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  • 1 raresco

    rāresco, ĕre, v. inch. n. [rarus], to grow thin, lose its density, to become rare, be rarefied ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
    I.
    Lit.:

    fulgit item cum rarescunt quoque nubila caeli,

    Lucr. 6, 214; cf. id. 6, 513; Stat. S. 1, 2, 186:

    umor aquai ab aestu,

    Lucr. 6, 875; cf.:

    rarescit terra calore,

    becomes loose, id. 6, 841:

    corpus,

    id. 4, 865; 892:

    resolutaque tellus In liquidas rarescit aquas,

    Ov. M. 15, 246:

    quadrupedibus senectute lanae rarescunt,

    Plin. 11, 39, 94, § 231.—
    II.
    Transf.:

    rarescunt alta colonis Maenala,

    i. e. become empty, depopulated, Stat. Th. 4, 284; cf.:

    moenia densae Romae,

    id. S. 4, 4, 14: rarescit multo laxatus vulnere miles, the ranks grow thin, Sil. 17, 423; 5, 382; and:

    rarescunt cuspide pugnae,

    Val. Fl. 6, 617:

    umbrae rarescentes,

    Stat. Th. 1, 343; 11, 74: ubi angusti rarescent claustra Pelori, i. e. shall open themselves, grow wider, i. q. laxabuntur, patebunt, * Verg. A. 3, 411; so,

    colles paulatim rarescunt,

    Tac. G. 30.—
    III.
    Trop.:

    sonitus rarescit,

    becomes feeble, diminishes, dies away, Prop. 3, 15 (4, 14), 35:

    quod justitia rarescit, iniquitas increbrescit,

    Tert. Apol. 20:

    ita justitia rarescet, ita impietas et avaritia crebrescent,

    Lact. 7, 15, 8:

    Ibis efficit, ut rarescant mortiferae pestes absumptae,

    become rare, Amm. 22, 15, 25; 26, 3, 1. (In Ov. M. 15, 246, the read. varies between rarescit and rorescit.)

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > raresco

  • 2 débil

    adj.
    1 weak, dim, faint, feeble.
    Toda esa situación pinta mal This whole situation looks bad.
    2 atonic.
    * * *
    1 (persona) weak, feeble
    2 (ruido) faint; (luz) dim, feeble
    1 weak person
    1 the weak
    \
    débil mental mentally retarded person, mentally deficient person
    * * *
    adj.
    1) weak
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [persona] [gen] weak; [extremadamente] feeble; [por mala salud o avanzada edad] frail

    se encuentra un poco débil de salud — his health is rather frail, he is in rather poor health

    2) [carácter] weak; [esfuerzo] feeble, half-hearted
    3) (=poco intenso) [voz, ruido] faint; [luz] dim
    2.
    SMF
    económicamente
    * * *
    a) < persona> ( físicamente) weak; ( falto de - firmeza) soft; (- voluntad) weak; <economía/ejército/gobierno> weak
    b) <sonido/voz> faint; < moneda> weak; < argumento> weak; < excusa> feeble, lame; < luz> dim, faint
    c) <sílaba/vocal> unstressed, weak
    * * *
    = powerless, flimsy [flimsier -comp., flimsiest -sup.], shaky [shakier -comp., shakiest -sup.], weak [weaker -comp., weakest -sup.], fragile, spineless, feeble, effete, faint, frail, feckless, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], weakling, runt, nesh, weedy [weedier -comp., weediest -sup.], boneless.
    Ex. In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.
    Ex. Many paperbacks actually stand up to this usage better than the flimsy hardback covers now being produced.
    Ex. The subdivision 'Discovery and Exploration' under geographic names reinforces the popularly held notion that the world outside Western Europe had no history -- and only a shaky hold on existence -- before it was 'discovered' by Western Europeans.
    Ex. Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.
    Ex. The material which carries the message is fragile.
    Ex. To call a supervisor ' spineless' is to tag him as weak and therefore unfair to his really good employees.
    Ex. Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
    Ex. Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.
    Ex. As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.
    Ex. Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.
    Ex. The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.
    Ex. Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.
    Ex. According to Safire, when a slice a cake was put before him Putin said 'Sweets are for weaklings and children'.
    Ex. Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.
    Ex. Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.
    Ex. Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.
    Ex. By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.
    ----
    * alto y débil = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].
    * débil de salud = poor health.
    * débiles, los = little guy, the.
    * en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * eslabón débil = weak link.
    * hacerse el débil = sandbagging.
    * luz débil = glimmer.
    * más débil de la camada, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * punto débil = blind spot, weak link.
    * punto débil, el = chink in the armour, the.
    * ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.
    * ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * * *
    a) < persona> ( físicamente) weak; ( falto de - firmeza) soft; (- voluntad) weak; <economía/ejército/gobierno> weak
    b) <sonido/voz> faint; < moneda> weak; < argumento> weak; < excusa> feeble, lame; < luz> dim, faint
    c) <sílaba/vocal> unstressed, weak
    * * *
    = powerless, flimsy [flimsier -comp., flimsiest -sup.], shaky [shakier -comp., shakiest -sup.], weak [weaker -comp., weakest -sup.], fragile, spineless, feeble, effete, faint, frail, feckless, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], weakling, runt, nesh, weedy [weedier -comp., weediest -sup.], boneless.

    Ex: In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.

    Ex: Many paperbacks actually stand up to this usage better than the flimsy hardback covers now being produced.
    Ex: The subdivision 'Discovery and Exploration' under geographic names reinforces the popularly held notion that the world outside Western Europe had no history -- and only a shaky hold on existence -- before it was 'discovered' by Western Europeans.
    Ex: Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.
    Ex: The material which carries the message is fragile.
    Ex: To call a supervisor ' spineless' is to tag him as weak and therefore unfair to his really good employees.
    Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
    Ex: Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.
    Ex: As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.
    Ex: Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.
    Ex: The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.
    Ex: Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.
    Ex: According to Safire, when a slice a cake was put before him Putin said 'Sweets are for weaklings and children'.
    Ex: Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.
    Ex: Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.
    Ex: Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.
    Ex: By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.
    * alto y débil = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].
    * débil de salud = poor health.
    * débiles, los = little guy, the.
    * en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * eslabón débil = weak link.
    * hacerse el débil = sandbagging.
    * luz débil = glimmer.
    * más débil de la camada, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * punto débil = blind spot, weak link.
    * punto débil, el = chink in the armour, the.
    * ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.
    * ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.

    * * *
    1 ‹persona› (físicamente) weak; (falto defirmeza) soft; (— voluntad) weak; ‹economía/ejército/gobierno› weak
    es de complexión débil she has a very weak constitution
    aún está débil he's still weak
    es muy débil de carácter he has a very weak character
    2 ‹sonido/voz› faint; ‹moneda› weak; ‹corriente› weak; ‹argumento› weak; ‹excusa› feeble, lame
    da una luz muy débil it gives out a very dim o feeble o weak light
    3 ( Ling) ‹sílaba/vocal› unstressed, weak
    los débiles the weak
    es un débil mental ( fam); he's soft in the head ( colloq)
    eres un debilucho ( fam); you're a wimp ( colloq)
    los económicamente débiles ( frml); those on low incomes
    * * *

     

    débil adjetivo
    a)persona/economía/gobierno weak

    b)sonido/voz faint;

    moneda/argumento weak;
    excusa feeble, lame;
    luz dim, faint;
    sílaba/vocal unstressed, weak
    débil
    I adj (fuerza, salud) weak, feeble: el argumento era muy débil, his reasoning was flawed
    es muy débil de carácter, she is very weak
    es muy débil con sus alumnos, he is lenient with his students o he is over-indulgent with his students
    (intensidad de luz o sonido) faint
    punto débil, weak spot
    II mf
    1 weak person: el fuerte oprime al débil, the powerful opress the weak
    2 (blandengue) wimp: eres una débil, no aguantas nada el calor, don't be such a wimp, it's not even hot
    ' débil' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - alicaída
    - alicaído
    - flaca
    - flaco
    - flojear
    - goteo
    - talón
    - tenue
    - blando
    - flojo
    - lánguido
    - pelele
    - sexo
    English:
    A
    - an
    - anaemic
    - and
    - as
    - be
    - chink
    - dim
    - do
    - failing
    - faint
    - feather
    - feeble
    - frail
    - from
    - infirm
    - limp
    - link
    - shaky
    - shall
    - should
    - tenuous
    - than
    - that
    - them
    - thin
    - to
    - weak
    - were
    - what
    - whatever
    - wimp
    - wimpish
    - would
    - you
    - your
    - yourself
    - fragile
    - glimmer
    - hole
    - low
    - muted
    - run
    - spindly
    - spineless
    - weakly
    - weakness
    * * *
    adj
    1. [persona] [sin fuerzas] weak;
    [condescendiente] lax, lenient;
    de constitución débil prone to illness, sickly;
    débil de carácter of weak character
    2. [voz, sonido] faint;
    [luz] dim, faint;
    una débil mejoría a slight improvement;
    una débil brisa movía las cortinas a slight breeze moved the curtains
    3. [país, gobierno, moneda] weak;
    [argumento, teoría] weak, lame
    4. [sílaba] unstressed
    5. [vocal] weak [i, u]
    nmf
    weak person;
    ser un débil to be weak;
    una enfermedad que ataca a los más débiles a disease which attacks the weakest o most vulnerable
    * * *
    adj weak
    * * *
    débil adj
    : weak, feeble
    débilmente adv
    * * *
    débil adj
    1. (en general) weak
    2. (ruido) faint
    3. (luz) dim [comp. dimmer; superl. dimmest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > débil

