disparaître

Definitions of disparaître
  1. verb
    decrease rapidly and disappear
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    baisser, diminuer
    decrease in size, extent, or range
  2. verb
    pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
    synonyms: casser sa pipe, crever, décéder, mourir, étouffer
    baisser, défaillir, tomber en panne
    stop operating or functioning
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    naître
    come into existence through birth
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    étouffer
    be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
    claquer, crever, passer l'arme à gauche
    be killed or die;
    mourir par noyade, se noyer
    die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
    prédécéder
    die before; die earlier than
    affamer, mourir de faim
    die of food deprivation
    tomber, tomber au champ d'honneur
    die, as in battle or in a hunt
    succomber
    be fatally overwhelmed
    type of:
    changer, modifier
    undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
  3. verb
    get lost, as without warning or explanation
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    antonyms:
    apparaître, surgir
    come into sight or view
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    s'affaisser, tomber
    diminish in size or intensity
    mourir, se perdre
    disappear or come to an end
    s'en aller
    be abolished or discarded
    s'absenter
    go away or leave
    passer
    disappear gradually
    fâner
    lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
    s'éteindre
    become extinct
  4. verb
    become invisible or unnoticeable
    synonyms: devenir invisible, s'effacer
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    cesser, finir, prendre fin, s'achever, s'arrêter, se finir, se terminer, terminer
    have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
  5. verb
    become weaker
    synonyms: s'effacer
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    type of:
    changer, modifier
    undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
  6. verb
    be abolished or discarded
    synonyms: s'en aller
  7. verb
    go out of existence
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    type of:
    cesser, finir, prendre fin, s'achever, s'arrêter, se finir, se terminer, terminer
    have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
  8. verb
    become extinct
    synonyms: s'éteindre
  9. verb
    be dispersed or disseminated
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    aller, se déplacer, se mouvoir
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  10. verb
    disappear without notifying anyone (idiom)
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