ehtyä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Peter verb To gradually decrease and come to nothing, especially followed by "out."
Senses
ehtyä is used for these senses in English:
- peter (intransitive, originally, US) Chiefly followed by out: originally (mining) , of a vein of ore: to be depleted of ore; now (generally) , to diminish to nothing; to dwindle, to trail off.
Peter — full definition
- verb To gradually decrease and come to nothing, especially followed by "out."
- noun Slang for a safe or strongbox, or, separately, for a prison cell.