  • 3 schwach

    I Adj.
    1. allg. weak; Stimme: weak, faint; Hoffnung, Lächeln: faint; Motor: low-powered; Batterie: low; Puls: weak, faint; Ton, Geruch: faint; Licht: dim; schwache Ähnlichkeit slight resemblance; schwaches Anzeichen faint sign; schwacher Beifall half-hearted applause; schwache Beteiligung low ( oder poor) turnout; schwache Erinnerung faint ( oder vague, dim) recollection; schwacher Esser poor eater; das schwache Geschlecht the weaker sex; schwaches Lob faint praise; schwache Stelle weak spot; eine schwache Stunde a moment of weakness; schwacher Trost small consolation; schwacher Versuch feeble attempt; schwacher Widerstand weak resistance; einen schwachen Willen haben be weak-willed; schwacher Wind slight ( oder light) breeze
    2. (schlecht) Mannschaft etc., Schüler: weak; umg. (enttäuschend) hopeless; Gesundheit, Gedächtnis, Gehör: poor; schwache Leistung poor ( oder weak) performance; schwache Vorstellung THEAT. poor performance; umg., fig. (schlechte Leistung) poor show; ein schwaches Bild bieten put up ( oder on) a poor show; schwache Seite Schwäche 2; eines der schwächeren Stücke Brechts one of Brecht’s weaker plays; in Erdkunde ist sie schwach geography is her weak subject, she’s not very good at geography; ein Stützkurs für die Schwächeren a support program(me) for weaker pupils; sozial schwach socially disadvantaged; die sozial Schwachen the socially disadvantaged
    3. (nachgiebig) soft; schwach werden weaken; fig. (nachgeben) auch relent; (erliegen) succumb; er wurde schwach fig. auch his resistance broke down; bei dem Anblick wurde ich schwach umg. I melted at the sight; sich schwach zeigen show one’s weakness; mach mich nicht schwach! umg. don’t say things like that!; nur nicht schwach werden! umg. don’t give in!; mir wird ganz schwach, wenn ich daran denke umg. I go weak at the knees just at the thought (of it)
    4. schwächer werden weaken (further), grow weaker; Nachfrage: fall off, decrease; Sehkraft: deteriorate; Ton, Licht: fade; schulisch, künstlerisch: abflauen, nachlassen
    5. schwach auf der Brust sein umg. be out of pocket
    II Adv.:
    1. schwach aktiv PHYS., Substanz: low-level; schwach radioaktiv PHYS.... emitting low-level radioactivity, low-level radioactive...; schwach besetzt SPORT, Team: weak; Turnier: with a poor entry; Stadion etc.: half empty; schwach besiedelt oder bevölkert Region: sparsely populated; schwach betont LING., Silbe: weakly stressed; schwach betont sein auch have a weak stress; schwach begabt not at all gifted; Schüler: low-ability; schwach besucht sein be poorly attended; schwach motorisiert low-powered; sich nur schwach wehren offer only weak resistance; sein Herz schlug nur noch schwach he only had a faint heartbeat; schwach dekliniertes Substantiv / Adjektiv weak noun / adjective
    2. (schlecht) schwach spielen play badly; schwach entwickelt poorly developed, underdeveloped
    * * *
    weak; frail; faint; slender; feeble; delicate; slight; feckless; flimsy; infirm; languid; lightweight; sinewed; lame; effete
    * * *
    schwạch [ʃvax]
    1. adj comp - er
    ['ʃvɛçɐ] superl -ste(r, s) ['ʃvɛçstə] weak (AUCH GRAM); Mensch, Greis, Begründung, Versuch, Aufführung, Alibi, Widerstand auch feeble; Konstitution auch frail; Gesundheit, Beteiligung, Gedächtnis poor; Ton, Anzeichen, Hoffnung, Bewegung faint, slight; Gehör poor, dull; Stimme weak, faint; Licht poor, dim; Wind light; (COMM) Nachfrage, Geschäft slack, poor

    jds schwache Seite/Stelle — sb's weak point/spot

    in einem schwachen Augenblick, in einer schwachen Stunde — in a moment of weakness, in a weak moment

    auf schwachen Beinen or Füßen stehen (fig) — to be on shaky ground; (Theorie) to be shaky

    alles, was in meinen schwachen Kräften steht — everything within my power

    mir wird schwach (lit) — I feel faint; (fig inf) it makes me sick (inf)

    schwächer werden — to grow weaker, to weaken; (Augen) to fail, to grow worse; (Stimme) to grow fainter; (Licht) to (grow) dim; (Ton) to fade; (Nachfrage) to fall off, to slacken

    der Schwächere — the weaker (person); (gegenüber Gegner) the underdog

    2. adv comp -er,
    superl am -sten
    1) (= leicht) schlagen weakly; vibrieren, radioaktiv slightly; spüren, riechen, hören barely
    2) (= spärlich) besucht, bestückt poorly
    3) (= geringfügig) klatschen weakly; sich interessieren slightly; sich beteiligen very little
    4) (= mild) salzen, süßen slightly; würzen lightly; pfeffern mildly
    * * *
    1) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) low
    2) (lacking in strength, brightness, courage etc: The sound grew faint; a faint light.) faint
    3) (in a faint manner: A light shone faintly.) faintly
    4) (slightly; rather: She looked faintly surprised.) faintly
    6) (weak: The old lady has been rather feeble since her illness; a feeble excuse.) feeble
    7) (not very well made; likely to break: a flimsy boat.) flimsy
    8) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) weak
    9) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) weak
    10) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) weak
    11) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) weak
    12) (slenderly: slightly built.) slightly
    13) ((of a person) slim and delicate-looking: It seemed too heavy a load for such a slight woman.) slight
    * * *
    <schwächer, schwächste>
    [ʃvax]
    I. adj
    1. (nicht kräftig) weak; Stimme feeble, faint
    für etw akk zu \schwach sein to not be strong enough for sth
    krank und \schwach weak and ill
    der Schwächere/Schwächste the weaker/weakest person
    \schwacher Widerstand weak [or feeble] resistance
    einen \schwachen Willen haben to be weak-willed
    in Rechtschreibung ist er ziemlich \schwach his spelling is rather poor
    ein \schwacher Mitarbeiter/Sportler a poor worker/sportsman
    ein \schwacher Schüler a poor [or weak] pupil
    4. MED (unzureichend) weak, poor
    ein \schwaches Gehör/Sehvermögen poor [or weak] hearing/eyesight
    im Alter wird das Gehör schwächer one's hearing becomes poorer in old age
    \schwache Gesundheit poor health
    eine \schwache Konstitution haben to have a frail constitution
    5. (dürftig) weak, poor
    \schwaches Ergebnis poor result
    eine \schwache Leistung a poor performance [or fam show
    es gibt noch einige \schwache Stellen in unserem Plan our plan has still got some weaknesses
    7. (gering) weak; Licht dim
    \schwache Ähnlichkeit remote resemblance
    ein \schwaches Anzeichen a faint [or slight] indication
    ein \schwacher Bartwuchs a sparse [growth of] beard
    eine \schwache Beteiligung [o Teilnahme] poor participation
    ein \schwaches Interesse [very] little interest
    \schwache Nachfrage poor demand
    eine \schwache Resonanz a lukewarm response
    eine \schwache Vorstellung von etw dat haben to have a faint idea of sth
    8. (leicht) weak
    \schwache Atmung faint breathing
    eine \schwache Bewegung a slight [or faint] movement
    \schwacher Druck light pressure
    ein \schwacher Herzschlag a faint heartbeat
    ein \schwacher Luftzug/Wind a gentle [or light] breeze/wind
    eine \schwache Strömung a light current
    schwächer werden to become fainter
    \schwaches Magnetfeld low-intensity magnetic field
    dieser Motor ist zu \schwach this engine is not powerful enough
    das Licht wird schwächer the light is fading [or failing
    10. (dünn) Brett, Eisdecke thin
    ein \schwaches Kettenglied a weak chain-link
    12.
    [bei jdm/etw] \schwach werden (fam) to be unable to resist [sb/sth]
    bei Schokoladentorte werde ich immer \schwach I can never resist chocolate gateau
    bei dem Gehalt würde wohl jeder \schwach werden anybody would be tempted by a salary like that
    nur nicht \schwach werden! (standhaft bleiben!) don't weaken!; (durchhalten!) don't give in!
    jdm wird \schwach [zumute] (fam) sb feels faint; s.a. Augenblick, Bild, Trost, Stelle
    II. adv
    1. (leicht) faintly
    das Herz schlug nur noch \schwach the heartbeat had become faint
    er hat sich nur \schwach gewehrt he didn't put up much resistance
    2. (spärlich) sparsely
    nachts sind die Grenzübergänge \schwach besetzt the border crossings aren't very heavily [or well] manned at night
    mit Nachschlagewerken sind wir nun wirklich nicht \schwach bestückt we really have got quite a few [or lot of] reference works
    die Ausstellung war nur \schwach besucht the exhibition wasn't very well [or was poorly] attended
    Ihre Tochter beteiligt sich in den letzten Monaten nur noch \schwach am Unterricht your daughter has hardly been participating in class in recent months
    dieses Problem hat mich immer nur \schwach interessiert this problem has never been of any great interest to me
    \schwach applaudieren to applaud sparingly
    eine \schwache Erinnerung an etw akk haben to vaguely remember sth
    4. (dürftig) feebly
    die Mannschaft spielte ausgesprochen \schwach the team put up a feeble performance
    5. KOCHK (mild) slightly
    der Arzt hat mir geraten, \schwach gesalzen zu essen my doctor has advised me not to add [too] much salt to my food
    das Essen ist zu \schwach gewürzt the food isn't spicy enough
    6. NUKL
    \schwach aktiv low level active
    \schwach aktiver Abfall low level active waste
    7. CHEM
    \schwach basisch weak basic
    \schwach flüchtig low volatile
    \schwach löslich weakly soluble
    * * *
    1.
    ; schwächer, schwächst... Adjektiv
    1) (kraftlos) weak; weak, delicate <child, woman>; frail <invalid, old person>; low-powered <engine, car, bulb, amplifier, etc.>; weak, poor <eyesight, memory, etc.>; poor < hearing>; delicate <health, constitution>

