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Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
weak /wiːk/ adjective
- (in bodily functions) (person, animal, muscle, limb) faible;
(health, ankle, heart, eyes, chest, nerves) fragile;
(digestion) difficile;
(stomach) délicat;
(intellect) médiocre;
(memory) défaillant;
(chin) fuyant;
(mouth) tombant;
to be ~ with ou from être affaibli par;
to grow ou become ~(er) (person) s'affaiblir;
(pulse, heartbeat) faiblir;
- Tech gen peu solide;
(structure) fragile;
- (lacking authority, strength) (government, team, pupil, performance) faible;
(parent, teacher) qui manque de fermeté;
(script, novel) inconsistant;
(plot) mince;
(actor, protest, excuse, argument) peu convaincant;
(evidence) peu concluant;
~ link ou point ou spot lit, fig point m faible;
to grow ou become ~er (government, team) s'affaiblir;
(position) devenir de plus en plus précaire;
in a ~ moment dans un moment de faiblesse;
- (faint) (light, current, sound, laugh) faible;
(tea, coffee) léger/-ère;
(solution) dilué;
- Econ, Fin gen faible ( against par rapport à);
(share) à bas prix;
- Ling (regular) faible;
(unaccented) inaccentué.
'weak' found in these Oxford entries:
English:
chin
- dim
- head
- infirm
- knee
- link
- regrettably
- softy
- spineless
- thin
- wasted
- weak-kneed
- weak-minded
- weakness
- weak-willed
- will
- willing
French:
weak: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions | |||
| weak | adj | (unable to exert force) | faible adj |
| I am too weak to push this heavy trolley. | |||
| Je suis trop faible pour pousser ce chariot lourd. | |||
| weak | adj | (lacking health) | frêle adj |
| She was so weak from her illness that she couldn't stand up. | |||
| Elle était tellement frêle à cause de sa maladie qu'elle ne pouvait pas se tenir debout. | |||
| weak | adj | (lacking moral force, cowardly) | lâche adj |
| You shouldn't be so weak. You should speak up when you see something wrong. | |||
| Tu ne devrais pas être aussi lâche. Tu devrais dire quelque chose quand tu vois quelque chose d'injuste. | |||
| weak | adj | (low, showing low prices) | faible adj |
| The housing market is weak, and prices are falling. | |||
| Le marché immobilier est faible et les prix sont en train de chuter. | |||
| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires | |||
| weak | adj | (unable to resist force) | faible adj |
| She was too weak to withstand his pushing. | |||
| Elle était trop faible pour résister à ses bousculades. | |||
| weak | adj | (lacking mental force) | faible adj |
| I'm weak. I can't resist eating more ice cream. | |||
| Je suis faible. Je ne peux pas résister de manger plus de glaces. | |||
| weak | adj | (demonstrating a lack of mental force) | faible adj |
| She's so weak with her children. She lets them do anything they want. | |||
| Elle est si faible avec ses enfants. Elle leur laisse faire tout ce qu'ils veulent. | |||
| weak | adj | (unconvincing) | faible adj |
| That weak argument won't persuade anybody. | |||
| Cet argument faible ne convaincra personne. | |||
| weak | adj | (lacking intensity) | faible adj |
| While we expected an intense storm, it turned out to be weak. | |||
| Nous nous attendions à un gros orage, mais il fut en fait faible. | |||
| weak | adj | (diluted, watery) | dilué adj |
| This mixed drink is weak. They didn't add enough alcohol. | |||
| Cette boisson est trop diluée. Ils n'ont pas mis assez d'alcool. | |||
| weak | adj | (phonetics: unstressed) | faible adj |
| The last syllable is weak and the first syllable is stressed. | |||
| La dernière syllabe est faible et la première syllabe est accentuée. | |||
| weak | adj | (linguistics: verbs) | faible, régulier adj |
| Many English and German verbs are weak verbs. | |||
| Beaucoup de verbes en anglais et en allemand sont des verbes faibles (or: réguliers). | |||
| weak | adj | (linguistics: nouns) | faible adj |
| Many Germanic nouns and adjectives are weak. | |||
| Beaucoup de noms et d'adjectifs dans la langue germanique sont faibles. | |||
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weak: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012
