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weaken ['wi:kən](b) (government, institution, team) affaiblir(c) (argument) enlever du poids ou de la force à; (position) affaiblir; (determination) affaiblir, faire fléchir(a) (person → physically) s'affaiblir, faiblir; (→ morally) faiblir; (voice, health, determination) faiblir;∎ her resolution began to weaken sa détermination commençait à faiblir;∎ he finally weakened and gave in il s'est finalement laissé fléchir et a cédé(b) (influence, power) diminuer, baisser(c) (structure) faiblir, devenir moins solide∎ the pound has weakened against the dollar la livre est en baisse par rapport au dollar -
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weaken [ˊwi:kǝn] v1) ослабля́ть2) слабе́ть3) поддава́ться, сдава́ться -
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weaken [ˈwi:kən][person] (in health) s'affaiblir ; (in resolution) faiblir ; ( = relent) se laisser fléchir ; [structure, material, voice] faiblir ; [influence, power] diminuer* * *['wiːkən] 1.transitive verb1) lit affaiblir [person, heart, structure]; diminuer [resistance]; rendre [quelque chose] moins solide [joint, wall]2) fig nuire à l'autorité de [government]; affaiblir [company, authority, resolve, cause, defence]; diminuer [support, influence]; amoindrir [argument, power]; nuire à [morale]; ébranler [will]3) ( dilute) diluer4) Economics, Finance affaiblir [economy, currency]; faire baisser [prices, demand, shares]2.1) ( physically) gen s'affaiblir; [grip] se relâcher2) ( lose power) [government, country, resistance] fléchir; [support, alliance] se relâcher3) Economics être en baisse -
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A vtr1 [illness, climate] affaiblir [person, heart, system] ; saper [stamina] ; diminuer [resistance] ;2 [explosion, stress] affaiblir [structure, beam] ; rendre [qch] moins solide [joint, bank, wall] ;3 [event, discovery] nuire à l'autorité de [government, president] ; affaiblir [team, company, authority, resolve, cause, defence] ; diminuer [support, influence] ; amoindrir [argument, power] ; nuire à [morale] ; ébranler [will] ;4 ( dilute) diluer [solution, concentration] ;B vi2 ( lose power) [government, president, country, resistance, resolve] fléchir ; [support, alliance] se relâcher ; [friendship, love] faiblir ; -
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verb (to (cause to) become weak, especially in physical strength or character: The patient has weakened; The strain of the last few days has weakened him.) debilitar(se)weaken vb debilitartr['wiːkən]1 (gen) debilitar2 (argument) quitar fuerza a; (morale) socavar1 (person) debilitarse, desfallecer2 (resolve, influence) flaquear3 (currency) aflojar, caer4 (give in) cederweaken ['wi:kən] vt: debilitarweaken vi: debilitarse, flaquearv.• aminorar v.• atenuar v.• debilitar v.• decaer v.(§pres: decaigo, decaes...)• desalmar v.• desfallecer v.• desmadejar v.• diluir v.• enfermar v.• enflaquecer v.• extenuar v.• flaquear v.• flojear v.• minorar v.'wiːkən
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transitive verb \<\<body/limb\>\> debilitar; \<\<structure/power/currency/economy\>\> debilitar; \<\<determination\>\> menoscabar
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vi \<\<person/animal\>\> ( physically) debilitarse; \<\<resolve\>\> flaquear; \<\<power\>\> debilitarse; ( relent) ceder, aflojar['wiːkǝn]1.VT [+ person, heart, structure, economy] debilitar; [+ power, influence, resolve] menguar, debilitar; [+ case, argument] quitar fuerza a; [+ solution, mixture] diluirhe doesn't want to do anything that might weaken his grip on power — no quiere hacer nada que pueda menguar el control que tiene sobre el país
2. VI1) (=grow weaker) [person, muscle, structure, economy] debilitarse; [power, influence, resolve] menguarse, debilitarse2) (=give way) flaquearwe must not weaken now — no debemos flaquear, ahora menos que nunca
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transitive verb \<\<body/limb\>\> debilitar; \<\<structure/power/currency/economy\>\> debilitar; \<\<determination\>\> menoscabar
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vi \<\<person/animal\>\> ( physically) debilitarse; \<\<resolve\>\> flaquear; \<\<power\>\> debilitarse; ( relent) ceder, aflojar -
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[ˈwi:kən]weaken ослабевать weaken ослаблять weaken поддаваться, сдаваться weaken понижаться weaken слабеть -
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v1) ослабляти2) слабшати, слабішати4) бірж, знижуватися, зменшуватися (про ціну, курс)* * *v1) ослабляти; знижувати ефективністьto weaken a blow — послабити /амортизувати/ удар
2) слабшати3) піддаватися ( переконанню); втрачати рішучість; здаватися (на вмовляння, прохання)4) eк. знизитися (про ціни, курси) -
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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] become weak[Swahili Word] -kambuka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grow weak[Swahili Word] -dhii[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grow weak[Swahili Word] -ghumia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] weaken[Swahili Word] -dhoofisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] weaken[Swahili Word] -hafifisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] weaken[Swahili Word] -sinzia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] usingizi N[English Example] The light is getting weaker[Swahili Example] taa inasinzia------------------------------------------------------------ -
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1. transitive verbschwächen; beeinträchtigen [Augen]; entkräften, schwächen [Argument]; lockern [Griff]2. intransitive verbbe weakened by stress/too much work — durch Stress/zu viel Arbeit angegriffen werden
