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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 -
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['wiːklɪŋ](physically) mingherlino (-a), (morally) smidollato (-a) -
3 frail
freil(weak, especially in health: a frail old lady.) débil, delicado- frailtyfrail adj débil / delicadotr[freɪl]1 frágil, delicado,-a2 (morally weak) débilfrail ['freɪl] adj: débil, delicadoadj.• deleznable adj.• endeble adj.• entelerido, -a adj.• frágil adj.• ético, -a adj.n.• débil s.m.freɪladjective -er, -esta) ( physically delicate) < person> débil, delicado; < health> delicadob) ( morally weak) débilc) ( fragile) <table/boat> precario, endeble[freɪl]ADJ (compar frailer) (superl frailest) [person] débil; [health] delicado, frágil; [chair etc] frágil; (fig) [hope] leve; [relationship] frágil* * *[freɪl]adjective -er, -esta) ( physically delicate) < person> débil, delicado; < health> delicadob) ( morally weak) débilc) ( fragile) <table/boat> precario, endeble -
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adjectivezerbrechlich; zart [Gesundheit]; gebrechlich [Greis, Greisin]; schwach [Stimme]* * *[freil](weak, especially in health: a frail old lady.) gebrechlich- academic.ru/29182/frailty">frailty* * *[freɪl]2. (of construction) schwachthe evidence against him is too \frail for a successful prosecution die Beweislage gegen ihn ist zu dürftig für eine erfolgreiche Anklage\frail hope schwache Hoffnung* * *[freɪl]adj (+er)to be in frail health — kränklich sein, gesundheitlich angeschlagen sein
* * *frail1 [freıl] adj (adv frailly)1. zerbrechlich2. a) zart, schwach (Gesundheit, Stimme etc)b) gebrechlich (Person)c) (charakterlich oder moralisch) schwachd) seicht, oberflächlich (Buch etc)frail2 [freıl] s1. Binsenkorb m (für getrocknete Früchte)2. Korb m (Gewichtseinheit, etwa 75 Pfund)* * *adjectivezerbrechlich; zart [Gesundheit]; gebrechlich [Greis, Greisin]; schwach [Stimme]* * *adj.gebrechlich adj.schwächlich adj.zerbrechlich adj. -
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wimp [wɪmp]familiar pejorative (person → physically weak) mauviette f; (→ morally weak, irresolute) mou (molle), pâte f molle;∎ don't be such a wimp! quel mollasson tu fais!familiar se dégonfler;∎ he wimped out of the fight il s'est dégonflé au dernier moment et a refusé de se battre;∎ he wimped out of telling her the truth finalement, il a eu la trouille de lui dire la vérité -
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[freɪl] adj1) ( of old person) gebrechlich;( of voice) schwach2) ( of construction) schwach;the evidence against him is too \frail for a successful prosecution die Beweislage gegen ihn ist zu dürftig für eine erfolgreiche Anklage;\frail hope schwache Hoffnung -
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I 1. [bæd]1) (poor, inferior) [doctor, cook] cattivo; [ idea] brutto, cattivo; [ book] brutto; [ joke] brutto, stupido, di cattivo gustoto have bad teeth — avere denti guasti o cariati
to be bad at — andare male in [ subject]
not bad — colloq. non male
2) (unpleasant, negative) [news, omen] brutto, cattivo; [day, dream] brutto; [mood, smell] cattivoit looks bad o things look bad non promette niente di buono; the journey wasn't bad at all il viaggio non è stato affatto male; too bad! — (sympathetic) che sfortuna! (hard luck) tanto peggio!
3) (morally or socially unacceptable) [behaviour, reputation] brutto, cattivo; [ person] cattivo; [language, word] brutto, volgareit is bad (of sb.) to do — è brutto (da parte di qcn.) fare
to feel bad — di spiacersi, essere addolorato ( about per, di; about doing di fare)
4) (serious) [accident, injury, mistake] brutto, grave5) (harmful) dannososmoking is bad for you, your health — fumare fa male, è dannoso alla salute
6) (inappropriate, unsuitable)this is a bad car for learning to drive in — quest'auto non è adatta o non va bene per un principiante
7) (ill, injured)to have a bad back — soffrire di mal di schiena o avere la schiena malandata
to be, feel bad — stare, sentirsi male
"how are you?" - "not so bad" — "come va?" - "non c'è male"
to be in a bad way — colloq. essere malmesso
8) econ. [money, note] falso; [ loan] insolvibile2.to go bad — andare a male, guastarsi
avverbio AE colloq. [need, want] assolutamente••to be in bad — AE essere nei guai
to be in bad with sth. — AE essere (caduto) in disgrazia con qcs.
