S'effaçait (en. Faded away)

[s‿efasɛ]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To decrease in intensity or visibility.

The echo of his voice gradually faded into the night.

L'écho de sa voix s'effaçait peu à peu dans la nuit.

To become less present, less perceptible.

Over time, his memory faded in his mind.

Avec le temps, son souvenir s'effaçait dans son esprit.

To slowly disappear.

The stars faded on the horizon as the sun rose.

Les étoiles s'effaçaient à l'horizon alors que le soleil se levait.

From the verb 's'effacer', from 'effacer' with the reflexive pronoun 'se'.

to fade away in front of someone

To accept someone’s superiority without resistance.

s'effacer devant quelqu'un

to fade from memory

To be gradually forgotten.

s'effacer de la mémoire

to erase

To make something disappear, notably a written document.

effacer

to blur

To make something less sharp or less visible.

estomper

to dissolve

To cause to disappear in a liquid or over time.

dissoudre

To disappear without making a noise.

He decided to fade away from the evening, like a ninja.

Il a décidé de s'effacer de la soirée, comme un ninja.

To make oneself forgotten.

Since he changed jobs, he has been fading from social media.

Depuis qu'il a changé de boulot, il s'efface des réseaux sociaux.