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1 weaken
weaken ['wi:kən](b) (government, institution, team) affaiblir(c) (argument) enlever du poids ou de la force à; (position) affaiblir; (determination) affaiblir, faire fléchir(a) (person → physically) s'affaiblir, faiblir; (→ morally) faiblir; (voice, health, determination) faiblir;∎ her resolution began to weaken sa détermination commençait à faiblir;∎ he finally weakened and gave in il s'est finalement laissé fléchir et a cédé(b) (influence, power) diminuer, baisser(c) (structure) faiblir, devenir moins solide∎ the pound has weakened against the dollar la livre est en baisse par rapport au dollar -
2 weaken
verb (to (cause to) become weak, especially in physical strength or character: The patient has weakened; The strain of the last few days has weakened him.) debilitar(se)weaken vb debilitartr['wiːkən]1 (gen) debilitar2 (argument) quitar fuerza a; (morale) socavar1 (person) debilitarse, desfallecer2 (resolve, influence) flaquear3 (currency) aflojar, caer4 (give in) cederweaken ['wi:kən] vt: debilitarweaken vi: debilitarse, flaquearv.• aminorar v.• atenuar v.• debilitar v.• decaer v.(§pres: decaigo, decaes...)• desalmar v.• desfallecer v.• desmadejar v.• diluir v.• enfermar v.• enflaquecer v.• extenuar v.• flaquear v.• flojear v.• minorar v.'wiːkən
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transitive verb \<\<body/limb\>\> debilitar; \<\<structure/power/currency/economy\>\> debilitar; \<\<determination\>\> menoscabar
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vi \<\<person/animal\>\> ( physically) debilitarse; \<\<resolve\>\> flaquear; \<\<power\>\> debilitarse; ( relent) ceder, aflojar['wiːkǝn]1.VT [+ person, heart, structure, economy] debilitar; [+ power, influence, resolve] menguar, debilitar; [+ case, argument] quitar fuerza a; [+ solution, mixture] diluirhe doesn't want to do anything that might weaken his grip on power — no quiere hacer nada que pueda menguar el control que tiene sobre el país
2. VI1) (=grow weaker) [person, muscle, structure, economy] debilitarse; [power, influence, resolve] menguarse, debilitarse2) (=give way) flaquearwe must not weaken now — no debemos flaquear, ahora menos que nunca
* * *['wiːkən]
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transitive verb \<\<body/limb\>\> debilitar; \<\<structure/power/currency/economy\>\> debilitar; \<\<determination\>\> menoscabar
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vi \<\<person/animal\>\> ( physically) debilitarse; \<\<resolve\>\> flaquear; \<\<power\>\> debilitarse; ( relent) ceder, aflojar
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