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1 weak
weak [wi:k]1. adjectivefaible ; [coffee, tea] léger• to grow weak(er) [person, economy] s'affaiblir ; [structure, material, voice, currency, demand] faiblir ; [influence, power] diminuer• weak from or with hunger affaibli par la faim2. plural noun3. compounds* * *[wiːk]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] tombantto 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] fragile3) (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 concluantweak 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
4) ( faint) [light, current, sound, laugh] faible; [tea, coffee] léger/-ère; [solution] dilué -
2 weak
weak [wi:k](a) (physically → animal, person) faible; (→ health) fragile, délicat; (→ eyes, hearing) faible, mauvais;∎ to become or to get or to grow weak or weaker s'affaiblir;∎ we were weak with or from hunger nous étions affaiblis par la faim;∎ he felt weak with fear il avait les jambes molles de peur;∎ I went weak at the knees mes jambes se sont dérobées sous moi, j'avais les jambes en coton;∎ British it's always the weakest who go to the wall ce sont toujours les plus faibles qui trinquent;∎ pejorative the weaker sex le sexe faible(b) (morally, mentally) mou (molle), faible;∎ he's far too weak to be a leader il est beaucoup trop mou pour être un meneur;∎ in a weak moment dans un moment de faiblesse;∎ to be weak in the head être faible d'esprit(c) (feeble → argument, excuse) faible, peu convaincant; (→ army, government, institution) faible, impuissant; (→ structure) fragile, peu solide; (→ light, signal, currency, economy) faible; (market) en baisse, baissier;∎ she managed a weak smile elle a réussi à sourire faiblement;∎ she answered in a weak voice elle répondit d'une voix faible;∎ to have a weak hand (in cards) avoir des cartes faibles;∎ he's the weak or weakest link (in the chain) c'est lui le maillon faible de la chaîne(d) (deficient, poor → pupil, subject) faible;∎ I'm weak in geography, geography is my weak subject je suis faible en géographie;∎ she's rather weak on discipline elle est plutôt laxiste∎ the weak les faibles mpl -
3 knee
knee [ni:]genou m• to be knee-deep in paperwork (inf) être dans la paperasse jusqu'au cou (inf) ► knee-high adjective à hauteur de genou• knee-high to a grasshopper (inf) haut comme trois pommes (inf) ► knee-jerk adjective [reaction] réflexe* * *[niː] 1.noun Anatomy genou m2.to be on/fall to one's knees — être/tomber à genoux
transitive verb donner un coup de genou à [person]••to bring ou force somebody/something to his/its knees — mettre quelqu'un/quelque chose à genoux
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4 knee
A ⇒ The human body n Anat genou m ; lit, fig to be on/fall to one's knees être/tomber à genoux ; to be up to one's knees in water avoir de l'eau jusqu'aux genoux ; to sit on sb's knee s'asseoir sur les genoux de qn ; come and sit on my knee viens t'asseoir sur mes genoux ; to have the paper open on one's knee avoir le journal ouvert sur les genoux ; to eat on one's knee manger sur ses genoux ; on (one's) hands and knees à quatre pattes ; to go down on bended knee (to sb) se mettre à genoux (devant qn).to bring ou force sb/sth to his/its knees mettre qn/qch à genoux ; to go weak at the knees avoir les jambes qui flageolent.
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