- さびれる
- [寂れる] 〔衰える, 衰退する, 寂しくなる〕falter|自|(商売などが)さびれるgo downhill《やや略式》(大都市などが)さびれる, 衰退する.寂れる
to decline
to fall (down)* * *さびれる【寂れる】〔衰える, 衰退する, 寂しくなる〕falter|自|(商売などが)さびれるgo downhill《やや略式》(大都市などが)さびれる, 衰退する.* * *さびれる【寂れる】decline in prosperity; become less flourishing [prosperous]; become desolate [deserted]; go downhill; thin out; die.●寂れた温泉町 a once-prosperous spa town
・寂れ果てた村 a deserted [ghost] village
・寂れゆく町 a declining [dying] town.
●この町は年々寂れてゆく. This town is declining [going downhill, dying] by the year.
・あの店は近年寂れてきた. That shop has hardly any customers [has become practically deserted] the last few years.
・この町も今では寂れた. This town has lost its energy [vitality].
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.