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faible [fεbl]1. adjectiveweak ; [lumière] dim ; [bruit, odeur, espoir] faint ; [vent] light ; [rendement, revenu] low ; [marge, quantité] small ; [débit] slow ; [différence, avantage] slight ; [majorité] narrow2. masculine nouna. ( = personne) weak personb. ( = penchant) weakness* * *fɛbl
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1) ( sans force) [malade, structure, résistance, monnaie, marché] weak; [vue] poorun enfant faible de or de faible constitution — a child with a frail constitution
2) ( sans fermeté) [parents, gouvernement] weakêtre faible avec quelqu'un — to be soft with somebody, to be too soft on somebody
3) (bas, léger, médiorce) [proportion, progression] small; [coût, revenu] low; [moyens, portée] limited; [avantage] slight; [chance] slim; [bruit, lueur, vibrations] faint; [éclairage] dim; [vent, pluie] light; [résultat] poor; [score] low; [argument] feeble; [production] weak; [élève, classe] slowc'est une faible consolation — it's small ou little consolation
faible d'esprit — feeble-minded; [mot, expression] inadequate
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nom masculin et féminin weak-willed person
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avoir un faible pour — (pour un aliment, objet) to have a weakness for; ( pour une personne) to have a soft spot for
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faibles nom masculin plurielles faibles — the weak (+ v pl)
* * *fɛbl1. adj1) weakJe me sens encore faible. — I still feel a bit weak.
2) (voix, lumière, vent) faint3) (en capacité, performance) (élève, copie) poor, weakIl est faible en maths. — He's poor at maths., He's weak at maths.
4) (rendement, intensité, revenu) low2. nmavoir un faible pour — to have a weakness for, to have a soft spot for
* * *A adj1 ( sans force) [malade, organe, pouls] weak; [structure, poutre] weak; [résistance, défense] weak; [monnaie, économie, marché] weak; [vue] poor; un enfant faible de constitution or de faible constitution a child with a frail constitution; elle est faible des poumons she has weak lungs;2 ( sans fermeté) [parents, gouvernement] weak; il est faible de caractère he's got a weak character; la chair est faible the flesh is weak; être faible avec qn to be soft with sb, to be too soft on sb;3 ( peu considérable) [proportion, quantité, différence, progression] small; [coût, taux, rendement, revenu] low; [moyens, portée] limited; [avantage] slight; [chance] slim; c'était une période de faible natalité that was a period when the birthrate was low; la faible activité du secteur the low level of activity in the sector; à faible vitesse [rouler, percuter] at a low speed; substance de faible toxicité substance with a low toxic content; à faible profondeur [être, pousser] at a shallow depth; de faible profondeur [étang, récipient] shallow; il n'a qu'une faible idée de ce qui l'attend he has only a vague idea of what's awaiting him;4 ( sans intensité) [bruit, voix, lueur, vibrations] faint; [éclairage] dim; [vent, pluie] light; une faible lueur d'espoir a faint glimmer of hope;5 ( de peu de valeur) [résultat] poor; [score] low; [argument] feeble; [production] weak; un faible niveau de qualification/formation poor qualifications/training; le scénario est bien faible the script is very weak; résultats faibles en langues poor results in languages; de faible importance [événement, détail] of little importance; c'est une faible consolation it's small ou little consolation;6 ( manquant de capacités) [élève, classe] slow; j'ai une classe très faible I've got a very slow class; elle est faible en anglais she's weak in English; faible d'esprit feeble-minded;7 ( peu évocateur) [mot, expression] inadequate; c'est un imbécile et le mot est faible! he's a fool and that's putting it mildly!;8 Ling weak.C nm ( penchant) weakness; avoir un faible pour to have a weakness for [aliment, objet]; to have a soft spot for [personne].D faibles nmpl les faibles the weak (+ v pl); les économiquement faibles the economically disadvantaged.[fɛbl] adjectif[fonction organique]avoir la vue faible to have weak ou poor eyesightavoir le cœur/la poitrine faible to have a weak heart/chest5. [trop tempéré - style, argument, réforme] weak ; [ - jugement] mild ; [ - prétexte] feeble, flimsy7. [impuissant - nation, candidat] weak[marge] low[monnaie] weak[revenus] lowavoir de faibles chances de succès to have slight ou slender chances of succeeding————————[fɛbl] nom masculin et féminin————————[fɛbl] nom masculin1. [préférence]2. (littéraire) [point sensible] weak spot————————faibles nom masculin pluriel -
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