s'éteindre

Elle a dit que les étoiles s'éteignaient.
She said the stars are going out.
Il disait que quand les lumières s'éteignaient et qu'une pièce de Shakespeare commençait, pendant quelques précieuses heures, il arrivait à s'imaginer à l'époque du Prince Hal.
He said, when the lights went down and a Shakespeare play came on, for a few precious hours he could imagine himself back in Prince Hal's time.
Les lumières de la salle s'éteignaient, indiquant que la pièce allait commencer.
The house lights dimmed, indicating that the play was about to start.
Chaque fois que les défendeurs prenaient la parole, leurs microphones s'éteignaient.
Anytime defendants spoke, their microphones became inaudible.
Les prestations au titre du Supplément de la PNE s'éteignaient lorsque le revenu familial net atteignait 27 750 dollars.
NCB Supplement benefits were exhausted at net family income of $27,750.
Le Groupe de travail n'a pas pris position sur la question de déterminer si les droits fondamentaux conférés aux investisseurs par un traité, y compris le droit de soumettre un litige à l'arbitrage, s'éteignaient dès lors que le traité prenait fin.
The Working Group took no position as to whether the substantive rights conferred to investors by a treaty, including the right to refer a dispute to arbitration, would be extinguished when the treaty terminated.
Nous sommes arrivés à nos places juste au moment où les lumières s'éteignaient.
We got to our seats just as the lights were dimming.
La lumière dans la salle de banquet s'adoucit à mesure que les bougies s'éteignaient lentement.
The light in the banquet hall mellowed as the candles slowly burned out.
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