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faint [feɪnt](a) (slight → breeze, feeling, sound, smell) faible, léger; (→ idea) flou, vague; (→ hope) léger, faible; (→ possibility) vague; (→ breathing, light) faible; (→ voice) faible, éteint;∎ there was a faint glow on the horizon il y avait une faible lueur à l'horizon;∎ he hasn't the faintest chance of winning il n'a pas la moindre chance de gagner;∎ I haven't the faintest idea je n'en ai pas la moindre idée;∎ the sound of the footsteps grew fainter le bruit des pas s'affaiblit;∎ her cries grew fainter ses cris s'estompaient ou diminuaient(c) (half-hearted) faible, sans conviction;∎ faint praise éloges mpl tièdes;∎ to damn sb/sth with faint praise ne pas se montrer très élogieux envers qn/à propos de qch∎ to feel faint se sentir mal, être pris d'un malaise;∎ he was faint with exhaustion la tête lui tournait de fatigue∎ faint heart never won fair lady = la pusillanimité n'a jamais conquis de cœur féminins'évanouir;∎ he fainted from the pain il s'est évanoui de douleur;∎ a fainting fit un évanouissement;∎ to be fainting from or with hunger défaillir de faim;∎ figurative I almost fainted when they told me I'd got the job j'ai failli m'évanouir quand on m'a dit que j'avais le poste3 nounévanouissement m, syncope f;∎ she fell to the floor in a (dead) faint elle s'est évanouie ou est tombée en syncope
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