    schwach werden — grow weak; (fig.): (schwanken) weaken; waver; (nachgeben) give in

    mir wird [ganz] schwach — I feel [quite] faint

    2) (nicht gut) poor <pupil, player, runner, performance, result, effort, etc.>; weak <candidate, argument, opponent, play, film, etc.>

    das ist aber ein schwaches Bild!(fig. ugs.) that's a poor show (coll.)

    3) (gering, niedrig, klein) poor, low <attendance etc.>; sparse < population>; slight <effect, resistance, gradient, etc.>; light <wind, rain, current>; faint <groan, voice, pressure, hope, smile, smell>; weak, faint < pulse>; lukewarm <applause, praise>; faint, dim < light>; pale < colour>
    4) (wenig konzentriert) weak <solution, acid, tea, coffee, beer, poison, etc.>
    5) (Sprachw.) weak <conjugation, verb, noun, etc.>
    2.
    1) (kraftlos) weakly
    2) (nicht gut) poorly
    3) (in geringem Maße) poorly <attended, developed>; sparsely < populated>; slightly <poisonous, acid, alcoholic, sweetened, salted, inclined, etc.>; < rain> slightly; <remember, glow, smile, groan> faintly; lightly < accented>; < beat> weakly
    4) (Sprachw.)

    schwach gebeugt/konjugiert — weak

    * * *
    A. adj
    1. allg weak; Stimme: weak, faint; Hoffnung, Lächeln: faint; Motor: low-powered; Batterie: low; Puls: weak, faint; Ton, Geruch: faint; Licht: dim;
    schwache Ähnlichkeit slight resemblance;
    schwaches Anzeichen faint sign;
    schwacher Beifall half-hearted applause;
    schwache Beteiligung low ( oder poor) turnout;
    schwache Erinnerung faint ( oder vague, dim) recollection;
    schwacher Esser poor eater;
    das schwache Geschlecht the weaker sex;
    schwaches Lob faint praise;
    schwache Stelle weak spot;
    eine schwache Stunde a moment of weakness;
    schwacher Trost small consolation;
    schwacher Versuch feeble attempt;
    schwacher Widerstand weak resistance;
    schwacher Wind slight ( oder light) breeze
    2. (schlecht) Mannschaft etc, Schüler: weak; umg (enttäuschend) hopeless; Gesundheit, Gedächtnis, Gehör: poor;
    schwache Leistung poor ( oder weak) performance;
    schwache Vorstellung THEAT poor performance; umg, fig (schlechte Leistung) poor show;
    ein schwaches Bild bieten put up ( oder on) a poor show;
    eines der schwächeren Stücke Brechts one of Brecht’s weaker plays;
    in Erdkunde ist sie schwach geography is her weak subject, she’s not very good at geography;
    ein Stützkurs für die Schwächeren a support program(me) for weaker pupils;
    sozial schwach socially disadvantaged;
    die sozial Schwachen the socially disadvantaged
    3. (nachgiebig) soft;
    schwach werden weaken; fig (nachgeben) auch relent; (erliegen) succumb;
    er wurde schwach fig auch his resistance broke down;
    bei dem Anblick wurde ich schwach umg I melted at the sight;
    sich schwach zeigen show one’s weakness;
    nur nicht schwach werden! umg don’t give in!;
    mir wird ganz schwach, wenn ich daran denke umg I go weak at the knees just at the thought (of it)
    4.
    schwächer werden weaken (further), grow weaker; Nachfrage: fall off, decrease; Sehkraft: deteriorate; Ton, Licht: fade; schulisch, künstlerisch: abflauen, nachlassen
    5.
    schwach auf der Brust sein umg be out of pocket
    B. adv:
    1.
    schwach aktiv PHYS, Substanz: low-level;
    schwach radioaktiv PHYS … emitting low-level radioactivity, low-level radioactive …;
    schwach besetzt SPORT, Team: weak; Turnier: with a poor entry; Stadion etc: half empty;
    bevölkert Region: sparsely populated;
    schwach betont LING, Silbe: weakly stressed;
    schwach betont sein auch have a weak stress;
    schwach begabt not at all gifted; Schüler: low-ability;
    schwach besucht sein be poorly attended;
    schwach motorisiert low-powered;
    sich nur schwach wehren offer only weak resistance;
    sein Herz schlug nur noch schwach he only had a faint heartbeat;
    schwach dekliniertes Substantiv/Adjektiv weak noun/adjective
    schwach spielen play badly;
    schwach entwickelt poorly developed, underdeveloped
    …schwach im adj
    ausdrucksschwach inarticulate, lacking expressive power;
    inhaltsschwach with poor content
    gedächtnisschwach with a poor memory;
    konditionsschwach unfit, in poor shape;
    konzentrationsschwach unable to concentrate properly;
    lernschwach with learning difficulties
    mitgliederschwach with few members;
    PS-schwach low-powered
    * * *
    1.
    ; schwächer, schwächst... Adjektiv
    1) (kraftlos) weak; weak, delicate <child, woman>; frail <invalid, old person>; low-powered <engine, car, bulb, amplifier, etc.>; weak, poor <eyesight, memory, etc.>; poor < hearing>; delicate <health, constitution>

    schwach werden — grow weak; (fig.): (schwanken) weaken; waver; (nachgeben) give in

    mir wird [ganz] schwach — I feel [quite] faint

    2) (nicht gut) poor <pupil, player, runner, performance, result, effort, etc.>; weak <candidate, argument, opponent, play, film, etc.>

    das ist aber ein schwaches Bild!(fig. ugs.) that's a poor show (coll.)

