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1 weak
wi:k1) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) débil2) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) débil3) ((of a liquid) diluted; not strong: weak tea.) flojo, aguado, poco cargado4) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) flojo, pobre, poco convincente5) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) sin gracia, soso•- weakly- weaken
- weakling
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- have a weakness for
weak adj1. débil2. flojotr[wiːk]2 (argument, excuse, etc) poco convincente, pobre, de poco peso, débil3 (tea, coffee, etc) aguado,-a, flojo,-a, poco cargado,-a1 los necesitados nombre masculino plural, los inválidos nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa weak moment un momento débilto be weak at/in/on something ir flojo,-a en algoto be weak in the head estar mal de la cabezato go weak at the knees flaquearle a alguien las piernasweak spot punto flaco, punto débilweak ['wi:k] adj1) feeble: débil, endeble2) : flojo, pobrea weak excuse: una excusa poco convincente3) diluted: aguado, diluidoweak tea: té poco cargado4) faint: tenue (dícese de los colores, las luces, los sonidos, etc.)adj.• canijo, -a adj.• caído, -a adj.• desmayado, -a adj.• débil adj.• encanijado, -a adj.• enclenque adj.• endeble adj.• exangüe adj.• flaco, -a adj.• flojo, -a adj.• inválido, -a adj.• lánguido, -a adj.• pachucho, -a adj.• quebradizo, -a adj.• raquítico, -a adj.n.• aguapié s.m.• inválido s.m.wiːkadjective -er, -est1)a) <person/muscles> débil; < structure> poco sólido, endeble; <economy/currency> débil; < handshake> flojob) ( ineffectual) <character/leader> débil2)a) ( not competent) <student/performance> flojo, pobreb) ( not convincing) <argument/excuse> poco convincente, pobre3) ( diluted) <coffee/tea> poco cargado; < beer> suave, aguado (pey); < solution> diluido[wiːk]1. ADJ(compar weaker) (superl weakest)1) (physically) [person, limb, constitution] débilhe was too weak to stand up — estaba demasiado débil para levantarse, no tenía fuerzas para levantarse
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to feel weak — sentirse débilmy legs/arms felt weak — no tenía fuerza en las piernas/los brazos
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to be weak from hunger — estar debilitado por el hambre•
the weaker sex — † el sexo débil•
to be weak with hunger — estar debilitado por el hambre- be weak in the headto go weak at the knees —
2) (=fragile) [bone, fingernail, bond] frágil; [structure] endeble, frágil; [material] endeblethat chair's got a weak leg — a esa silla le falla una pata, esa silla tiene una pata floja
the weak link (in the chain) — (fig) el eslabón flojo (de la cadena)
3) (=ineffectual) [person, voice, smile, currency, government] débil; [economy] débil, flojo; [market] flojothey believe it is weak to cry — creen que llorar es signo de debilidad, creen que llorar es de débiles
4) (=poor) [subject, student, team] flojogeography is my weak subject — estoy flojo en geografía, la geografía es mi asignatura floja
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to be weak at or in sth — flojear en algo, estar flojo en algospot 1., 4)•
the course was very weak on grammar — el curso era muy flojo en lo referente a gramática5) (=unconvincing) [argument, evidence] poco sólido, poco convincente; [case] poco sólido; [excuse, answer] poco convincente6) (=faint) [light] débil, tenue; [sun, signal, electric current] débil; [tide, current] flojo; [pulse] débil, flojo7) (=watery) [coffee, tea, alcoholic drink] poco cargado; [solution] diluido2.NPL* * *[wiːk]adjective -er, -est1)a) <person/muscles> débil; < structure> poco sólido, endeble; <economy/currency> débil; < handshake> flojob) ( ineffectual) <character/leader> débil2)a) ( not competent) <student/performance> flojo, pobreb) ( not convincing) <argument/excuse> poco convincente, pobre -
2 concentrated
adjective ((of a liquid etc) made stronger; not diluted: concentrated orange juice.) concentradotr['kɒnsəntreɪtɪd]1 (solution etc) concentrado,-a; (study, effort, fire) intenso,-a'kɑːnsəntreɪtəd, 'kɒnsəntreɪtɪda) < effort> intenso y continuadob) <solution/juice> concentrado['kɒnsǝnˌtreɪtʃd]ADJ concentrado* * *['kɑːnsəntreɪtəd, 'kɒnsəntreɪtɪd]a) < effort> intenso y continuadob) <solution/juice> concentrado -
3 watery
1) (like water; diluted: a watery fluid.) acuoso; aguado2) ((of eyes) full of fluid eg because of illness, cold winds etc.) lacrimoso, lloroso3) ((of a colour) pale: eyes of a watery blue.) pálido, tenuetr['wɔːtərɪ]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go to a watery grave morir ahogado,-awatery ['wɔt̬əri, 'wɑ-] adj1) : acuoso, como agua2) : aguado, diluidowatery soup: sopa aguada3) : llorosowatery eyes: ojos llorosos4) washed-out: desvaído (dícese de colores)adj.• acuoso, -a adj.• aguado, -a adj.• aguanoso, -a adj.• insípido, -a adj.• lacrimoso, -a adj.• lagrimoso, -a adj.• pálido, -a adj.'wɔːtəria) (of, like water) acuosohe went to a watery grave — (liter) el mar fue su tumba (liter)
b) <beer/gravy> aguadoc) < eyes> lloroso['wɔːtǝrɪ]ADJ1) (=like or containing water) [fluid, discharge, solution] acuoso; [blood] líquido; [paint, ink] aguado3) (=producing water) [eyes] lloroso4) (=insipid) [smile] tímido; [sun] débil; [light] desvaído, tenue5) (=pale) [colour] pálido, desvaído6) (=relating to water) acuáticoto go to a watery grave — liter encontrar su lecho de muerte en el fondo del mar liter
* * *['wɔːtəri]a) (of, like water) acuosohe went to a watery grave — (liter) el mar fue su tumba (liter)
b) <beer/gravy> aguadoc) < eyes> lloroso
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