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1 faint-hearted
tr['feɪnt'hɑːtɪd]adj.• cobarde adj.• medroso, -a adj.• pusilánime adj.
I 'feɪnt'hɑːrtəd, ˌfeɪnt'hɑːtɪd
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I ['feɪnt'hɑːrtəd, ˌfeɪnt'hɑːtɪd]
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2 faint-hearted
adj.1 pusilánime.2 apocado, tímido.3 cobarde, temeroso, pusilánime, medroso. -
3 faint
feint
1. adjective1) (lacking in strength, brightness, courage etc: The sound grew faint; a faint light.) débil, tenue2) (physically weak and about to lose consciousness: Suddenly he felt faint.) mareado
2. verb(to lose consciousness: She fainted on hearing the news.) desmayarse
3. noun(loss of consciousness: His faint gave everybody a fright.) mareo, desmayo, desvanecimiento- faintly- faintness
faint1 adj débilfaint2 vb desmayarsetr[feɪnt]1 (sound, voice) débil, tenue4 (half-hearted) débil, poco entusiasta5 (unsteady, giddy) mareado,-a1 mareo1 desmayarse ( from, de)faint ['feɪnt] vi: desmayarsefaint adj1) cowardly, timid: cobarde, tímido2) dizzy: mareadofaint with hunger: desfallecido de hambre3) slight: leve, ligero, vagoI haven't the faintest idea: no tengo la más mínima idea4) indistinct: tenue, indistinto, apenas perceptiblefaint n: desmayo madj.• accidentado, -a adj.• casi imperceptible adj.• débil adj.• indistinto, -a adj.• tenue adj.n.• deliquio s.m.• desmayo s.m.• rapto s.m.• soponcio s.m.v.• desmayar v.• desmayarse v.• desvanecer v.
I feɪntadjective -er, -est1) < line> apenas visible; < light> débil, tenue; < noise> apenas perceptible, débil; <hope/smile> ligero, leve; < recollection> vagowhat's going on? - I haven't the faintest (idea) — (colloq) ¿qué pasa? - no tengo la más mínima idea
2) ( weak) (pred)to be faint with hunger — estar* desfallecido de hambre
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intransitive verb desmayarse
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noun desmayo m[feɪnt]she collapsed in a dead faint — cayó desvanecida, se desmayó
1. ADJ(compar fainter) (superl faintest)1) (=light, weak) [breeze] débil, ligero; [outline] borroso, indistinto; [trace, mark, line] tenue; [colour] pálido; [light] tenue; [sound] apagado, débil; [smell] tenue, casi imperceptible; [taste, resemblance] ligero; [voice, breathing] débil; [hope] remoto; [smile] leve; [idea, memory] vago; [heart] medroso2) (Med)to feel faint — marearse, tener vahídos
2.N (Med) desmayo m, desvanecimiento mto be in a faint — estar desmayado or sin conocimiento
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I [feɪnt]adjective -er, -est1) < line> apenas visible; < light> débil, tenue; < noise> apenas perceptible, débil; <hope/smile> ligero, leve; < recollection> vagowhat's going on? - I haven't the faintest (idea) — (colloq) ¿qué pasa? - no tengo la más mínima idea
2) ( weak) (pred)to be faint with hunger — estar* desfallecido de hambre
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intransitive verb desmayarse
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noun desmayo mshe collapsed in a dead faint — cayó desvanecida, se desmayó
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4 FE
fe sustantivo femeninoa) (Relig) faith;(creencia, confianza) faith;◊ tener fe en algo/algn to have faith in sth/sb;puse toda mi fe en ti I put all my trust in youb) ( intención):actuar de buena/mala fe to act in good/bad faith
fe sustantivo femenino
1 faith
de buena/mala fe, in good/bad faith
2 (documento oficial) certificate
fe de bautismo, baptism certificate
3 Impr fe de erratas, (list of) errata
4 (testimonio) dar fe, to testify 'fe' also found in these entries: Spanish: confianza - creer - descreída - descreído - ciego - confiar - desmoronarse - ferviente - inquebrantable - obrar - vacilar English: affair - attest - barefaced - belief - believe in - blind - bona fide - buffet - Cellophane - consolation - deface - defame - efface - fable - face - faceless - facelift - facial - facing - fade - faded - fail - failing - failsafe - failure - faint - faint-hearted - fainting - faintly - faintness - fair - fair-haired - fair-skinned - fairground - fairly - fairminded - fairmindedness - fairness - fairy - fairyland - fairylights - faith - faithful - faithfully - faithfulness - faithless - fake - fame - famous - famouslyABBR= Further Education -
5 pusilánime
pusilánime adjetivo fainthearted, pusillanimous (frml)
pusilánime adjetivo fainthearted, timorous, weak ' pusilánime' also found in these entries: English: faint-hearted - pushover - weak-willed - pathetic
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