    3) (gering, niedrig, klein) poor, low <attendance etc.>; sparse < population>; slight <effect, resistance, gradient, etc.>; light <wind, rain, current>; faint <groan, voice, pressure, hope, smile, smell>; weak, faint < pulse>; lukewarm <applause, praise>; faint, dim < light>; pale < colour>
    4) (wenig konzentriert) weak <solution, acid, tea, coffee, beer, poison, etc.>
    5) (Sprachw.) weak <conjugation, verb, noun, etc.>
    2.
    1) (kraftlos) weakly
    2) (nicht gut) poorly
    3) (in geringem Maße) poorly <attended, developed>; sparsely < populated>; slightly <poisonous, acid, alcoholic, sweetened, salted, inclined, etc.>; < rain> slightly; <remember, glow, smile, groan> faintly; lightly < accented>; < beat> weakly
    4) (Sprachw.)

    schwach gebeugt/konjugiert — weak

    * * *
    adj.
    faint adj.
    feckless adj.
    feeble adj.
    flimsy adj.
    fragile adj.
    infirm adj.
    languid adj.
    slight adj.
    weak adj. adv.
    faintly adv.
    fecklessly adv.
    feebly adv.
    flimsily adv.
    infirmly adv.
    languidly adv.
    slightly adv.
    weakly adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schwach

  • 4 tenue

    adj.
    1 fine (tela, hilo, lluvia).
    2 faint.
    3 tenuous.
    * * *
    1 (delgado) thin, light, tenuous
    2 (tela) flimsy, thin
    3 (luz, sonido) subdued, faint
    4 (niebla) light
    5 (de poca importancia) insignificant
    6 (sencillo) natural
    * * *
    adj.
    2) faint, dim
    3) delicate, slender
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [tela, velo] thin, fine
    2) [olor, sonido, línea] faint; [neblina, lluvia] light; [aire] thin
    3) [razón] tenuous, insubstantial; [relación] tenuous
    4) [estilo] simple, plain
    * * *
    a) < luz> faint, weak; <voz/sonido> faint; <neblina/llovizna> light; < línea> faint, fine
    b) < color> subdued, pale
    c) (liter) < hilo> fine, slender; < tela> flimsy, fine
    d) <razón/relación> tenuous, insubstantial
    e) < estilo> simple, plain
    * * *
    = subdued, feeble, tenuous, faint, lightweight [light-weight].
    Ex. And then he added, with a subdued laugh: 'After all, we librarians are trained to do research for people!'.
    Ex. Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
    Ex. We have another possibility that is exciting, though still tenuous.
    Ex. As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.
    Ex. David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.
    ----
    * cada vez más tenue = fading.
    * luz tenue = glimmer.
    * * *
    a) < luz> faint, weak; <voz/sonido> faint; <neblina/llovizna> light; < línea> faint, fine
    b) < color> subdued, pale
    c) (liter) < hilo> fine, slender; < tela> flimsy, fine
    d) <razón/relación> tenuous, insubstantial
    e) < estilo> simple, plain
    * * *
    = subdued, feeble, tenuous, faint, lightweight [light-weight].

    Ex: And then he added, with a subdued laugh: 'After all, we librarians are trained to do research for people!'.

    Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
    Ex: We have another possibility that is exciting, though still tenuous.
    Ex: As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.
    Ex: David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.
    * cada vez más tenue = fading.
    * luz tenue = glimmer.

    * * *
    1 ‹luz› faint, weak; ‹voz/sonido› faint; ‹neblina/llovizna› light; ‹línea› faint, fine
    la línea que separa el genio de la locura es muy tenue there's a fine line between genius and insanity
    una tenue sonrisa a faint smile
    2 ‹color› subdued, pale
    3 ( liter); ‹hilo› fine, slender; ‹tela› flimsy, fine
    4 ‹razón/relación› tenuous, insubstantial
    una teoría con bases muy tenues a theory based on very tenuous premises
    5 ‹estilo› simple, plain
    * * *

    tenue adjetivo
    a) luz faint, weak;

    voz/sonido/sonrisa faint;
    neblina/llovizna light;
    línea faint, fine
    b) color subdued, pale

    tenue adjetivo
    1 (tejido, humo, niebla) thin, light
    2 (débil, apagado) faint
    una tenue luz, a faint light
    un tenue llanto, a faint weeping
    ' tenue' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    apagada
    - apagado
    - suave
    English:
    dappled
    - dim
    - faint
    - subdued
    - dimly
    - gossamer
    - mellow
    - wispy
    * * *
    tenue adj
    1. [fino] [tela, velo] fine
    2. [débil] [luz, voz, sonrisa] faint;
    [niebla, lluvia] fine;
    hizo un gesto tenue de asentimiento he gave a faint nod of assent
    3. [poco sólido] [relación, argumentación] tenuous
    * * *
    adj faint
    * * *
    tenue adj
    1) : tenuous
    2) : faint, weak, dim
    3) : light, fine
    4) : thin, slender
    * * *
    tenue adj faint / dim

    Spanish-English dictionary > tenue

  • 5 recuerdo

    m.
    1 memory.
    quedar en el recuerdo (de) to be remembered (by)
    traer recuerdos a alguien de algo to bring back memories of something to somebody
    tengo muy buen/mal recuerdo de ese viaje I have very fond/bad memories of that trip
    3 reminder.
    4 booster.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: recordar.
    * * *
    1 (imagen) memory, recollection
    2 (regalo) souvenir, keepsake
    1 (saludos) regards, greetings; (en carta) best wishes
    ¡recuerdos a tu hermana! say hello to your sister for me!
    \
    en recuerdo de in memory of
    tener un buen recuerdo de algo to have happy memories of something
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ And * awake
    2. SM
    1) (=memoria) memory

    "Recuerdos de la vida de hace 80 años" — "Reminiscences of life 80 years ago"

    entrar en el recuerdo, pasar al recuerdo — euf to pass away

    2) (=regalo) souvenir, memento

    "recuerdo de Mallorca" — "present from Majorca"

    3) pl recuerdos (=saludos) regards

    ¡recuerdos a tu madre! — give my regards to your mother!

    * * *
    1)
    a) ( reminiscencia) memory
    b) ( souvenir) souvenir; ( regalo) memento, keepsake
    2) recuerdos masculino plural regards (pl), best wishes (pl)
    * * *
    = memorial, reminiscence, recollection, keepsake, remembrance, souvenir, memento [mementos/mementoes, -pl.], reminisce, reminder, memory.
    Ex. The solitary volume published remains to date a memorial of that epochal event.
    Ex. In addition to providing books the staff have introduced topic packs which are used for group discussion, and take to the elderly persons' homes old but familiar household objects which can stimulate reminiscences.
    Ex. Mearns warns us, ' Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
    Ex. The collection contains objects such as keepsake dishes, playing cards, scarves, postcards, advertising flyers and brochures = La colección contiene objetos como, por ejemplo, platos de recuerdo, cartas de barajas, bufandas, postales, hojas publicitarias y guías informativas.
    Ex. The article ' Remembrance of book past' describes the development of bookbinding techniques, with clear illustrations of the various processes.
    Ex. A personal accumulation of souvenirs becomes a collection as soon as it becomes of interest to someone else.
    Ex. The mementoes from far off lands in drawing rooms and museums constitute another imaginary land in which the idea of foreign cultures is shaped.
    Ex. The article presents the reminisces of a professor of librarianship who had been a student at City University of New York in the late 40s.
    Ex. A constant reminder that, these days, retrospective bibliography and technology are hand in hand is the realization that all of the items listed in both Pollard and Redgrave and Wing are available to purchase in microform editions.
    Ex. Artists or their families have often wished to erase the memory of convict or immigrant origins, youthful indiscretions, or previous marriages.
    ----
    * borrar un recuerdo = expunge + memory.
    * denominar en recuerdo de = name after.
    * en recuerdo de = in memoriam, in memory of, in loving memory of.
    * libro de recuerdo = keepsake.
    * recuerdo del pasado = flashback [flash back].
    * recuerdo imborrable = lasting impression, indelible impression, indelible memory, lasting memory, long-lasting memory.
    * recuerdos = memories [memory, -sing.], memorabilia.
    * tienda de recuerdos = souvenir shop.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( reminiscencia) memory
    b) ( souvenir) souvenir; ( regalo) memento, keepsake
    2) recuerdos masculino plural regards (pl), best wishes (pl)
    * * *
    = memorial, reminiscence, recollection, keepsake, remembrance, souvenir, memento [mementos/mementoes, -pl.], reminisce, reminder, memory.

    Ex: The solitary volume published remains to date a memorial of that epochal event.

