shade off

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer un changement ou une transition progressif d'un état, d'une couleur ou d'une condition à un autre, souvent de manière imperceptible.

A phrasal verb used to indicate a gradual change or transition from one state, color, or condition to another, often imperceptibly.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Gradual transitionformal

   To change gradually from one color, tone, or quality to another.

   Estomper progressivement

   • The artist shaded off the blue into a soft green.
   • The sky shaded off from orange to purple at sunset.
   • The painting's background shades off into a lighter hue.

   Synonymesblendfadegraduatemergemodulate

2. Diminish graduallyformal

   To become less intense, distinct, or noticeable over time.

   s'estomper progressivement

   • The noise from the party shaded off as we walked away.
   • His interest in the subject shaded off after a few months.
   • The outline of the mountain shaded off into the mist.

   Synonymesdeclinediminishdwindleebbfadelessensubsidetaper offwane

   Antonymesdeepenintensifysharpenstrengthen

Verbe de baseshade