II [bæd]he's having a bad hair day — colloq. oggi non è la sua giornata
there is good and bad in everyone — c'è del bene e del male o del buono e del cattivo in tutti
* * *[bæd]comparative - worse; adjective1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) cattivo2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) cattivo3) (unpleasant: bad news.) cattivo4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) andato a male5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) dannoso6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) malato7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) male8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) grave9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) (di dubbia esigibilità)•- badly- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
- not bad
- too bad* * *I 1. [bæd]1) (poor, inferior) [doctor, cook] cattivo; [ idea] brutto, cattivo; [ book] brutto; [ joke] brutto, stupido, di cattivo gustoto have bad teeth — avere denti guasti o cariati
to be bad at — andare male in [ subject]
not bad — colloq. non male
2) (unpleasant, negative) [news, omen] brutto, cattivo; [day, dream] brutto; [mood, smell] cattivoit looks bad o things look bad non promette niente di buono; the journey wasn't bad at all il viaggio non è stato affatto male; too bad! — (sympathetic) che sfortuna! (hard luck) tanto peggio!
3) (morally or socially unacceptable) [behaviour, reputation] brutto, cattivo; [ person] cattivo; [language, word] brutto, volgareit is bad (of sb.) to do — è brutto (da parte di qcn.) fare
to feel bad — di spiacersi, essere addolorato ( about per, di; about doing di fare)
4) (serious) [accident, injury, mistake] brutto, grave5) (harmful) dannososmoking is bad for you, your health — fumare fa male, è dannoso alla salute
6) (inappropriate, unsuitable)this is a bad car for learning to drive in — quest'auto non è adatta o non va bene per un principiante
7) (ill, injured)to have a bad back — soffrire di mal di schiena o avere la schiena malandata
to be, feel bad — stare, sentirsi male
"how are you?" - "not so bad" — "come va?" - "non c'è male"
to be in a bad way — colloq. essere malmesso
8) econ. [money, note] falso; [ loan] insolvibile2.to go bad — andare a male, guastarsi
avverbio AE colloq. [need, want] assolutamente••to be in bad — AE essere nei guai
to be in bad with sth. — AE essere (caduto) in disgrazia con qcs.
II [bæd]he's having a bad hair day — colloq. oggi non è la sua giornata
there is good and bad in everyone — c'è del bene e del male o del buono e del cattivo in tutti
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10 low
I 1. adjective1) (not reaching far up) niedrig; niedrig, flach [Absätze, Stirn]; flach [Relief]2) (below normal level) niedrig; tief [Flug]; flach [Welle]; tief ausgeschnitten [Kleid]; tief [Ausschnitt]3) (not elevated) tief liegend [Wiese, Grund, Land]; tiefhängend [Wolke]; tief stehend [Gestirne]; tief [Verbeugung]4) (inferior) niedrig; gering [Intelligenz, Bildung]; gewöhnlich [Geschmack]6) (Cards) niedrig7) (small in degree) niedrig; gering [Sichtweite, Wert]have a low opinion of somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas keine hohe Meinung haben
9) (nearly gone) fast verbraucht od. aufgebraucht2. adverbrun low — allmählich ausgehen od. zu Ende gehen. See also academic.ru/43997/lower">lower II 1.
2) (to a low level)prices have gone too low — die Preise sind zu weit gefallen
4)3. nounlay somebody low — (prostrate) jemanden niederstrecken (geh.)