    Ex: In addition to providing books the staff have introduced topic packs which are used for group discussion, and take to the elderly persons' homes old but familiar household objects which can stimulate reminiscences.
    Ex: Mearns warns us, ' Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
    Ex: The collection contains objects such as keepsake dishes, playing cards, scarves, postcards, advertising flyers and brochures = La colección contiene objetos como, por ejemplo, platos de recuerdo, cartas de barajas, bufandas, postales, hojas publicitarias y guías informativas.
    Ex: The article ' Remembrance of book past' describes the development of bookbinding techniques, with clear illustrations of the various processes.
    Ex: A personal accumulation of souvenirs becomes a collection as soon as it becomes of interest to someone else.
    Ex: The mementoes from far off lands in drawing rooms and museums constitute another imaginary land in which the idea of foreign cultures is shaped.
    Ex: The article presents the reminisces of a professor of librarianship who had been a student at City University of New York in the late 40s.
    Ex: A constant reminder that, these days, retrospective bibliography and technology are hand in hand is the realization that all of the items listed in both Pollard and Redgrave and Wing are available to purchase in microform editions.
    Ex: Artists or their families have often wished to erase the memory of convict or immigrant origins, youthful indiscretions, or previous marriages.
    * borrar un recuerdo = expunge + memory.
    * denominar en recuerdo de = name after.
    * en recuerdo de = in memoriam, in memory of, in loving memory of.
    * libro de recuerdo = keepsake.
    * recuerdo del pasado = flashback [flash back].
    * recuerdo imborrable = lasting impression, indelible impression, indelible memory, lasting memory, long-lasting memory.
    * recuerdos = memories [memory, -sing.], memorabilia.
    * tienda de recuerdos = souvenir shop.

    * * *
    A
    conservo or guardo un grato recuerdo de aquellos años I have fond memories of those years
    me trae recuerdos de la infancia it brings back childhood memories
    2 (souvenir) souvenir
    me lo llevo de recuerdo I'll keep it as a souvenir o memento
    [ S ] recuerdo de Granada souvenir of Granada
    le dio una cajita de recuerdo she gave him a little box as a memento o keepsake
    es un recuerdo de familia it's a family heirloom
    B recuerdos mpl regards (pl), best wishes (pl)
    dale recuerdos de mi parte give him my regards
    * * *

     

    Del verbo recordar: ( conjugate recordar)

    recuerdo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    recordar    
    recuerdo
    recordar ( conjugate recordar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a)nombre/fecha to remember, recall;

    recuerdo que lo puse ahí I remember o recall putting it there

    b) ( rememorar) ‹niñez/pasado to remember

    2
    a) ( traer a la memoria) recuerdole A algnalgo/ que haga algo to remind sb about sth/to do sth;

    les recuerdo que … I would like to remind you that …

    b) (por asociación, parecido) to remind;


    verbo intransitivo ( acordarse) to remember;

    recuerdo sustantivo masculino
    1


    ( regalo) memento, keepsake;

    2
    recuerdos sustantivo masculino plural

    regards (pl), best wishes (pl);
    dale recuerdos give him my regards
    recordar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (acordarse) to remember, recall: no recuerdo su nombre, I can't remember his name
    2 (hacer recordar) to remind: recuérdame que compre el pan, remind me to buy some bread
    me recuerda a su madre, she reminds me of her mother
    II verbo intransitivo to remember: si mal no recuerdo, if I remember rightly ➣ Ver nota en remember y remind
    To remember
    significa recordar algo ocurrido en el pasado: Recuerdo mi último cumpleaños. I remember my last birthday. To remind significa recordar a alguien que tiene que hacer algo: Recuérdame que mañana tengo que ir al banco. Remind me to go to the bank tomorrow.
    recuerdo sustantivo masculino
    1 (en la mente) memory: tiene malos recuerdos de su infancia, he's got some unhappy memories from his childhood
    2 (objeto) (para recordar a alguien) keepsake: me dio una vieja moneda como recuerdo, he gave me an old coin as a keepsake
    (para recordar un lugar) souvenir: no trajeron ningún recuerdo de Viena, they didn't bring any souvenirs back from Vienna
    3 recuerdos, (saludo) regards
    ' recuerdo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    borrosa
    - borroso
    - cicatrizar
    - desenterrar
    - despertar
    - desvanecerse
    - evanescente
    - guardar
    - imborrable
    - les
    - mantener
    - memoria
    - nebulosa
    - nebuloso
    - neta
    - neto
    - olvido
    - perdurable
    - recordar
    - temprana
    - temprano
    - vivir
    - amargo
    - caer
    - confuso
    - doloroso
    - duradero
    - entrañable
    - llevar
    - nitidez
    - perdurar
    - vago
    - viveza
    English:
    blank out
    - blot out
    - escape
    - hazy
    - live on
    - make
    - memento
    - memory
    - name
    - obliterate
    - recollect
    - recollection
    - remember
    - remembrance
    - reminder
    - rightly
    - souvenir
    - tender
    - vivid
    - far
    - keepsake
    - last
    - which
    * * *
    nm
    1. [rememoración] memory;
    quedar en el recuerdo (de) to be remembered (by);
    traer recuerdos a alguien de algo to bring back memories of sth to sb;
    tengo muy buen/mal recuerdo de ese viaje I have very fond/bad memories of that trip
    2. [objeto] [de viaje] souvenir;
    [de persona] keepsake;
    me quedé su agenda como recuerdo I kept her diary as a keepsake
    3.
    recuerdos [saludos] regards;
    dale recuerdos a tu hermana (de mi parte) give my regards to your sister, give your sister my regards;
    Javier te manda recuerdos Javier sends his regards;
    recuerdos de Isabel Isabel says hello
    * * *
    m
    1 memory, recollection;
    en recuerdo de in memory of
    2
    :
    da recuerdos a Luís give Luís my regards;
    mandar recuerdos a alguien send s.o. one’s regards
    * * *
    1) : memory
    2) : souvenir, memento
    3) recuerdos nmpl
    : regards
    * * *
    1. (reminiscencia) memory [pl. memories]
    2. (objeto) souvenir

    Spanish-English dictionary > recuerdo

  • 6 mou

    mou, molle [mu, mɔl]
    ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
    mou becomes mol before a vowel or silent h.
    ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
    1. adjective
    [substance, oreiller] soft ; [tige, tissu, geste, poignée de main] limp
    2. masculine noun
       a. ( = personne) (sans caractère) spineless character ; (apathique) lethargic person ; (trop indulgent) soft person
       b. [de corde] avoir du mou to be slack
    * * *

    1.
    ( mol before vowel or mute h), molle mu, mɔl adjectif
    1) ( pas ferme) [coussin, matière] soft; [tige, étoffe] limp; [choc] dull
    2) ( sans tenue) [trait du visage] weak; [chair, ventre] flabby; [cheveux] limp
    3) ( apathique) [personne] listless; [poignée de main] limp; [croissance, reprise économique] sluggish
    4) ( sans énergie) [parent, professeur] soft
    5) ( sans conviction) pej [version, libéralisme] watered-down; [discours, résistance] feeble

    2.
    nom masculin
    1) ( personne) pej wimp (colloq)
    2) ( en boucherie) lights (pl) GB, lungs (pl) US
    3) ( de corde)

    donner du mou à quelqu'un — (colloq) fig to give somebody a bit of leeway

    * * *
    mu, mɔl (molle) mol (devant un nom masculin commençant par une voyelle ou un h muet)
    1. adj
    1) (sans rigidité) (siège, substance, sol) soft

    Mon matelas est trop mou. — My mattress is too soft.

    2)
    3) péjoratif (visage, traits) flabby, (geste) limp
    4) péjoratif (personne, caractère) spineless

    Je le trouve un peu mou. — I think he's rather spineless.

    5) (résistance, protestations) feeble
    2. nm
    1) (= abats) lights pl lungs pl
    2) [corde] slack
    3) péjoratif (= personne) wimp
    * * *
    A adj
    1 ( pas ferme) [coussin, matière] soft; [tige, étoffe] limp; [choc] dull;
    2 ( sans tenue) [trait du visage] weak; [chair, ventre] flabby; [cheveux] limp;
    3 ( apathique) [personne, enfant] listless; [poignée de main] limp; [croissance, reprise économique] sluggish;
    4 ( sans énergie) [parent, professeur] soft, overindulgent;
    5 ( sans conviction) péj [version, libéralisme] watered-down; [discours, résistance] feeble, weak.
    B nm
    1 ( personne) pej wimp péj;
    2 ( en boucherie) lights (pl) GB, lungs (pl) US;
    3 ( de corde) slack; avoir du mou to be slack; donner du mou to let (the rope) out a bit; donner/laisser du mou à qn fig to give sb/to let sb have a bit of leeway.
    bourrer le mou à qn to have sb on GB, to put sb on US.
    [mu] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet mol [mɔl]) ( féminin molle [mɔl]) adjectif
    1. [souple - pâte, cire, terre, fruit] soft ; [ - fauteuil, matelas] soft
    [sans tenue - étoffe, vêtement] limp ; [ - joues, chair] flabby
    2. [sans vigueur physique - mouvement] limp, lifeless, feeble ; [ - poignée de main] limp
    allez, rame plus vite, c'est mou tout ça! (familier) come on, pull on those oars, let's see some effort!
    [estompé - contour] soft
    3. [sans conviction - protestation, excuse, tentative] feeble, weak ; [ - doigté, style] lifeless, dull ; [ - élève] apathetic, lethargic
    [sans force de caractère] spineless
    4. [trop tolérant - parents, gouvernement] lax, soft
    ————————
    [mu] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet mol [mɔl]), molle [mɔl] nom masculin, nom féminin
    1. [moralement] spineless individual
    2. [physiquement] weak ou feeble individual
    ————————
    nom masculin
    1. [jeu] slack, give, play
    a. [cordage] to be slack
    b. [vis, charnière] to be loose, to have a bit of play
    2. [abats] lights, lungs
    3. (très familier & locution)

