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1 debole
1. adj weak( voce) weak, faint( luce) dim2. m weaknessavere un debole per qualcuno have a soft spot for s.o.* * *debole agg. weak, feeble, faint: udito debole, weak hearing; vista debole, weak sight; memoria debole, weak memory; (med.) polso debole, feeble pulse; luce, rumore debole, faint light, noise; udimmo deboli suoni in lontananza, we heard faint sounds in the distance; essere debole di gambe, to be weak in the legs; essere troppo debole per camminare, to be too weak to walk; la sua difesa fu piuttosto debole, his defence was rather weak; Giovanni è debole in matematica, John is weak in maths; una costruzione debole, a weak construction; una protesta debole, a feeble protest // quale è il suo punto debole?, what's his weak point? // il sesso debole, (scherz.) the weaker sex // la carne è debole, the flesh is weak // (gramm.) verbi deboli, weak verbs // (fis.) interazione debole, weak interaction // (econ.): mercato debole, weak market; domanda debole, slack demand; moneta debole, weak currency◆ s.m.1 weak person, weakling: è un debole e suo figlio ne approfitta, he's a weak man and his son takes advantage of it3 (fig.) ( preferenza) weakness, weak point, foible, partiality, liking: ho un debole per i gelati, i romanzi gialli, I have a weakness for (o I'm partial to) ice cream, detective stories; ho un debole per i mobili Chippendale, I am particularly fond of (o I have a predilection for) Chippendale furniture; avere un debole per qlcu., to have a weakness (o liking) for s.o.* * *['debole]1. agg(gen) weak, feeble, (luce) dim, faint, (speranza, lamento, suono) faint, (polso) faint, weak, (argomentazioni) weak, pooressere debole di vista — to have weak o poor eyesight
2. sm/f(persona) weakling3. sm* * *['debole] 1.1) (privo di forza) weak, feeble (anche fig.)ho la vista debole — my eyes are weak, I am weak- sighted o weak-eyed
essere debole di cuore — to have a bad o weak heart
debole di mente — eufem. weak- o feeble-minded
il sesso debole — iron. scherz. the weaker sex
2) econ. [ mercati] weak, softmoneta debole — soft currency, token money
3) (privo di resistenza) [ struttura] weak, frail4) (privo di intensità) [ luce] weak, dim, feeble; [ suono] weak, feeble5) (poco convincente) [scuse, teoria] weak, feeble, flabby; [ protesta] faint6) (carente)è debole in francese — he's weak in o at French
punto debole — weak link o point o spot
7) (delicato) [stomaco, salute] delicate, weakessere debole di carattere — to have a weak character, to be weak-kneed
2.essere debole con qcn. — to be soft on sb
sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile (persona) weak person3.sostantivo maschile (inclinazione, simpatia) weakness, likingavere un debole per qcs. — to be partial for sth.
avere un debole per qcn. — to have a soft spot for sb
* * *debole/'debole/1 (privo di forza) weak, feeble (anche fig.); ho la vista debole my eyes are weak, I am weak- sighted o weak-eyed; essere debole di cuore to have a bad o weak heart; debole di mente eufem. weak- o feeble-minded; il sesso debole iron. scherz. the weaker sex3 (privo di resistenza) [ struttura] weak, frail5 (poco convincente) [scuse, teoria] weak, feeble, flabby; [ protesta] faint7 (delicato) [stomaco, salute] delicate, weak8 (privo di fermezza) essere debole di carattere to have a weak character, to be weak-kneed; essere debole con qcn. to be soft on sb.II m. e f.(persona) weak personIII sostantivo m.(inclinazione, simpatia) weakness, liking; avere un debole per qcs. to be partial for sth.; avere un debole per qcn. to have a soft spot for sb. -
2 il sesso debole
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3 sesso
m sex* * *sesso s.m.1 sex: neonato di sesso maschile, femminile, male child, female child; d'ambo i sessi, of both sexes; senza sesso, sexless; cambiare sesso, to change sex // fare sesso, to have sex // praticare il sesso sicuro, to practise safe sex // il sesso debole, (scherz.) the weak (er) sex; il sesso forte, (scherz.) the strong (er) sex; il bel, gentil sesso, the fair sex // discutere sul sesso degli angeli, (fig.) to talk about an irrelevant (o insoluble) problem* * *['sɛsso]sostantivo maschile1) sex, gendersesso maschile, femminile — male, female gender
il bel, gentil sesso — scherz. the fair, gentle sex
2) (organi genitali) genitals pl.3) (attività sessuale) sexfare (del) sesso con qcn. — to have sex with sb
•* * *sesso/'sεsso/sostantivo m.1 sex, gender; sesso maschile, femminile male, female gender; persone di entrambi i -i people of both sexes; cambiare sesso to have a sex change; il bel, gentil sesso scherz. the fair, gentle sex2 (organi genitali) genitals pl.3 (attività sessuale) sex; fare (del) sesso con qcn. to have sex with sb. -
4 sesso sm
['sɛsso]il sesso debole/forte — the weaker/stronger sex
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5 sesso
sm ['sɛsso]il sesso debole/forte — the weaker/stronger sex
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