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('tər) pronunciation
intr.v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.
  1. To diminish slowly and come to an end; dwindle. Often used with out: Their enthusiasm soon petered out.
  2. To become exhausted. Used with out.

[Origin unknown.]


pe·ter2 ('tər) pronunciation
n. Vulgar Slang
The penis.

[From the name Peter.]


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verb

    To grow or cause to grow gradually less. abate, decrease, diminish, drain, dwindle, ebb, lessen, let up, rebate, reduce, tail away (or off), taper (off). See increase/decrease.

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Shinnosuke Ikehata (池畑 慎之介 Ikehata Shinnosuke?) (born August 8, 1952 in Sakai, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese singer, dancer and actor who has appeared in Akira Kurosawa's Ran[1] and Toshio Matsumoto's Bara no Sōretsu. Ikehata also uses his stage name of Peter (ピーター Pītā?) when he appears on TV variety shows and musical revues. He adopted the stage name when he was 16 after his style of dress and dance which was said to resemble Peter Pan. While not one in real life, Peter's androgynous appearance has enabled him to often play transvestite characters.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - kalde

idioms:

  • peter out    løbe ud i sandet

2.
n. - penis, fængselscelle, pengeskab

3.
n. - ekko
v. tr. - lave ekko

n. - Peter

idioms:

  • peter Pan    Peter Pan

Nederlands (Dutch)
verminderen, invite (spelen)

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - se perdre (une route), tarir, tomber à l'eau, tourner court (une histoire)

idioms:

  • peter out    tarir, tourner court, tomber à l'eau, mourir (une flamme), s'arrêter (une route), s'épuiser (des provisions)

2.
n. - pénis, cellule (de prison), coffre-fort

3.
n. - signe conventionnel d'un doubleton ou d'une carte majeure (au bridge)
v. tr. - jouer une carte majeure (bridge)

n. - Saint-Pierre (apôtre)

idioms:

  • peter Pan    Peter Pan

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - zu Ende gehen, allmÄhlich aufhÖren

idioms:

  • peter out    sich totlaufen, zu Ende gehen, versickern

2.
n. - Geldschrank, Safe, (Ugs.) Schwanz

3.
n. - Petrus, Peter
v. - eine niedrige nach einer hohen Karte spielen

n. - (Bibel) Petrus, Peter Pan

idioms:

  • peter Pan    Peter Pan

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (στο μπριτζ) χαρτί που παίζεται με ενθαρρυντική ένδειξη (π.χ. μεγάλο-μικρό), κελί φυλακής, χρηματοκιβώτιο
v. - εξασθενώ, εξαντλούμαι

idioms:

  • peter out    φθίνω, (σιγο)σβήνω, ελαττώνομαι/εξαντλούμαι σιγά-σιγά, ξεφτίζω, εξαφανίζομαι
  • Peter Pan    Πήτερ Παν, άτομο που αρνείται να μεγαλώσει/να ωριμάσει

Italiano (Italian)
Pietro, cassaforte

idioms:

  • peter out    finire in niente, estinguersi, esaurirsi
  • Peter Pan    Peter Pan

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cofre (m) (gír.), cela (f)
v. - falhar, esgotar-se

idioms:

  • peter out    ficar exausto, sumir aos poucos
  • Peter Pan    Peter Pan

Русский (Russian)
пенис

idioms:

  • peter out    сходить на нет
  • Peter Pan    Питер Пэн, инфантильный

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - apagarse, agotarse, pararse, desaparecer paulatinamente

idioms:

  • peter out    agotarse, acabarse, quedar en agua de cerrajas

2.
n. - gayola, caja fuerte, celda, pene

3.
n. - (en el bridge) otra manera de nombrar al eco
v. tr. - desaparecer paulatinamente

n. - Pedro el apóstol, libro de la Biblia

idioms:

  • peter Pan    niño eterno, niño que no quiere crecer

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - penis (slang), fängelsecell (slang)
v. - ta slut

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 逐渐枯竭, 渐渐消失

idioms:

  • peter out    逐渐消失
  • Peter Pan    天真而不懂事的成年人, 同性恋

2. 逐渐枯竭, 渐渐消失

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. intr. - 逐漸枯竭, 漸漸消失

idioms:

  • peter out    逐漸消失
  • Peter Pan    天真而不懂事的成年人, 同性戀

2.
n. - 逐漸枯竭, 漸漸消失

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - (광맥.물줄기 따위가) 가늘어지다, 사라져 없어지다

idioms:

  • peter out    점차 가늘어지다

2.
n. - 음경, 독방, 금고

3.
n. - 메아리
v. tr. - 메아리 치다

n. - 베드로(서)

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - こだまを生む, 細くなる, エコーする
n. - エーコー, なごり, 男子名, ペテロ書, 聖ペテロ, ピョートル

idioms:

  • peter out    尽きる
  • Peter Pan    ピーターパン

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بطرس, الرسول : أحد تلاميذ المسيح (فعل) ينتهي, يسحب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נגמר, אזל‬
n. - ‮תא-כלא (מדוברת), כספת, אבר הזכרות (עגה מדוברת)‬
n. - ‮צעד במשחקים ברידג' וויסט‬
v. tr. - ‮עשה צעד מסוים בברידג' או בוויסט‬
n. - ‮פטרוס (ממיסדי הנצרות), איגרות פטרוס (הברית החדשה)‬


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