soft+spot

רָפַף(b. h. רוֹפֵף; cmp. רָפָא, רָפָה) to be loose, to vibrate, vacillate. Lev. R. s. 14, end לחלב שנתון … הולך ורוֹפֵף like milk put into a dish, when you put mso (מסוֹ) into it, it curdles and stands; if not, it will constantly vibrate; Yalk. Job 905 ומְרַפְרֵף; Gen. R. s. 14 החלב רופף; Yalk. Lev. 547; Gen. R. s. 4, end הוא מרפף (prob. to be read: מְרוֹפֵף). Tosef.Ḥull.II, 12 הרוֹפֶפֶת בעיניה an animal that trembles (blinks) with its eyes (when being slaughtered); Ḥull.38b, v. infra.Y.Erub.X, beg.26a מקום שמוחו של התינוק רופף, v. רָפַס. Ib. ראה ראשו של תינוק רופףוכ׳ a cock saw the soft spot on an infants head and picked at it. Tosef.Zab.IV, 1 ששני ראשיה … אמצעיתה רוֹפֶפֶת the two ends of which reach to the ground, and the central part rocks (is unsupported). Y.Maas. Sh. V, 56b top כל הלכה היא רופפתוכ׳ if the application of a law is vacillating in the courts, and you do not know what its nature is, see how the people do ; Y.Peah VII, 20c top. Y.M. Kat. III, 83c כל שבעה … היא רופפתוכ׳ during the seven days (of mourning in the family) the sword is drawn, up to thirty days it is held loosely (v. רָפֶה), after twelve months it is returned to its sheath; Gen. R. s. 100 מִתְרַפְרֶפֶת; a. e.Erub.54a שרַף על הצואר (Rashi לצואר, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 300), v. עֲנָק II. Polel רוֹפֵף same. Y.M. Kat. III, 81d top והיו עמודי … מְרוֹפְּפִים and the columns of the meeting house shook. Gen. R. s. 4, v. supra. Pilpel רִפְרֵף 1) to move, shake. Ḥull.38b אפי׳ לאר׳ אלא גפו (Ms. R. 1, 2 בגפו) even if the bird only flaps a wing (Var. in Ar. בעינו blinks with its eye, v. supra). Gen. R. s. 2 (ref. to Gen. 1:2) כעוף הזה שהוא מְרַפְרֵףוכ׳ like a bird that flaps its wings (over its brood), and its wings touch and yet do not touch (v. רִיחוּף). 2) to flutter, be vacillating in mind. Ib. s. 20 לפי שרִפְרְפָה … קרבן מְרוּפְרָף because she (at the time of travailing) wavered in her heart (lost faith; ‘Rashi: made a half-hearted vow never to have marital intercourse again), therefore she must bring a fluttering sacrifice (a bird). Hithpalp. הִתְרַפְרֵף to be loose. Tosef.Makhsh.III, 8 מפני שהיא מִתְרַפְרֶפֶתוכ׳ because it (the bunch) may be loosened, and he will tie it again. Gen. R. s. 100, v. supra.