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > mou

  • 7 schwach

    schwach <schwächer, schwächste> [ʃvax] adj
    1) ( nicht stark) weak;
    für etw zu \schwach sein to not be strong enough for sth;
    der Schwächere/ Schwächste the weaker/weakest person;
    ein \schwacher Charakter/ Gegner/ Wille a weak character/opponent/will;
    \schwacher Widerstand weak resistance;
    krank und \schwach weak and ill
    2) ( wenig leistend) weak;
    ein \schwacher Mitarbeiter/ Sportler a poor worker/sportsman;
    ein \schwacher Schüler a poor [or weak] pupil;
    in Rechtschreibung ist er ziemlich \schwach his spelling is rather poor
    3) ( gering) weak;
    ein \schwaches Anzeichen a faint [or slight] indication;
    ein \schwacher Bartwuchs a sparse [growth of] beard;
    eine \schwache Beteiligung [o Teilnahme] poor participation;
    ein \schwaches Interesse [very] little interest;
    eine \schwache Resonanz a lukewarm response
    4) ( leicht) weak;
    \schwache Atmung faint breathing;
    eine \schwache Bewegung a slight [or faint] movement;
    \schwacher Druck light pressure;
    ein \schwacher Herzschlag a faint heartbeat;
    ein \schwacher Luftzug/ Wind a gentle [or light] breeze/wind;
    eine \schwache Strömung a light current;
    schwächer werden to become fainter
    eine \schwache Ladung/ein \schwaches Magnetfeld a weak charge/magnetic field;
    die Batterie muss aufgeladen werden, sie ist \schwach the battery needs recharging, it is low;
    dieser Motor ist zu \schwach this engine is not powerful enough;
    das Licht wird schwächer the light is fading [or failing];
    6) ( dünn) thin;
    ein \schwaches Kettenglied a weak chain-link
    7) ( dürftig) weak, poor;
    ein \schwaches Argument a weak argument;
    eine \schwache Leistung a poor performance;
    ein \schwacher Trost little comfort
    8) med ( unzureichend) weak;
    ein \schwaches Sehvermögen/ Gehör poor [or weak] eyesight/hearing;
    schwächer werden to become weaker;
    im Alter wird das Gehör schwächer one's hearing becomes poorer in old age
    WENDUNGEN:
    jdm wird \schwach [zumute] ( fam) sb feels faint; s. a. Augenblick, Bild, Stelle, Trost
    1) ( leicht) faintly;
    das Herz schlug nur noch \schwach the heartbeat had become faint;
    er hat sich nur \schwach gewehrt he didn't put up much resistance
    2) ( spärlich) sparsely;
    nachts sind die Grenzübergänge \schwach besetzt the border crossings aren't very heavily [or well] manned at night;
    mit Nachschlagewerken sind wir nun wirklich nicht \schwach bestückt we really have got quite a few [or lot of] reference works;
    die Ausstellung war nur \schwach besucht the exhibition wasn't very well [or was poorly] attended
    \schwach applaudieren to applaud sparingly;
    Ihre Tochter beteiligt sich in den letzten Monaten nur noch \schwach am Unterricht your daughter has hardly been participating in class in recent months;
    dieses Problem hat mich immer nur \schwach interessiert this problem has never been of any great interest to me
    4) kochk ( mild) slightly;
    der Arzt hat mir geraten, \schwach gesalzen zu essen my doctor has advised me not to add [too] much salt to my food;
    das Essen ist für meinen Geschmack zu \schwach gewürzt the food isn't spicy enough for my liking [or palate];
    den Tee bitte nur ganz \schwach gesüßt! not too much sugar in my tea, please!
    5) ( dürftig) feebly;
    die Mannschaft spielte ausgesprochen \schwach the team put up a feeble performance;
    eine \schwache Erinnerung an etw haben to vaguely remember sth

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  • 8 senesco

    sĕnesco, nŭi, 3 ( gerundive:

    senescendi homines,

    Varr. L. L. 6, § 11 Müll. N. cr.), v. inch. n. [seneo], to grow old, become aged; to grow hoary.
    I.
    Lit. (rare):

    ita sensim aetas senescit,

    Cic. Sen. 11, 38; cf.:

    tempora labuntur tacitisque senescimus annis,

    Ov. F. 6, 771:

    senescente jam Graeciā,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 37, 58:

    solve senescentem mature equum,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 8:

    arbores senescunt,

    Plin. 16, 27, 50, § 116: Solon significat se cottidie aliquid addiscentem senescere. Val. Max. 8, 7, 14.—In perf.:

    avus (Augusti) tranquillissime senuit,

    Suet. Aug. 2:

    ego senui et progressioris aetatis sum,

    Vulg. Josne, 23, 2.—In gerundive: longissimum spatium senescendorum hominum id (seclum) putarant, Varr. L. L. 6, § 11 Müll. N. cr.
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    For the usual consenescere, to grow old or gray in an occupation, etc., i. e. to linger too long over it:

    inani circa voces studio senescunt,

    Quint. 8, prooem. § 18.—
    B.
    (Causa pro effectu.) To decay or diminish in strength; to grow weak, feeble, or powerless; to waste away, fall off, wane, decline, etc. (the prevailing signif. of the word in prose and poetry; cf. consenesco; while inveterasco is to grow better by age).
    1.
    Of living subjects (a favorite expression of Livy;

    perh. not in Cic., but cf. consenesco, II. 2.): Hannibalem jam et famā senescere et viribus,

    Liv. 29, 3 fin.; cf.

    of the same,

    id. 22, 39:

    otio senescere,

    id. 25, 7:

    non esse cum aegro senescendum,

    id. 21, 53:

    dis hominibusque accusandis senescere,

    to pine away, id. 5, 43 Drak.; cf.:

    amore senescit habendi,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 85:

    socordiā,

    Tac. A. 1, 9; Val. Max. 8, 13, 7:

    ne (agni) desiderio senescant,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 17.—

    Of doves,

    Col. 8, 8, 4:

    quod antiquatur et senescit prope interitum est,

    Vulg. Heb. 8, 13.—
    2.
    Of things:

    quaedam faciunda in agris potius crescente lunā quam senescente,

    in the waning of the moon, Varr. R. R. 1, 37, 1; so,

    luna (opp. crescens),

    Cic. N. D. 2, 37, 95; Plin. 2, 9, 6, § 42:

    arbores hiemali tempore cum lunā simul senescentes,

    Cic. Div. 2, 14, 33:

    nunc pleno orbe, nunc senescente (al. senescentem) exiguo cornu fulgere lunam,

    Liv. 44, 37:

    continuā messe senescit ager,

    becomes exhausted, worn out, Ov. A. A. 3, 82:

    prata,

    Plin. 18, 28, 67, § 259: uniones, i. e. grow pale or dim, id. 9, 35, 56, § 115; cf.

    smaragdi,

    id. 37, 5, 18, § 70:

    caseus in salem,

    grows salt with age, id. 11, 42, 97, § 242: coma, falls out, Domit. ap. Suet. Dom. 18 fin.: monumenta virūm, decay (with delapsa), Lucr. 5, 312 et saep.:

    mensis senescens,

    drawing to an end, closing, Varr. L. L. 6, § 10 Müll.; so,

    hiems,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 19, 49.—Of abstr. things:

    oratorum laus senescit,

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 2, 5; cf.:

    ut laus senescens,

    id. de Or. 2, 2, 7:

    senescere civitatem otio,

    Liv. 1, 22, 2:

    omnia orta occidunt et aucta senescunt,

    Sall. J. 2, 3; cf. Fabri ad Sall. C. 20, 10; so,

    somnia,

    Sall. J. 35, 3:

    vires,

    id. H. Fragm. 3, 22, p. 235 Gerl.; Liv. 9, 27:

    Hannibalis vis,

    id. 25, 16:

    bellum,

    id. 28, 36; 30, 19:

    pugna,

    id. 5, 21:

    fama,

    id. 27, 20; Tac. H. 2, 24; cf.

    rumores,

    id. A. 2, 77:

    consilia,

    Liv. 35, 12:

    vitia (opp. maturescente virtute),

    id. 3, 12:

    invidia,

    id. 29, 22:

    fortuna (opp. florere),

    Vell. 2, 11, 3:

    amor,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 594.

