venire meno

Meaning

  1. (also, excessive, idiomatic, intransitive) to faint
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) to no longer exist; to cease
  3. (idiomatic, intransitive) to ebb; to fade away; to become less
  4. (idiomatic, intransitive) to be insufficient or not enough; to fail
  5. (idiomatic, intransitive) to break, to renege on
  6. (idiomatic, intransitive) to be broken (of the law; used with fare)

Concepts

be worn out

become old

be spoiled

be worn

Synonyms

essere infedele

giocare un brutto tiro

riuscire brutto

cadere in disuso

diventare usato

Translations

abgetragen werden

sich verbrauchen

s’estomper

s’évanouir

s’user

caer en desuso

Etymology

Literally, “to become less”.

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