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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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faint [feɪnt]1. adjectivea. ( = slight) léger ; [writing] à peine visible ; [recollection] vague ; [voice, light, breathing] faible( = lose consciousness) s'évanouir3. compounds* * *[feɪnt] 1.noun évanouissement m2.1) ( slight) [smell, accent, breeze] léger/-ère; [sound, voice, protest] faible; [markings] à peine visible; [recollection] vague; [chance] minime2) ( dizzy)3.to feel faint — se sentir mal, défaillir
intransitive verb s'évanouir ( from sous l'effet de) -
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Adj1. निर्बलIllness has made her faint and inactive.2. अस्पष्टI only have a faint idea of what she is doing at present.3. धीमाI suddenly felt faint from the pain--------N1. मूर्छाShe fell down from the staircase in a faint.--------VI1. मूर्छित\faintहोनाShe fainted during assembly due to weakness.
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