1) (Meteorol.) Tief, das2) Tiefststand, der; see also all-timeII intransitive verb[Kuh:] muhen* * *I 1. [ləu] adjective1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) niedrig2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) leise3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) tief4) (small: a low price.) niedrig6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) niedrig2. adverb(in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) niedrig- lower- lowly
- lowliness
- low-down
- lowland
- lowlander
- lowlands
- low-lying
- low-tech 3. adjectivelow-tech industries/skills.)- low tide/water- be low on II [ləu] verb(to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) brüllen* * *low1[ləʊ, AM loʊ]I. adj1. (in height) niedrigat a \low altitude in geringer Höhe\low heels flache [o niedrige] Absätze\low neckline tiefer Ausschnitt\low slope flacher Abhangthe dress has a \low waist das Kleid hat eine tief angesetzte Taille2. (in number) gering, wenig\low attendance geringe Besucherzahl\low blood pressure niedriger Blutdruck\low calibre kleines Kaliberto be \low in calories/cholesterol kalorien-/cholesterinarm seinto be \low in funds wenig Geld haben, knapp bei Kasse sein famto keep sth \low etw niedrig halten3. (depleted) knapp\low stocks geringe Vorrätewe were getting \low on supplies unsere Vorräte waren fast erschöpftthe batteries are running \low die Batterien sind fast leerthe bulb was \low die Glühbirne brannte nur noch schwach4. (not loud) leise\low groaning verhaltenes Stöhnenin a \low voice mit leiser [o gedämpfter] Stimme5. (not high-pitched) voice tief\low pitch tiefe Stimmlageon a \low burner [or flame] auf kleiner Flamme\low frequency Niederfrequenz f\low heat schwache Hitzeroast the chicken at \low heat braten Sie das Hähnchen bei niedriger Hitze7. (not good)\low morale schlechte Moralto have a \low opinion of sb von jdm nicht viel halten\low quality minderwertige Qualitätto hold sth in \low regard etw geringschätzen\low self-esteem geringe Selbstachtung\low visibility schlechte Sicht8. (not important) niedrig, geringto be a \low priority nicht so wichtig sein\low trick gemeiner Trickto get \low gemein [o niederträchtig] seinhow \low can you get? wie tief willst du noch sinken?10. (sad)in \low spirits niedergeschlagen, in gedrückter Stimmungto feel \low niedergeschlagen [o deprimiert] seinII. adv1. (in height) niedrigto be cut \low dress, blouse tief ausgeschnitten seinto fly \low tief fliegen2. (to a low level) tiefto turn the music \lower die Musik leiser stellenturn the oven on \low stell den Ofen auf kleine Hitze3. (cheap) billigto buy \low billig [o günstig] einkaufen4. (not loudly) leiseto speak \low leise sprechen5. (not high-pitched) tiefto sing \low tief [o mit tiefer Stimme] singenIII. nto be at a \low auf einem Tiefpunkt seinexpected \lows near 0° C today die Tiefstwerte liegen heute vermutlich bei 0° Crecord \low Rekordtief nt3. AUTO erster Gangput the car in \low legen Sie den ersten Gang ein5.low2[ləʊ, AM loʊ]I. n Muhen nt* * *I [ləʊ]1. adj (+er)1) niedrig; form of life, musical key nieder; bow, note tief; density, intelligence gering; food supplies knapp; pulse schwach; quality gering; light gedämpft, schwach; (pej) minderwertig (pej); (LING) vowel offen; (MATH) denominator kleinthe sun was low in the sky — die Sonne stand tief am Himmel
that punch was a bit low — der Schlag war etwas tief
2)(= not loud or shrill)
to speak in a low voice — leise sprechen3) (= socially inferior, vulgar) birth nieder, niedrig; rank, position untergeordnet, niedrig; character, company schlecht; trick gemeinI really felt low having to tell him that — ich kam mir richtig gemein vor, dass ich ihm das sagen musste
how low can you get! — wie kann man nur so tief sinken!
the patient is rather low today —
to be in low health to be in low spirits — bei schlechter Gesundheit sein in gedrückter Stimmung sein, bedrückt or niedergeschlagen sein
to feel low — sich nicht wohlfühlen or gut fühlen; (emotionally) niedergeschlagen sein
to make sb feel low (events) — jdn mitnehmen, jdm zu schaffen machen; (people) jdn mitnehmen or bedrücken
2. advaim nach unten; speak, sing leise; fly, bow tiefI would never sink so low as to... — so tief würde ich nie sinken, dass ich...
