Polyglot Dictionary

desvanecer

/dʒizvaneˈseɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

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V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
desvaneço
preterite (eu)
desvaneci
past participle
desvanecido

Meaning

  1. to fade

    • A névoa desvaneceu.

      The mist faded.

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

desbotar

desbotar is the literal fading of color, like fabric fading in the sun; desvanecer is more about a gradual, sometimes emotional vanishing, like fading from memory — both mean "to fade."

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