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1 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 -
2 weak
B adj1 ( in bodily functions) [person, animal, muscle, limb] faible ; [health, ankle, eyes, chest, bladder, nerves] fragile ; [digestion] difficile ; [stomach] délicat ; [intellect] médiocre ; [memory] défaillant ; [chin] fuyant ; [mouth] tombant ; to have a weak heart avoir le cœur fragile ; to be weak with ou from être affaibli par [hunger, excitement, fear] ; to grow ou become weak(er) [person] s'affaiblir ; [pulse, heartbeat] faiblir ;2 Constr [beam, support] peu solide ; [structure] fragile ; to have a weak leg [chair] avoir un pied qui n'est pas très solide ;3 (lacking authority, strength) [government, team, president, army] faible ; [parent, teacher] ( not firm) qui manque de fermeté ; ( poor) piètre (before n) ; [essay, pupil, performance] faible ; [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 ; he's weak in ou at French, his French is weak il est faible en français ; 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, lacking substance) [light, current, signal, lens, concentration, acid, sound, laugh] faible ; [tea, coffee] léger/-ère ; [solution] dilué ; to give a weak smile faire un faible sourire ; -
3 signal
signal [ˈsɪgnl]1. nounsignal m[+ message] communiquer par signauxfaire des signaux ; [driver] mettre son clignotant4. compounds* * *['sɪgnl] 1.2) (sign, indication) signe m (of de)to be a signal that — être signe que, indiquer que
3) Railways signal m4) Radio, Television, Electricity signal m2.to read the signals — fig comprendre
adjective [honour] véritable (before n); [failure] notoire3.1) ( gesture)2) ( indicate) indiquer [shift, determination, support]; annoncer [release]3) ( mark) marquer [end, beginning, decline]4. -
4 weakness
weakness [ˈwi:knɪs]a. [of person, character, argument, signal, currency] faiblesse f ; [of industry, economy, regime] fragilité fc. ( = defect) [of structure, material] défaut me. ( = liking) [of person] faible m* * *['wiːknɪs]1) ( weak point) point m faible2) ( liking) faible m3) ( physical) (of person, limb, eyesight, heart, memory) faiblesse f; ( of digestion) délicatesse f; ( of structure) fragilité f4) ( lack of authority) gen faiblesse f; (of evidence, position) fragilité f5) ( faintness) gen faiblesse f; (of tea, solution) légèreté f6) Finance faiblesse f
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