רָפַף(b. h. רוֹפֵף; cmp. רָפָא, רָפָה) to be loose, to vibrate, vacillate. Lev. R. s. 14, end לחלב שנתון … הולך ורוֹפֵף like milk put into a dish, when you put mso (מסוֹ) into it, it curdles and stands; if not, it will constantly vibrate; Yalk. Job 905 ומְרַפְרֵף; Gen. R. s. 14 החלב רופף; Yalk. Lev. 547; Gen. R. s. 4, end הוא מרפף (prob. to be read: מְרוֹפֵף). Tosef.Ḥull.II, 12 הרוֹפֶפֶת בעיניה an animal that trembles (blinks) with its eyes (when being slaughtered); Ḥull.38b, v. infra.Y.Erub.X, beg.26a מקום שמוחו של התינוק רופף, v. רָפַס. Ib. ראה ראשו של תינוק רופףוכ׳ a cock saw the soft spot on an infants head and picked at it. Tosef.Zab.IV, 1 ששני ראשיה … אמצעיתה רוֹפֶפֶת the two ends of which reach to the ground, and the central part rocks (is unsupported). Y.Maas. Sh. V, 56b top כל הלכה היא רופפתוכ׳ if the application of a law is vacillating in the courts, and you do not know what its nature is, see how the people do ; Y.Peah VII, 20c top. Y.M. Kat. III, 83c כל שבעה … היא רופפתוכ׳ during the seven days (of mourning in the family) the sword is drawn, up to thirty days it is held loosely (v. רָפֶה), after twelve months it is returned to its sheath; Gen. R. s. 100 מִתְרַפְרֶפֶת; a. e.Erub.54a שרַף על הצואר (Rashi לצואר, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 300), v. עֲנָק II. Polel רוֹפֵף same. Y.M. Kat. III, 81d top והיו עמודי … מְרוֹפְּפִים and the columns of the meeting house shook. Gen. R. s. 4, v. supra. Pilpel רִפְרֵף 1) to move, shake. Ḥull.38b אפי׳ לאר׳ אלא גפו (Ms. R. 1, 2 בגפו) even if the bird only flaps a wing (Var. in Ar. בעינו blinks with its eye, v. supra). Gen. R. s. 2 (ref. to Gen. 1:2) כעוף הזה שהוא מְרַפְרֵףוכ׳ like a bird that flaps its wings (over its brood), and its wings touch and yet do not touch (v. רִיחוּף). 2) to flutter, be vacillating in mind. Ib. s. 20 לפי שרִפְרְפָה … קרבן מְרוּפְרָף because she (at the time of travailing) wavered in her heart (lost faith; ‘Rashi: made a half-hearted vow never to have marital intercourse again), therefore she must bring a fluttering sacrifice (a bird). Hithpalp. הִתְרַפְרֵף to be loose. Tosef.Makhsh.III, 8 מפני שהיא מִתְרַפְרֶפֶתוכ׳ because it (the bunch) may be loosened, and he will tie it again. Gen. R. s. 100, v. supra.

1. (безсилен) weak 2. (за питие, разтвор) weak 3. (за търговия, дисциплина) slack 4. (крехък, неустойчив) trail, slender 5. (лек 6. (лек, незначителен, недостатъчен) slight, poor 7. (мършав) lean, spare 8. (незадоволителен, прен. несолиден) poor 9. (с малко сила) weak, faint, feeble 10. (тънък) thin 11. (физически) weak 12. (хилав) feeble, puny 13. СЛАБ a връзка a slight connection, (между хора) a slender bond 14. СЛАБ а преграда a fragile/frail partition: СЛАБa следа a faint mark 15. СЛАБ а реколта a poor crop, a crop failure 16. СЛАБ а утеха poor consolation, cold comfort 17. СЛАБ артист/ писател/ученик a poor actor/writer/student 18. СЛАБ в колената weak in the knees, weak-kneed 19. СЛАБ в лицето thin in the face, thin-faced 20. СЛАБ възел a loose knot 21. СЛАБ вятър a gentle/light breeze 22. СЛАБ глагол грам. a weak verb 23. СЛАБ глас a weak/faint/small voice 24. СЛАБ довод a poor/feeble/lame/thin argument 25. СЛАБ дъжд a slight/gentle/soft rain 26. СЛАБ дъх a faint scent 27. СЛАБ звук a weak/faint sound 28. СЛАБ интерес a low/mild interest 29. СЛАБ искра mex. a thin spark 30. СЛАБ конец thread that breaks easily 31. СЛАБ ми е ангелът вж. ангел 32. СЛАБ наклон а gentle slope 33. СЛАБ огън a low/gentle fire 34. СЛАБ опит/протест a feeble attempt/protest 35. СЛАБ пo граматика/математика weak in grammar/maths 36. СЛАБ плат/материал cloth/material that wears easily, flimsy cloth/material 37. СЛАБ пулс a low/weak pulse 38. СЛАБ резултат a meagre result 39. СЛАБ струя a thin stream, trickle 40. СЛАБ ток ел, a weak current 41. СЛАБ удар/натиск a slight/light blow/pressure 42. СЛАБ шум a slight/faint noise 43. СЛАБa бележка a poor mark 44. СЛАБa бира weak/thin/small beer 45. СЛАБa болка a slight pain 46. СЛАБa воля weak will, feebleness of will 47. СЛАБa земя poor land 48. СЛАБa ирония slight/gentle irony 49. СЛАБa надежда a slender/slight/faint hope 50. СЛАБa памет a poor/bad/weak memory 51. СЛАБa подготовка poor preparation 52. СЛАБa работа a poor thing/affair, pale stuff, разг. nothing to write home about 53. СЛАБa светлина a faint/poor/dim light 54. СЛАБa страна a weak point 55. СЛАБa храна poor nourishment;a slender diet 56. СЛАБa червенина a slight flush 57. СЛАБo здраве poor/weak/delicate/feeble health 58. СЛАБo зрение weak eyes, defective/poor eyesight 59. СЛАБo извинение a slim/lame/ flimsy excuse 60. СЛАБo лекарство a weak/ mild medicine 61. СЛАБo място a weak/blind point, a raw spot;foible, failing 62. СЛАБo посещение poor attendance 63. СЛАБи изгледи slender chances 64. СЛАБи признаци slight symptoms 65. СЛАБо познанство a slight/ bowing acquaintance 66. водата е СЛАБа there's barely a trickle of water 67. готвя на СЛАБ огън cook over a gentle/low fire, cook gently 68. намирам СЛАБото място на някого find the joint/chink in s.o.'s armour 69. нетраен) slight, light;flimsy 70. социално СЛАБ needy, in the lowest income bracket 71. със СЛАБa воля weak-willed, weak of will 72. същ. (слаба бележка) poor mark

