- たちぎえ
- [立ち消え] ¶→立ち消えになる* * *たちぎえ【立ち消え】¶ → 立ち消えになる* * *たちぎえ【立ち消え】1 〔途中で消えること〕 《a flame》 going out before burning properly.~する go out; 〔炭などが〕 go out (half-burnt); die out.
●たき火が立ち消えした. The campfire went out.
2 〔中止〕 fizzling out.●立ち消えになる fizzle out; come to nothing; be dropped; fade away; end in smoke; die on the vine
・その計画は立ち消えになった. The scheme fizzled out [came to nothing]. | The plan died on the vine.
・組織の改革はそれっきり立ち消えになった. Reform of the organization went just so far and then fizzled out.
・かつて激しかった反対の声も次第に立ち消えになった. The once-vigorous protests gradually faded away [came to an end, came to a halt].
・そのうわさはいつの間にか立ち消えになった. Before we knew it the rumor had died away.
立ち消え安全装置 〔ガスコンロなどの〕 a flame failure (cut-off) device.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.