fall away

diminuire, calare

Diventare più piccolo, più leggero o meno forte.

In inglese semplice: To become smaller, lighter, or less strong.

• The noise slowly fell away.
• Sales have fallen away since the summer.
• His weight began to fall away during the illness.

Sinonimi: decrease, diminish, decline, drop

Contrari: increase, grow

Espressioni comuni: fall away sharply, fall away gradually, sales fall away

scendere in pendenza, digradare

Detto di un terreno, scendere in pendenza verso un livello più basso.

In inglese semplice: If land does this, its surface slopes down to a lower level.

• The ground falls away steeply here.
• Beyond the house, the garden fell away towards a stream.
• Does the land fall away on both sides?

Come si usa: fall away towards something (The ground falls away towards the river.); fall away from something (The land falls away from the road.)

Sinonimi: slope down, descend

Contrari: rise

Espressioni comuni: fall away steeply, fall away gently, fall away towards something

ritirare il sostegno, allontanarsi

Smettere di sostenere una persona, un gruppo o una convinzione.

In inglese semplice: To stop supporting a person, group, or belief.

• His supporters began to fall away.
• Many followers fell away from the group.
• After the scandal, even loyal friends were falling away.

Come si usa: fall away from someone/something (Several members fell away from the movement after the scandal.)

Sinonimi: withdraw support, defect, desert

Espressioni comuni: fall away from someone, supporters fall away, friends fall away

scomparire, svanire

Scomparire del tutto, morire o andare perduto.

In inglese semplice: To disappear completely, die, or be lost.

• All her fears fell away.
• As the truth emerged, his illusions fell away.
• One by one, memories of that place had fallen away.

Sinonimi: disappear, vanish, perish

Contrari: appear

Espressioni comuni: fall away completely, illusions fall away, memories fall away