económicamente

Ex: Many paperbacks actually stand up to this usage better than the flimsy hardback covers now being produced.

Ex: The subdivision 'Discovery and Exploration' under geographic names reinforces the popularly held notion that the world outside Western Europe had no history -- and only a shaky hold on existence -- before it was 'discovered' by Western Europeans.

Ex: Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.

Ex: The material which carries the message is fragile.

Ex: To call a supervisor ' spineless' is to tag him as weak and therefore unfair to his really good employees.

Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.

Ex: Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.

Ex: As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.

Ex: Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.

Ex: The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.

Ex: Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.

Ex: According to Safire, when a slice a cake was put before him Putin said 'Sweets are for weaklings and children'.

Ex: Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.

Ex: Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.

Ex: Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.

Ex: By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.

* alto y débil = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].

* débil de salud = poor health.

* débiles, los = little guy, the.

* en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.

* eslabón débil = weak link.

* hacerse el débil = sandbagging.

* luz débil = glimmer.

* más débil de la camada, el = runt of the litter, the.

* más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.

* punto débil = blind spot, weak link.

* punto débil, el = chink in the armour, the.

* ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.

 

débil adjetivo


‹moneda/argumento› weak;
‹ excusa› feeble, lame;
‹ luz› dim, faint;
‹sílaba/vocal› unstressed, weak
débil
I adj (fuerza, salud) weak, feeble: el argumento era muy débil, his reasoning was flawed
es muy débil de carácter, she is very weak
es muy débil con sus alumnos, he is lenient with his students o he is over-indulgent with his students
(intensidad de luz o sonido) faint
punto débil, weak spot
II mf
1 weak person: el fuerte oprime al débil, the powerful opress the weak
2 (blandengue) wimp: eres una débil, no aguantas nada el calor, don't be such a wimp, it's not even hot
' débil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- alicaída
- alicaído
- flaca
- flaco
- flojear
- goteo
- talón
- tenue
- blando
- flojo
- lánguido
- pelele
- sexo
English:
A
- an
- anaemic
- and
- as
- be
- chink
- dim
- do
- failing
- faint
- feather
- feeble
- frail
- from
- infirm
- limp
- link
- shaky
- shall
- should
- tenuous
- than
- that
- them
- thin
- to
- weak
- were
- what
- whatever
- wimp
- wimpish
- would
- you
- your
- yourself
- fragile
- glimmer
- hole
- low
- muted
- run
- spindly
- spineless
- weakly
- weakness
[condescendiente] lax, lenient; [luz] dim, faint; [argumento, teoría] weak, lame

1. (болезнено) morbid 2. (за инструмент) precision (attr.), delicate 3. (за орган) irritable 4. (за радио и пр.) sensitive 5. (значителен) sensible, considerable, perceptible, felt, appreciable, marked, palpable, tangible 6. (който лесно се засяга) touchy 7. (към болка) tender 8. (към студ, горещина) susceptible (to) 9. (лесно възбудим) high-strung 10. (нежен, сантиментален) sensitive;sentimental, tender;thin-skinned 11. sensitive, susceptible (към to) 12. чувствително място a tender spot 13. чувствително сърце а soft/ tender /feel ing heart