| Example in Finnish | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Voin kertoa, että tuuli ei laannu hetkeen. | But I will say this wind won't abate anytime soon. |
| "Sotahenki minussa on laantunut, - ja iloitsen vilpittömästi rauhan mahdollisuudesta. | The war spirit in me has abated and I sincerely rejoice at the prospect of peace. |
| Hikoilu on laantunut. | Sweating has abated. |
| Hän on ollut kiihdyksissään, eikä vainoharha ole laantunut. | She's been extremely agitated, and the paranoia hasn't abated. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | inkorten | English | abate |
| Estonian | annulleerima,lammutama, leevenema, raugema, sumbuma, vaibuma | French | diminuer |
| German | abebben, herabsetzen, nachlassen | Greek | κοπάζω |
| Indonesian | mereda | Norwegian | løye |
| Polish | milknąć, nacichnąć | Portuguese | amainar, barrar, declinar |
| Russian | спадать, спасть | Spanish | amainar |
| Swedish | avtaga, mojna, mola | Thai | ร้า, วาย |
| Turkish | hafiflemek | Vietnamese | kém đi |