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[wi:k]1) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) šibek2) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) neodločen3) ((of a liquid) diluted; not strong: weak tea.) šibek4) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) neprepričljiv5) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) bled, medel•- weakly- weaken
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- have a weakness for* * *[wi:k]adjective ( weakly adverb)slaboten, slab, šibek, neodporen; lomljiv, krhek; z lahkoto premagljiv; bolehen, nezdrav; neutrjen, neodločen, nestanoviten, nezanesljiv (značaj); neprepričljiv (dokaz, argument); brez moči, mlahav, medel; nemaren (stil); razredčen z vodo; nesposoben, nespreten; economy slab, medel (tržišče); grammar šibek (glagol)a weak eleven — slabo moštvo (npr. nogometno)weak hand figuratively slabe karteweak point — šibka točka, ranljivo mestoweak vessel figuratively nezanesljiva osebato have weak knees figuratively ne imeti hrbtenice, biti neodločenweakest goes to the wall figuratively najšibkejši izgubi pri tekmovanju, podleže
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weak in the knees — helpless with emotion … Useful english dictionary
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