share prices went so low that... —
to lay sb low (Brit) (punch) — jdn zu Boden strecken; (disease) jdn befallen
to play low (Cards) — um einen niedrigen or geringen Einsatz spielen
3. n2) (AUT: low gear) niedriger GangII1. n(of cow) Muh nt2. vimuhen* * *low1 [ləʊ]A adj1. auch fig niedrig (Gebäude, Lohn, Preis, Stirn, Zahl etc):low brook seichter Bach;low speed geringe Geschwindigkeit;low in calories kalorienarm;low in fat fettarm;bring low figa) jemanden demütigen,b) jemanden ruinieren;a) jemanden niederschlagen, -schießen,2. tief gelegen (Land etc)3. tief (Verbeugung etc):5. a) fast leer (Gefäß)b) fast erschöpft, knapp (Vorrat etc):6. schwach, kraftlos, matt:low pulse schwacher Puls7. Kost etc:a) wenig nahrhaftb) einfach8. gedrückt, niedergeschlagen, deprimiert:a) in gedrückter Stimmung sein,of low date (verhältnismäßig) neuen Datums11. minderwertigof low birth von niedriger Geburt;low life das Leben der einfachen Leute13. a) gewöhnlich, niedrig (denkend oder gesinnt):low thinking niedrige Denkungsartb) ordinär, vulgär (Person, Ausdruck etc)c) gemein, niederträchtig (Trick etc):feel low sich gemein vorkommen ( → A 8)14. nieder, primitiv:low forms of life niedere Lebensformen;low race primitive Rasse15. tief (Ton etc)16. leise (Ton, Stimme etc):in a low voice leise17. LING offenB adv1. niedrig:2. tief:3. fig tief:sunk thus low so tief gesunken4. kärglich, dürftig:live low ein kärgliches Leben führen5. niedrig, mit geringem Einsatz:play low niedrig spielen6. tief (klingend):sing low tief singen7. leise:C s2. METEO Tief(druckgebiet) n3. fig Tief(punkt) n(m), -stand m:low2 [ləʊ]B s Brüllen n, Muhen n* * *I 1. adjective1) (not reaching far up) niedrig; niedrig, flach [Absätze, Stirn]; flach [Relief]2) (below normal level) niedrig; tief [Flug]; flach [Welle]; tief ausgeschnitten [Kleid]; tief [Ausschnitt]3) (not elevated) tief liegend [Wiese, Grund, Land]; tiefhängend [Wolke]; tief stehend [Gestirne]; tief [Verbeugung]4) (inferior) niedrig; gering [Intelligenz, Bildung]; gewöhnlich [Geschmack]5) (not fair) gemein6) (Cards) niedrig7) (small in degree) niedrig; gering [Sichtweite, Wert]have a low opinion of somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas keine hohe Meinung haben
8) (in pitch) tief [Ton, Stimme, Lage, Klang]; (in loudness) leise [Ton, Stimme]9) (nearly gone) fast verbraucht od. aufgebraucht2. adverbrun low — allmählich ausgehen od. zu Ende gehen. See also lower II 1.
1) (in or to a low position) tief; niedrig, tief [hängen]; see also high 2. 1)3) (not loudly) leise4)3. nounlay somebody low — (prostrate) jemanden niederstrecken (geh.)
1) (Meteorol.) Tief, das2) Tiefststand, der; see also all-timeII intransitive verb[Kuh:] muhen* * *adj.leise (Stimme) adj.nieder adj.niedrig adj.tief adj. v.blöken (Rind) v.muhen v. -
11 weakling
- liŋnoun (a weak person, animal, or plant: She married a weakling.) debilucho, enfermizotr['wiːklɪŋ]1 pejorative (physical) débil nombre masulino o femenino, debilucho, alfeñique nombre masculino; (moral) cobarde nombre masulino o femeninoweakling ['wi:klɪŋ] n: alfeñique m fam; debilucho m, -cha fadj.• canijo, -a adj.• cobarde adj.n.• canijo s.m.• cobarde s.m.• persona débil s.f.• sietemesino s.m.'wiːklɪŋnoun alfeñique m['wiːklɪŋ]N (physically) debilucho(-a) m / f ; (morally) pelele m* * *['wiːklɪŋ]noun alfeñique m
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