feeble+effort

schlappe 300 Euro — a mere or measly 300 euros

schwache Augen — weak or poor (eye)sight

ein schwaches Lob — faint praise

jds schwache Seite/Stelle — sb's weak point/spot

ein schwacher Trost — cold or small comfort

in einem schwachen Augenblick, in einer schwachen Stunde — in a moment of weakness, in a weak moment

schwach sein — to be weak in sth

alles, was in meinen schwachen Kräften steht — everything within my power

jdn an seiner schwachen or schwächsten Stelle treffen — to strike at or hit sb's weak spot

nur nicht schwach werden! — don't weaken!

die Schwachen — the weak

schwach besiedelt or bevölkert — sparsely populated

das Stadion war nur schwach besetzt — there were only a few people in the stadium

sich immer schwächer beteiligen — to participate less and less

schwach radioaktiv — with low-level radioactivity

schwach betont — weakly stressed

schon bei schwach bewegtem Meer werde ich seekrank — as soon as there's the slightest swell I get seasick

mir wird [ganz] schwach — I feel [quite] faint

in einer schwachen Stunde — in a weak moment

er ist in Latein sehr schwach — he is very bad at Latin

das Licht wird schwächer — the light is fading

schwach gebeugt/konjugiert — weak

mir wird [ganz] schwach — I feel [quite] faint

in einer schwachen Stunde — in a weak moment

er ist in Latein sehr schwach — he is very bad at Latin

das Licht wird schwächer — the light is fading

schwach gebeugt/konjugiert — weak

eine láhm verfilmte Story — a dully filmed story

ein lahmes Bein haben — be lame in one leg

den Verkehr/die Produktion lahm legen — bring traffic/the production to a standstill

ein lahmes Bein haben — be lame in one leg

den Verkehr/die Produktion lahm legen — bring traffic/the production to a standstill

die Industrie lahm legen — bring the industry to a standstill; paralyse the industry

avoir du mou — to be slack

donner du mou — to let (the rope) out a bit

Mon matelas est trop mou. — My mattress is too soft.

avoir les jambes molles — to be weak at the knees

Je le trouve un peu mou. — I think he's rather spineless.

avoir du mou — to be slack

donner du mou — to give some slack

aquí vive gente muy pobre — the people who live here are very poor

sus conocimientos de inglés son muy pobres — his knowledge of English is very poor

una dieta pobre en vitaminas — a diet poor in vitamins

¡pobre hombre! — poor man!, poor fellow!

¡pobre Francisco! — poor old Francisco!

¡pobre de mí! — poor me!

¡pobre de él! — poor man!, poor fellow!

¡pobre de ti si te pillo! — you'll be sorry if I catch you!

pobre diablo — poor wretch, poor devil

un pobre — a poor man

los pobres — the poor, poor people

la pobre estaba mojada — the poor thing was wet through

pobre EN algo: aguas pobres en minerales — water with a low mineral content

un argumento bastante pobre — a rather weak argument

pobrecito, tiene hambre — poor little thing, he's hungry

pobre de mí! — poor (old) me!

pobre de ti si lo tocas! — if you touch it, you'll be for it

los pobres — the poor

pobre EN algo: aguas pobres en minerales — water with a low mineral content

un argumento bastante pobre — a rather weak argument

pobrecito, tiene hambre — poor little thing, he's hungry

pobre de mí! — poor (old) me!

pobre de ti si lo tocas! — if you touch it, you'll be for it

los pobres — the poor

возобновить попытки добиться чего-л. с помощью дипломатии — to resume diplomatic efforts

отвергать попытки — to rebuff attempts

сделать / совершить попытку — to make an attempt

сделать попытки установить дружественные отношения со страной — to make overtures to a country

сорвать попытки — to frustrate efforts

безнадёжные / тщетные попытки — futile / vain attempts

безрезультатная попытка — abortive attempt

бесплодные попытки — fruitless attempts

изощрённые попытки — sophisticated attempts

напрасные попытки — vain endeavour

неудачная попытка — lame endeavour, abortive attempt

ожесточённые попытки — fierce attempts

слабая попытка — feeble attempt

смелая попытка — daring attempt

совместная попытка — conjunct attempt

попытка захвата / угона самолёта — attempt to hijack an aircraft

попытка спасти репутацию — attempt at face-saving

попытка убийства по политическим мотивам — assassination attempt

homines aegri morbo gravi,

graviter aegrum fuisse,

infirma atque aegra valetudo,

aegro corpore esse,

ex vulnere,

vulneribus,

pedibus,

Wernsd. Poët. L. Min. 6, 197, 8: stomachus,

anhelitus,

Psyche aegra corporis, animi saucia,

inops, aegra sanitatis, where, however, Bothe suspects aegra to be a gloss.): memini, me quondam pedes tunc graviter aegrum,

