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1 frailty
noun* * *plural - frailties; noun (physical weakness or (a) moral failing: She loved him in spite of his frailties.) moralische Schwäche* * *frail·ty[ˈfreɪlti, AM -t̬i]n2. no pl of object, structure Zerbrechlichkeit f* * *['freIltɪ]n2) (= fragility of structure) Fragilität f; (of boat, aircraft) leichte Bauart; (fig, of hope) Schwäche f; (of ego) Labilität ffrailty, thy name is woman — Schwachheit, dein Name ist Weib
* * *frailty [ˈfreıltı] s1. Zerbrechlichkeit f2. a) Zartheit fb) Gebrechlichkeit fbe free of human frailties frei von menschlichen Schwächen seinb) Fehltritt m* * *noun* * *n.Gebrechlichkeit f.Hinfälligkeit f.Schwäche -n f. -
2 weakness
nounSchwäche, die; (in argument, defence) schwacher Punkt* * *1) (the state of being weak.) die Schwäche2) (something weak or faulty; a defect: weaknesses of character; Smoking is one of my weaknesses.) die Schwäche* * *weak·ness<pl -es>[ˈwi:knəs]na sign of \weakness ein Zeichen nt von Schwäche* * *['wiːknɪs]n(all senses) Schwäche f; (= weak point) schwacher Punktthe opposition criticized the weakness of the party's manifesto — die Opposition kritisierte, wie schwach das Wahlprogramm der Partei sei
to have a weakness for sth — für etw eine Schwäche or Vorliebe haben
* * *weakness s2. MED Schwächlichkeit f, Kränklichkeit f:weakness of constitution schwächliche Konstitution3. WIRTSCH Flauheit f4. fig Schwäche f:a) schwache Seite, schwacher Punktb) Nachteil m, Mangel mhave a weakness for eine Schwäche haben für* * *nounSchwäche, die; (in argument, defence) schwacher Punkt* * *n.Faible n.Schwachheit f.Schwäche -n f. -
3 weakness
a sign of \weakness ein Zeichen nt von Schwäche
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