venire meno
Italian
Etymology
Literally, "to become less."
Verb
venire meno
- (intransitive, also hyperbolic) to faint
- (intransitive) to no longer exist; to cease
- (intransitive) to ebb; to fade away; to become less
- il nostro amore è venuto meno
- our love faded away
- (intransitive) to be insufficient or not enough; to fail
- (transitive with a) to break (a commitment) or renege (on) (a promise)
- venire meno alla parola data
- to go back on one's word
- (literally, “renege on the given word”)
- (transitive) to break; to violate
- venire meno la legge ― to break the law