fall away

diminuer, faiblir

Devenir moins important, moins lourd ou moins fort.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : decrease, diminish, decline, drop

Contraires : increase, grow

Expressions courantes : fall away sharply, fall away gradually, sales fall away

descendre en pente

Pour un terrain, descendre en pente vers un niveau plus bas.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : fall away towards something (The ground falls away towards the river.); fall away from something (The land falls away from the road.)

Synonymes : slope down, descend

Contraires : rise

Expressions courantes : fall away steeply, fall away gently, fall away towards something

cesser de soutenir, se détourner de

Cesser de soutenir une personne, un groupe ou une croyance.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : fall away from someone/something (Several members fell away from the movement after the scandal.)

Synonymes : withdraw support, defect, desert

Expressions courantes : fall away from someone, supporters fall away, friends fall away

disparaître, s'évanouir

Disparaître complètement, mourir ou être perdu.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : disappear, vanish, perish

Contraires : appear

Expressions courantes : fall away completely, illusions fall away, memories fall away