distance as we… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 44fade — verb 1 also fade away (I) to gradually disappear: Hopes of a peace settlement are beginning to fade. | Over the years her beauty had faded a little. 2 (I, T) to lose colour and brightness, or to make something do this: the fading evening light |… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 45fade — [c]/feɪd / (say fayd) verb (faded, fading) –verb (i) 1. to lose freshness, vigour, strength, or health: the flower faded. 2. to lose brightness or vividness, as light or colour. 3. (of radio signals) to lose strength due to interference phenomena …

  • 46fade-in — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from fade in, v. : an act or instance of fading in : gradual emergence of a picture from darkness to full visibility or of a sound from silence to full volume * * * /fayd in /, n. 1. Motion Pictures, Television. a… …

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  • 47Fade — Fadeur L eau est fade mais ne dégoûte pas …

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  • 48fade —   a transitional device consisting of a gradual change in the intensity of an image or sound, such as from a normally lit scene to darkness (fade out, fade to black) or vice versa, from complete black to full exposure (fade in), or from silence… …

    Glossary of cinematic terms

  • 49fade — v. & n. v. 1 intr. & tr. lose or cause to lose colour. 2 intr. lose freshness or strength; (of flowers etc.) droop, wither. 3 intr. a (of colour, light, etc.) disappear gradually; grow pale or dim. b (of sound) grow faint. 4 intr. (of a feeling… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 50fade — fadable, adj. fadedly, adv. fadedness, n. /fayd/, v., faded, fading, n. v.i. 1. to lose brightness or vividness of color. 2. to become dim, as light, or lose brightness of illumination. 3. to lose freshness, vigor, strength, or health: The tulips …

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