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  • 9 ἀσθενής

    ἀσθενής, ές (Pind., Hdt.+; loanw. in rabb.) adj., of that which lacks strength: ‘weak, powerless’.
    pert. to suffering from a debilitating illness, sick, ill ἄνθρωπος ἀ. Ac 4:9. Subst. ὁ ἀ. the sick person (Diod S 1, 34, 4) Mt 25:43f; Lk 9:2; 10:9; Ac 5:15f; 1 Cl 59:4 (ἀσεβεῖς cod. H); Pol 6:1. W. ἄρρωστος 1 Cor 11:30 (on the connection betw. wrongdoing and disease cp. PMich Inv. 3690, 7–11 [ZPE 4, ’69, 123]).
    pert. to experiencing some incapacity or limitation, weak
    of physical weakness. Opp. ἰσχυρός (cp. Ael. Aristid. 36 p. 690 D.; Philo, Aet. M. 58) 1 Cl 38:2; cp. Hv 3, 11, 4; ἡ σὰρξ ἀ. the flesh is weak, gives up too easily Mt 26:41; Mk 14:38; Pol 7:2. ἀ. τῇ σαρκί Hs 9, 1, 2. Of woman (PAmh 141, 16 [restored]; PFlor 58, 14 γυνὴ ἀσθενής; cp. POxy 2713, 8f; EpArist 250) ἀσθενέστερον σκεῦος weaker vessel, i.e. sex 1 Pt 3:7; ἀ. τῷ σώματι physically weak (cp. PFlor 382, 41; abs. Tat. 32, 3) 1 Cl 6:2. ἡ παρουσία τοῦ σώματος ἀ. his personal presence is weak i.e. unimpressive 2 Cor 10:10 (cp. Demosth. 18, 152, s. FDanker, in: Persuasive Artistry [GAKennedy Festschr.] ’91, 276). Acc. to many modern scholars, of spirit beings that can do nothing (w. πτωχός) τὰ ἀ. στοιχεῖα the weak elementary spirits Gal 4:9 (s. στοιχεῖον 2). In imagery of the Christian community: comp., of inferior stones too weak, i.e. incapable of standing great strain Hs 9, 8, 4; 6.
    of relative ineffectiveness, whether external or inward weak, feeble, ineffectual ἡμεῖς ἀ. 1 Cor 4:10; τὰ μέλη ἀσθενέστερα the weaker, less important members 12:22. W. φθαρτός the heart viewed as a shrine B 16:7.—τὸ ἀσθενές = ἡ ἀσθένεια (Thu. 2, 61, 2; POxy 71 II, 4 τὸ τῆς φύσεως ἀ.; Jos., Ant. 13, 430) w. τὸ ἀνωφελές Hb 7:18; τὸ ἀ. τοῦ θεοῦ the weakness of God: even what is weak acc. to human standards becomes effective as soon as it comes fr. God 1 Cor 1:25.—τὰ ἀ. τοῦ κόσμου what is weak in (the eyes of) the world 1:27.
    of the inner life. ὄντων ἡμῶν ἀ. (=ἁμαρτωλῶν vs. 8) helpless in a moral sense Ro 5:6. Of a weakness in faith, which, through lack of advanced knowledge, considers externals of the greatest importance (cp. Epict. 1, 8, 8 ἀπαιδεύτοις κ. ἀσθενέσι) 1 Cor 8:7, 9f (WMcGarry, Eccl. Rev. 94, ’37, 609–17). ἐγενόμην τοῖς ἀ. ἀ. to those who are weak in faith I became as they are 1 Cor 9:22; ἀντέχεσθαι τῶν ἀ. take care of the weak 1 Th 5:14.Weak, without influence συγγένεια 1 Cl 10:2. οἱ ἀσθενέστεροι Dg 10:5 (but here ἀ. could have the mng. economically weak, poor, as pap, e.g. UPZ 17, 23; BGU 1815, 6; 1843, 14; 1863, 10; PHib 113, 17; PThéad 20, 15 τὰς ἀσθενεστέρας κώμας; s. ἀσθενέω 3).—ERiggenbach, StKr 66, 1893, 649–78; MRauer, D. ‘Schwachen’ in Korinth u. Rom nach den Pls-briefen 1923.—B. 298. New Docs 4, 132–34. DELG s.v. σθένος. M-M.

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  • 10 כשל

    כָּשַׁל(b. h.; cmp. כִּשְׁכֵּש) to strike against, stumble. Lev. R. s. 19 (ref. to Is. 35:3) שהן נראות כאילו כּוֹשְׁלוֹת knees which have the appearance of stumbling (threaten to stumble). Ib. שכְּשַׁלְתֶּםוכ׳ for you have really stumbled (sinned) through your evil deeds. Num. R. s. 16 כְּשַׁלְתֶּם you have stumbled (were discouraged; Tanḥ. Shlaḥ 2 נתרשלתם); a. e.כּוֹשֵׁל (law) weak, under legal disadvantages (in adapt. of Is. l. c. a. Job 4:4). Keth.IX, 2 ינתנו לַכּ׳ שבהן let it be given him who is under the greatest disadvantage of all (the claimants being the deceased mans widow, his creditor and his heirs); expl. ib. 84a לכ׳ שבראיה to him who is under disadvantage for evidence (whose document is of the latest date); (oth. opin. לכתובת אשה to the widow, v. חִינָּא; Y. ib. IX, 33a top לכ׳ שבראיותיווכ׳ to him who is the weakest as to evidence, e. g. he who loaned without witnesses as against him who has witnesses. Ib. לכ׳ בגופו to him who is in feeble health (and poor). Nif. נִכְשַׁל 1) to be struck, meet with an accident. Mekh. Bshall.s.2 לא נ׳ אחדוכ׳ not one of them (the Egyptians) met with an accident (was detained) on the road. Y.Sabb.VI, 8c bot. נ׳ באצבעו got a sore finger; ib. XVI, 15c top; Lam. R. to IV, 20; a. e. 2) to stumble, fall; to be led to sin. Pesik. Shub., p. 165a> והיו … נִכְשָׁלִין בו and people stumbled over it (the rock); Yalk. Hos. 533. Ib. אדם נ׳ בעכירה if man becomes a victim of sin. Gitt.43a אין אדם …אא״כ נ׳ בהן one never gets at the true sense of the words of the Law, except after mistakes; Ḥag.14a; Sabb.120a.Ber.28b ולא אֶכָּשֵׁל בדבר הלכה and that I may not err against a hălakhah; ולא יִכָּשְׁלוּוכ׳ nor may my colleagues Midr. Till. to Ps. 22 בשביל … איני נִכְשֶׁלֶת because I am a queen, I shall not come to grief; a. fr. Hif. הִכְשִׁיל to cause to stumble, to be an obstruction; to weaken; to cause sin. Y.Shebi.III, end, 34d a breach in the fence מַכְשֶׁלֶת את הרבים annoying the publis (an obstruction to traffic). R. Hash. I, 6 נמצאת מַכְשִׁילָן לע״ל thou wilt make them sin in future case (by their refraining from going to court); Yoma 77b שלא תהא מַכְשִׁילָןוכ׳ that thou mayest not cause them to sin (by staying away from college); Kidd.33a; Ḥull.54b מְכַשְּׁלָן (Pi.).Ab. Zar.11b פיהם הִכְשִׁילָן לרשעים Ms. M. (ed. ה׳ פיהם) their own (ominous) words brought these wicked men to fall; Num. R. s. 18. B. Kam.16b; B. Bath.9b (ref. to מכשלים, Jer. 18:23) הַכְשִׁילֵםוכ׳ make them stumble by sending them unworthy subjects of charity. Midr. Till. to Ps. 90. לעצמי הייתי מַכְשִׁיל I should have injured myself. Pi. כִּישֵּׁל 1) same, v. supra. 2) to weaken, break the force of. Y.Ber.IX, 13c bot. מְכַשְּׁלוֹ בגבעות (Gen. R. s. 24 מרשלו), v. חָשַׁל.