ne aegri quidem omnes convalescunt,

vicinum funus aegros exanimat,

ungebant oleo multos aegros,

D. M. SEXTORIO AVG. LIB. AB AEGRIS CVBICVLARIORVM,

sues aegri,

avidos inlidit in aegrum Cornipedem cursus,

seges aegra,

aegra arbor,

vitis,

aeger animus,

aegris animis legati superveniunt,

Drak. ad h. l.: scribendi cacoëthes aegro in corde senescit,

animus aeger avaritiā,

amore,

curis,

animi,

rerum temere motarum,

morae,

delicti,

pericli,

timoris,

A morbo valui, ab animo aeger fui,

maxime aegra et prope deposita rei publicae pars,

qui et semper aegri aliquid esse in re publica volunt,

recentem aliorum felicitatem aegris oculis introspicere,

numquam quidquam meo animo fuit aegrius,

v. aegre below): dolores aegri,

luctus,

amor,

mors,

spes,

fides,

plus aegri ex abitu viri quam ex adventu voluptatis cepi,

sed cui nihil accidit aegri,

nescio quid meo animost aegre,

opp. volupe, volup: si illis aegrest, mihi quod volup est,

aegre est,

aegre facere alicui,

aegre audire aliquid ex aliquo,

omnis conglutinatio recens aegre, inveterata facile divellitur,

inveteratio, ut in corporibus, aegrius depellitur quam perturbatio,

omne bellum sumi facile, ceterum aegerrime desinere,

nec magis versutus nec quo ab caveas aegrius,

aegre rastris terram rimantur,

non aegre persequi iter,

haud aegre,

aegre nimis risum continui,

aegre me tenui,

aegre fero, v. fero: aegre abstinere quin, etc.,

aegre stantes,

aegre pati,

aegre tolerare,

si alibi plus perdiderim, minus aegre habeam, i. e. feram,

aegre carere,

quod aegrius patimur,

aegerrime ferre,

homines aegri morbo gravi,

graviter aegrum fuisse,

infirma atque aegra valetudo,

aegro corpore esse,

ex vulnere,

vulneribus,

pedibus,

Wernsd. Poët. L. Min. 6, 197, 8: stomachus,

anhelitus,

Psyche aegra corporis, animi saucia,

inops, aegra sanitatis, where, however, Bothe suspects aegra to be a gloss.): memini, me quondam pedes tunc graviter aegrum,

ne aegri quidem omnes convalescunt,

vicinum funus aegros exanimat,

ungebant oleo multos aegros,

D. M. SEXTORIO AVG. LIB. AB AEGRIS CVBICVLARIORVM,

sues aegri,

avidos inlidit in aegrum Cornipedem cursus,

seges aegra,

aegra arbor,

vitis,

aeger animus,

aegris animis legati superveniunt,

Drak. ad h. l.: scribendi cacoëthes aegro in corde senescit,

animus aeger avaritiā,

amore,

curis,

animi,

rerum temere motarum,

morae,

delicti,

pericli,

timoris,

A morbo valui, ab animo aeger fui,

maxime aegra et prope deposita rei publicae pars,

qui et semper aegri aliquid esse in re publica volunt,

recentem aliorum felicitatem aegris oculis introspicere,

numquam quidquam meo animo fuit aegrius,

v. aegre below): dolores aegri,

luctus,

amor,

mors,

spes,

fides,

plus aegri ex abitu viri quam ex adventu voluptatis cepi,

sed cui nihil accidit aegri,

nescio quid meo animost aegre,

opp. volupe, volup: si illis aegrest, mihi quod volup est,

aegre est,

aegre facere alicui,

aegre audire aliquid ex aliquo,

omnis conglutinatio recens aegre, inveterata facile divellitur,

inveteratio, ut in corporibus, aegrius depellitur quam perturbatio,

omne bellum sumi facile, ceterum aegerrime desinere,

nec magis versutus nec quo ab caveas aegrius,

aegre rastris terram rimantur,

non aegre persequi iter,

haud aegre,

aegre nimis risum continui,

aegre me tenui,

aegre fero, v. fero: aegre abstinere quin, etc.,

aegre stantes,

aegre pati,

aegre tolerare,

si alibi plus perdiderim, minus aegre habeam, i. e. feram,

aegre carere,

quod aegrius patimur,

aegerrime ferre,