| Compound Forms/Formes composées | |||
| be weak | être faible | ||
| become weak | s'affaiblir v | ||
| grow weak | vi | (person: lose physical strength) | s'affaiblir⇒ v pron |
| He had grown weak after his illness and could no longer climb the stairs. | |||
| Il s'est terriblement affaibli pendant sa longue maladie. | |||
| grow weak | vi | (excuse, etc.: be overused) | s'user⇒ v pron |
| The excluse that your car would not start will grow weak if you use it too often! | |||
| Votre excuse du réveil qui n'a pas sonné va finir par s'user ! Faites des efforts pour arriver à l'heure ! | |||
| grow weak | vi | (voice: become faint) | faiblir⇒ vi |
| His voice had grown weak because he had been shouting too loudly at the football match. | |||
| Sa voix faiblissait et devenait presque inaudible. | |||
| The flesh is weak | expr | figurative, Biblical (It is easy to give in to temptation) | la chair est faible expr |
| very weak | adj | (having no strength) | très faible adj |
| A bad attack of flu leaves a person very weak. | |||
| Elle était tellement faible qu'elle ne pouvait même plus parler. | |||
| fam | faiblard adj | ||
| Après une grippe, on se sent souvent faiblard. | |||
| très affaibli pp adj | |||
| Elle est restée très affaiblie plusieurs semaines après la septicémie. | |||
| weak at the knees | adj | informal (overcome by attraction to sb) fam | se sentir tout chose v pron |
| fig | fondre⇒ vi | ||
| Elle fond à chaque fois qu'elle le voit. | |||
| avoir les jambes en coton nfpl | |||
| Quand elle croise son regard, elle a les jambes en coton. | |||
| weak at the knees | adj | informal (overcome by fear or nerves) | avoir les jambes en coton v |
| J'avais les jambes en coton. | |||
| weak chin | n | (receding jawline) | menton fuyant nm |
| weak interaction | interaction faible | ||
| weak link | point faible (dans une chaîne) | ||
| weak market | marché faible | ||
| weak point | point faible | ||
| weak side | côté faible | ||
| weak spot | point sensible | faible nmf | |
| weak will | velléité nf | ||
| weak-kneed | lâche adj | ||
| weak-minded | simple d'esprit adj | ||
| weak-willed | velléitaire adj | ||
| weak-willed person | faible nmf | ||
| weak, bad | pauvre adj | ||
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Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "weak".
a coffe, black, but on the weak side
a weak emirate
As well as he speaks, he is weak in spelling
get weak on somebody
go weak at the knees
grow weak
having weak eyesight
Her domination upon his is so weak, that the only way she feels that she can win is to kill him and herself.
Her heart stuttered and her knees felt weak
his mouth was full and weak
I might sound weak
it is a weak one
She was too weak to resist his wish, and she gave the child up.
slight explanations vs. weak explanation
strong/weak tea
support for weak or injured wrists
the spirit is willing (but the flesh is weak)
the weak point (of argument)
tyranny of the weak
upon the flight of the weak
weak and fractional parliament
weak at the knees - weak-kneed
Weak background in...
Weak in a subject
weak leg
Weak minus lenses/Strong minus lenses
weak of heart
weak points
weak spot
weak stomach
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a weak emirate
As well as he speaks, he is weak in spelling
get weak on somebody
go weak at the knees
grow weak
having weak eyesight
Her domination upon his is so weak, that the only way she feels that she can win is to kill him and herself.
Her heart stuttered and her knees felt weak
his mouth was full and weak
I might sound weak
it is a weak one
She was too weak to resist his wish, and she gave the child up.
slight explanations vs. weak explanation
strong/weak tea
support for weak or injured wrists
the spirit is willing (but the flesh is weak)
the weak point (of argument)
tyranny of the weak
upon the flight of the weak
weak and fractional parliament
weak at the knees - weak-kneed
Weak background in...
Weak in a subject
weak leg
Weak minus lenses/Strong minus lenses
weak of heart
weak points
weak spot
weak stomach
Suite...
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