weak

weak
weak [wi:k]
1. adjective
faible ; [coffee, tea] léger
• to grow weak(er) [person, economy] s'affaiblir ; [structure, material, voice, currency, demand] faiblir ; [influence, power] diminuer
• to have a weak heart avoir le cœur fragile
• to have weak eyesight avoir une mauvaise vue
• weak from or with hunger affaibli par la faim
• he went weak at the knees at the sight of her il s'est senti défaillir quand il l'a vue
• to be weak in the head (inf) être faible d'esprit
• weak spot point m faible
• he is weak in maths il est faible en maths
• French is one of his weaker subjects le français est une de ses matières faibles
• the government is in a very weak position le gouvernement n'est pas du tout en position de force
2. plural noun
the weak les faibles mpl
3. compounds
► weak-kneed (inf) adjective lâche
► weak-willed adjective velléitaire
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[wiːk]
adjective
1) (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 weak with ou from — être affaibli par

to grow ou become weak(er) — [person] s'affaiblir; [pulse, heartbeat] faiblir

2) Technology gen peu solide; [structure] fragile
3) (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

weak link ou point ou spot — lit, fig point m faible

to grow ou become weaker — [government, team] s'affaiblir; [position] devenir de plus en plus précaire

in a weak moment — dans un moment de faiblesse

4) (faint) [light, current, sound, laugh] faible; [tea, coffee] léger/-ère; [solution] dilué
5) Economics, Finance gen faible (against par rapport à); [share] à bas prix
6) Linguistics (regular) faible; (unaccented) inaccentué

English-French dictionary. 2013.

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