amainar

v.

1 to take in (Nautical).

2 to abate, to die down (also figurative).

3 to decrease, to ease off, to lessen, to lower.

La violencia amainó Violence decreased.

Me amainó la fiebre My fever decreased.

4 to have less.

Me amainó la fiebre I have less fever.

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amainar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (viento) to die down, drop

2 figurado (calmarse) to calm down

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1.

VT [+ vela] to take in, shorten; [+ furia] to calm

2.

VI

See:

amainarse

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1.

verbo intransitivo lluvia to ease up o off, abate; temporal/viento to die down, abate; pasión/enfado to abate

2.

amainar vt <velas> to shorten

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= subside, abate.

Ex. Her agitation subsided suddenly.

Ex. As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.

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1.

verbo intransitivo lluvia to ease up o off, abate; temporal/viento to die down, abate; pasión/enfado to abate

2.

amainar vt <velas> to shorten

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= subside, abate.

Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly.

Ex: As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.

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amainar [A1 ]

vi

1 «lluvia» to ease up o off, abate; «temporal/viento» to die down, abate

2 «pasión/enfado» to abate

■ amainar

vt

‹velas› to shorten

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amainar (conjugate amainar) verbo intransitivo [lluvia] to ease up o off, abate;
[temporal/viento] to die down, abate
amainar vi (viento, etc) to drop, die down
'amainar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abate
- apaciguarse
English:
abate
- die down
- drop
- fall
- moderate
- quieten
- relent
- slacken
- subside
- die
- ease
- go
- let

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amainar

♦ vt

Náut to take in

♦ vi

1. [temporal, lluvia, viento] to abate, to die down

2. [enfado, críticas] to abate, to die down

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amainar

v/i de lluvia, viento ease up, slacken off

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amainar vi

: to abate, to ease up, to die down