die down
die down · dies down · died down · dying down
утихнуть, утихать
To become less virulent or strongTo become less virulent or strong; to subside.
» Don't let the fire die down.
Не давайте огню погаснуть.
Не давай огню погаснуть.
Не давайте костру погаснуть.
Не давай костру погаснуть.
Не давайте вогню згаснути.
Не давай вогню згаснути.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To become less virulent or strong; to subside.
We'll be able to sail safely across the bay once the storm dies down.
By the morning the fire had died down.
утиха́тьutixátʹ, ути́хнутьutíxnutʹ
More definitions
- become progressively weaker
- suffer from a disease that kills shoots
Examples
51 sentencesDon't let the fire die down.
Не давайте вогню згаснути.
ruНе давайте огню погаснуть.
The wind died down.
The wind has died down.
ruВетер стих.
The storm has died down.
ruБуря стихла.
deDer Sturm hat sich gelegt.
The party is dying down.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to become less virulent:
Forms
dies down, dying down, died down, died down| Base form | die down · to die down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | dies down |
| Present participle | dying down |
| Past simple | died down |
| Past participle | died down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- die offвимерти, вимиратиTo suffer a series of deaths; to die one by one; to progressively become extinct. (If a group of plants, animals, or people dies off, the entire group dies over a period of time.)
- die outвимерти, вимиратиTo become extinct.
- die onTo die under the care or watch of (someone).
- die downTo become less virulent or strong; to subside.
- die backTo wither, particularly during the winter.
- die awayTo die gradually or slowly.
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- suffer from a disease that kills shoots:die back
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb