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wi:k1) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) débil2) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) débil3) ((of a liquid) diluted; not strong: weak tea.) flojo, aguado, poco cargado4) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) flojo, pobre, poco convincente5) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) sin gracia, soso•- weakly- weaken
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weak adj1. débil2. flojotr[wiːk]2 (argument, excuse, etc) poco convincente, pobre, de poco peso, débil3 (tea, coffee, etc) aguado,-a, flojo,-a, poco cargado,-a1 los necesitados nombre masculino plural, los inválidos nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa weak moment un momento débilto be weak at/in/on something ir flojo,-a en algoto be weak in the head estar mal de la cabezato go weak at the knees flaquearle a alguien las piernasweak spot punto flaco, punto débilweak ['wi:k] adj1) feeble: débil, endeble2) : flojo, pobrea weak excuse: una excusa poco convincente3) diluted: aguado, diluidoweak tea: té poco cargado4) faint: tenue (dícese de los colores, las luces, los sonidos, etc.)adj.• canijo, -a adj.• caído, -a adj.• desmayado, -a adj.• débil adj.• encanijado, -a adj.• enclenque adj.• endeble adj.• exangüe adj.• flaco, -a adj.• flojo, -a adj.• inválido, -a adj.• lánguido, -a adj.• pachucho, -a adj.• quebradizo, -a adj.• raquítico, -a adj.n.• aguapié s.m.• inválido s.m.wiːkadjective -er, -est1)a) <person/muscles> débil; < structure> poco sólido, endeble; <economy/currency> débil; < handshake> flojob) ( ineffectual) <character/leader> débil2)a) ( not competent) <student/performance> flojo, pobreb) ( not convincing) <argument/excuse> poco convincente, pobre3) ( diluted) <coffee/tea> poco cargado; < beer> suave, aguado (pey); < solution> diluido[wiːk]1. ADJ(compar weaker) (superl weakest)1) (physically) [person, limb, constitution] débilhe was too weak to stand up — estaba demasiado débil para levantarse, no tenía fuerzas para levantarse
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to feel weak — sentirse débilmy legs/arms felt weak — no tenía fuerza en las piernas/los brazos
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to be weak from hunger — estar debilitado por el hambre•
the weaker sex — † el sexo débil•
to be weak with hunger — estar debilitado por el hambre- be weak in the headto go weak at the knees —
2) (=fragile) [bone, fingernail, bond] frágil; [structure] endeble, frágil; [material] endeblethat chair's got a weak leg — a esa silla le falla una pata, esa silla tiene una pata floja
the weak link (in the chain) — (fig) el eslabón flojo (de la cadena)
3) (=ineffectual) [person, voice, smile, currency, government] débil; [economy] débil, flojo; [market] flojothey believe it is weak to cry — creen que llorar es signo de debilidad, creen que llorar es de débiles
4) (=poor) [subject, student, team] flojogeography is my weak subject — estoy flojo en geografía, la geografía es mi asignatura floja
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to be weak at or in sth — flojear en algo, estar flojo en algospot 1., 4)•
the course was very weak on grammar — el curso era muy flojo en lo referente a gramática5) (=unconvincing) [argument, evidence] poco sólido, poco convincente; [case] poco sólido; [excuse, answer] poco convincente6) (=faint) [light] débil, tenue; [sun, signal, electric current] débil; [tide, current] flojo; [pulse] débil, flojo7) (=watery) [coffee, tea, alcoholic drink] poco cargado; [solution] diluido2.NPL* * *[wiːk]adjective -er, -est1)a) <person/muscles> débil; < structure> poco sólido, endeble; <economy/currency> débil; < handshake> flojob) ( ineffectual) <character/leader> débil2)a) ( not competent) <student/performance> flojo, pobreb) ( not convincing) <argument/excuse> poco convincente, pobre -
22 working-party
nouns (a group of people gathered together (usually voluntarily) to perform a particular physical task: They organized a work-party to clear the canal of weeds.) grupo de trabajo -
23 map
mapa; mapa geográfico*
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