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  • 11 כָּשַׁל

    כָּשַׁל(b. h.; cmp. כִּשְׁכֵּש) to strike against, stumble. Lev. R. s. 19 (ref. to Is. 35:3) שהן נראות כאילו כּוֹשְׁלוֹת knees which have the appearance of stumbling (threaten to stumble). Ib. שכְּשַׁלְתֶּםוכ׳ for you have really stumbled (sinned) through your evil deeds. Num. R. s. 16 כְּשַׁלְתֶּם you have stumbled (were discouraged; Tanḥ. Shlaḥ 2 נתרשלתם); a. e.כּוֹשֵׁל (law) weak, under legal disadvantages (in adapt. of Is. l. c. a. Job 4:4). Keth.IX, 2 ינתנו לַכּ׳ שבהן let it be given him who is under the greatest disadvantage of all (the claimants being the deceased mans widow, his creditor and his heirs); expl. ib. 84a לכ׳ שבראיה to him who is under disadvantage for evidence (whose document is of the latest date); (oth. opin. לכתובת אשה to the widow, v. חִינָּא; Y. ib. IX, 33a top לכ׳ שבראיותיווכ׳ to him who is the weakest as to evidence, e. g. he who loaned without witnesses as against him who has witnesses. Ib. לכ׳ בגופו to him who is in feeble health (and poor). Nif. נִכְשַׁל 1) to be struck, meet with an accident. Mekh. Bshall.s.2 לא נ׳ אחדוכ׳ not one of them (the Egyptians) met with an accident (was detained) on the road. Y.Sabb.VI, 8c bot. נ׳ באצבעו got a sore finger; ib. XVI, 15c top; Lam. R. to IV, 20; a. e. 2) to stumble, fall; to be led to sin. Pesik. Shub., p. 165a> והיו … נִכְשָׁלִין בו and people stumbled over it (the rock); Yalk. Hos. 533. Ib. אדם נ׳ בעכירה if man becomes a victim of sin. Gitt.43a אין אדם …אא״כ נ׳ בהן one never gets at the true sense of the words of the Law, except after mistakes; Ḥag.14a; Sabb.120a.Ber.28b ולא אֶכָּשֵׁל בדבר הלכה and that I may not err against a hălakhah; ולא יִכָּשְׁלוּוכ׳ nor may my colleagues Midr. Till. to Ps. 22 בשביל … איני נִכְשֶׁלֶת because I am a queen, I shall not come to grief; a. fr. Hif. הִכְשִׁיל to cause to stumble, to be an obstruction; to weaken; to cause sin. Y.Shebi.III, end, 34d a breach in the fence מַכְשֶׁלֶת את הרבים annoying the publis (an obstruction to traffic). R. Hash. I, 6 נמצאת מַכְשִׁילָן לע״ל thou wilt make them sin in future case (by their refraining from going to court); Yoma 77b שלא תהא מַכְשִׁילָןוכ׳ that thou mayest not cause them to sin (by staying away from college); Kidd.33a; Ḥull.54b מְכַשְּׁלָן (Pi.).Ab. Zar.11b פיהם הִכְשִׁילָן לרשעים Ms. M. (ed. ה׳ פיהם) their own (ominous) words brought these wicked men to fall; Num. R. s. 18. B. Kam.16b; B. Bath.9b (ref. to מכשלים, Jer. 18:23) הַכְשִׁילֵםוכ׳ make them stumble by sending them unworthy subjects of charity. Midr. Till. to Ps. 90. לעצמי הייתי מַכְשִׁיל I should have injured myself. Pi. כִּישֵּׁל 1) same, v. supra. 2) to weaken, break the force of. Y.Ber.IX, 13c bot. מְכַשְּׁלוֹ בגבעות (Gen. R. s. 24 מרשלו), v. חָשַׁל.

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  • 12 סרי II, סרא

    סְרֵיII, סְרָא (dialect, for סרח; cmp. פתי = פתח) 1) (cmp. סָרַח II) to become lax, feeble. Snh.22a (vers. in Ar.) חד ס׳ ולא גנבוכ׳ when one is weak and steals no longer ; v. גַּנָבָא. 2) (cmp. סָרַח III) to decay, be spoiled; to smell offensively. Targ. Ex. 7:18; 21 (h. text באש); a. fr.Targ. Cant. 1:12. Targ. Prov. 11:22 וסָרֵי טעמא (read: טַעֲמָהּ) her sense is vapid (h. text סרת טעם; Pesh. סַרְיַית; cmp. דעה סרוחה, s. v. סָרַח III).Succ.12b sq. כיון דסרי ריחייהו because their odor becomes offensive (when they wither). Ab. Zar.38b מיסרח סרי ed. (Ms. M. מיסר׳ סרי, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) it (the honey) would be spoiled (become running through an admixture). Bekh.8b מילחא כי ס׳וכ׳ when salt has lost its savor, wherewith can it be salted? Ned.50b אזלת … וס׳ she went and put the wine into gold and silver vessels, and it became stale; Taan.7a תקוף ואיסר Ms. M. (read: ואִיסְּרֵי, Ithpe.; ed. only ותקיף) it became sour and stale. Af. אַסְרֵי to make offensive, unsavory; to corrupt. Targ. Ps. 29:6 טור מַסְרֵי פירוי ‘the mount which produces tasteless fruits (h. text שריון); Targ. Y. I Deut. 3:9 (Y. II ארעא read טורא); Targ. 1 Chr. 5:23 מסרי פירוי (in one w.) ed. Rahmer (Var. מישרי פרזי; ed. Lag. מישר פרזי, read: מַשֵּׁיר פרוי that drops its fruit; h. text שניר). Targ. Cant. 1:12 אַסְרִיאוּ עובדיהון they made their deeds unsavory. Targ. Koh. 10:1 מַסְרֵי חכימא makes the wise man vapid (stupid, v. סָרַח III). Ithpe. (אִסְתְּרִיהַּ) אִסְתְּרֵי 1) to be spoiled; to become mischievous. B. Kam.97a. דלא נִסְתְּרֵי עבדיה Ms. R. (ed. לִסְתְּרִיהַּ; Rashi נִסְתְּרִיהַּ) that his slave may not become mischievous (through idleness); B. Mets.65a top נסתרי. 2) to become a nuisance, a cause of corruption. Sot.5b דלא ליסתריה לביתיה (Tosaf. ליסתרי, Rashi תיסתרי) that she may not become a cause of decay to his house; ib. דלא תִסְתְּרֵי.

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    סְרֵיII, סְרָא (dialect, for סרח; cmp. פתי = פתח) 1) (cmp. סָרַח II) to become lax, feeble. Snh.22a (vers. in Ar.) חד ס׳ ולא גנבוכ׳ when one is weak and steals no longer ; v. גַּנָבָא. 2) (cmp. סָרַח III) to decay, be spoiled; to smell offensively. Targ. Ex. 7:18; 21 (h. text באש); a. fr.Targ. Cant. 1:12. Targ. Prov. 11:22 וסָרֵי טעמא (read: טַעֲמָהּ) her sense is vapid (h. text סרת טעם; Pesh. סַרְיַית; cmp. דעה סרוחה, s. v. סָרַח III).Succ.12b sq. כיון דסרי ריחייהו because their odor becomes offensive (when they wither). Ab. Zar.38b מיסרח סרי ed. (Ms. M. מיסר׳ סרי, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) it (the honey) would be spoiled (become running through an admixture). Bekh.8b מילחא כי ס׳וכ׳ when salt has lost its savor, wherewith can it be salted? Ned.50b אזלת … וס׳ she went and put the wine into gold and silver vessels, and it became stale; Taan.7a תקוף ואיסר Ms. M. (read: ואִיסְּרֵי, Ithpe.; ed. only ותקיף) it became sour and stale. Af. אַסְרֵי to make offensive, unsavory; to corrupt. Targ. Ps. 29:6 טור מַסְרֵי פירוי ‘the mount which produces tasteless fruits (h. text שריון); Targ. Y. I Deut. 3:9 (Y. II ארעא read טורא); Targ. 1 Chr. 5:23 מסרי פירוי (in one w.) ed. Rahmer (Var. מישרי פרזי; ed. Lag. מישר פרזי, read: מַשֵּׁיר פרוי that drops its fruit; h. text שניר). Targ. Cant. 1:12 אַסְרִיאוּ עובדיהון they made their deeds unsavory. Targ. Koh. 10:1 מַסְרֵי חכימא makes the wise man vapid (stupid, v. סָרַח III). Ithpe. (אִסְתְּרִיהַּ) אִסְתְּרֵי 1) to be spoiled; to become mischievous. B. Kam.97a. דלא נִסְתְּרֵי עבדיה Ms. R. (ed. לִסְתְּרִיהַּ; Rashi נִסְתְּרִיהַּ) that his slave may not become mischievous (through idleness); B. Mets.65a top נסתרי. 2) to become a nuisance, a cause of corruption. Sot.5b דלא ליסתריה לביתיה (Tosaf. ליסתרי, Rashi תיסתרי) that she may not become a cause of decay to his house; ib. דלא תִסְתְּרֵי.

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