[Kraft, Entschlossenheit:] nachlassen* * *verb (to (cause to) become weak, especially in physical strength or character: The patient has weakened; The strain of the last few days has weakened him.) schwächen* * *weak·en[ˈwi:kən]I. vi (become less strong) schwächer werden, nachlassen; (become less resolute) schwachwerden, weich werden; FIN (decline, sink) nachgeben, sich abschwächen akkII. vt▪ to \weaken sb/sth jdn/etw schwächenthey were \weakened by hunger sie waren vom Hunger geschwächtto \weaken an argument ein Argument entkräften* * *['wiːkən] schwächen; influence also, control, suspicion etc verringern; argument also entkräften; walls, foundations angreifen; hold lockernschwächer werden, nachlassen; (person) schwach or weich werden; (foundations) nachgeben; (defence, strength) erlahmen; (dollar) nachlassenhe weakened his grip on my arm — er hielt meinen Arm nicht mehr ganz so fest
* * *A v/t1. jemanden, etwas schwächen2. ein Getränk etc verdünnen3. fig ein Argument etc abschwächen, entkräftenB v/i2. fig nachgeben* * *1. transitive verbschwächen; beeinträchtigen [Augen]; entkräften, schwächen [Argument]; lockern [Griff]2. intransitive verbbe weakened by stress/too much work — durch Stress/zu viel Arbeit angegriffen werden
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1. v ослаблять; снижать эффективность2. v слабеть, ослабевать3. v разг. поддаваться; утрачивать решимость; сдаваться; колебаться; не выдерживать4. v бирж. понизитьсяСинонимический ряд:1. attenuate (verb) attenuate; blunt; cripple; debilitate; deplete; disable; enfeeble; lessen; lower; minimize; reduce; sap; unbrace; undermine; undo; unnerve; unstrengthen2. break (verb) break; dispirit; enervate; humble; impair; subdue3. fail (verb) decline; deteriorate; dwindle; fade; fail; flag; languish; shrink; wane; waste; waste away4. water (verb) cut; dilute; thin; water5. yield (verb) ease off; relent; slacken; soften; yieldАнтонимический ряд:empower; energize; fortify; strengthen -
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ˈwi:kən гл. слабеть, ослаблять (в широком смысле - делать менее сильным, эффективным и т.п. Lack of food weakened his strength ≈ Недостаток пищи ослабил его. Public support of the highway program began to weaken. ≈ Общественная поддержка программы строительства дорог стала ослабевать. Syn: deplete, enervate, enfeeble, exhaust, sap, spend Ant: energize, invigorate, replenish, revitalize, strengthen, vitalize ослаблять;
снижать эффективность - to * a blow ослабить /амортизировать/ удар - he has been *ed by illness он изнурен болезнью - to * wine with water разбавлять вино водой слабеть, ослабевать (разговорное) поддаваться( убеждению и т. п.) ;
утрачивать решимость;
сдаваться( на уговоры, просьбы и т. п.) ;
колебаться;
не выдерживать( характера) (биржевое) понизиться (о ценах, курсах) weaken ослабевать ~ ослаблять ~ поддаваться, сдаваться ~ понижаться ~ слабеть -
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[ʹwi:kən] v1. ослаблять; снижать эффективностьto weaken a blow - ослабить /амортизировать/ удар
2. слабеть, ослабевать3. разг. поддаваться (убеждению и т. п.); утрачивать решимость; сдаваться (на уговоры, просьбы и т. п.); колебаться; не выдерживать ( характера)4. бирж. понизиться (о ценах, курсах) -
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v1) ослабляти; знижувати ефективністьto weaken a blow — послабити /амортизувати/ удар
2) слабшати3) піддаватися ( переконанню); втрачати рішучість; здаватися (на вмовляння, прохання)4) eк. знизитися (про ціни, курси) -
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v. 1. сулрах, доройтох. The illness \weaken ed his heart. Өвчилснөөс хойш түүний зүрх мууджээ. 2. багасах, буурах. They have not agreed to our requests but they are clearly \weaken ing. Бидний шаардлагыг тэд зөвшөөрөөгүй байгаа ч тэдний эсэргүүцэл багасч байгаа нь илт байна. -
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weak·en [ʼwi:kən] vi( become less strong) schwächer werden, nachlassen;to \weaken sb/ sth jdn/etw schwächen;they were \weakened by hunger sie waren vom Hunger geschwächt;to \weaken an argument ein Argument entkräften
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Weaken — Weak en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weakened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Weakening}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body or the mind; to weaken the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weaken — weaken, enfeeble, debilitate, undermine, sap, cripple, disable can mean to lose or cause to lose, strength, vigor, or energy. Weaken, the most general term of this group, most frequently implies loss of the physical strength or functional… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
weaken — [wē′kən] vt., vi. to make or become weak or weaker weakener n. SYN. WEAKEN, the most general of these words, implies a lessening of strength, power, soundness, etc. [weakened by disease, to weaken an argument ]; DEBILITATE suggests a partial or… … English World dictionary
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weaken — 1520s, from WEAK (Cf. weak) + EN (Cf. en) (1). The earlier verb was simply weak (late 14c.). Related: Weakened; weakening … Etymology dictionary
weaken — [v] reduce the strength of abate, adulterate, break up, cripple, crumble, cut, debase, debilitate, decline, decrease, depress, devitalize, dilute, diminish, droop, dwindle, ease up, enervate, exhaust, fade, fail, faint, flag, give way, halt,… … New thesaurus
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weaken */*/ — UK [ˈwiːkən] / US [ˈwɪkən] verb Word forms weaken : present tense I/you/we/they weaken he/she/it weakens present participle weakening past tense weakened past participle weakened 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to make someone physically less… … English dictionary
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