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1 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. -
2 feebleness
fee·ble·ness[ˈfi:bl̩nəs]n no plthe \feebleness of her attempts ihre müden Versuche* * *['fiːblnɪs]n2) (pej: pathetic nature) Kläglichkeit f; (of person, effort, applause, support) Schwäche f; (of excuse) Faulheit f (inf); (of joke) Lahmheit f (inf); (of response) Halbherzigkeit f* * ** * *n.Schwäche -n f. -
3 weak
adjective1) (lit. or fig.) schwach; matt [Lächeln]; schwach ausgeprägt [Kinn]; jämmerlich [Kapitulation]; (easily led) labil [Charakter, Person]go/feel weak at the knees — weiche Knie kriegen/haben
weak eyes or sight — schlechte Augen
his French/maths is rather weak, he's rather weak in French/maths — in Französisch/Mathematik ist er ziemlich schwach
somebody's weak side or point — jemandes schwache Seite od. schwacher Punkt od. Schwachpunkt
he has only a weak case — seine Sache steht auf schwachen Füßen
2) (watery) schwach [Kaffee, Tee]; wässrig, wässerig [Suppe]; dünn [Bier, Suppe, Kaffee, Tee]* * *[wi:k]1) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) schwach2) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) schwach4) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) schwach5) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) schwach•- academic.ru/81470/weakly">weakly- weaken
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- have a weakness for* * *[wi:k]to be/go \weak at the knees weiche Knie haben/bekommento be \weak with desire/hunger/thirst schwach vor Begierde/Hunger/Durst seinto feel \weak sich akk schwach fühlen\weak chin schwach ausgeprägtes Kinnthe \weaker sex das schwache Geschlecht figthe report is strong on criticism but rather \weak on suggestions for improvement der Bericht übt scharfe Kritik, bietet aber kaum Verbesserungsvorschläge3. (below standard) schwachhe was always \weak at languages but strong at science er war schon immer schwach in Sprachen, dafür aber gut in Naturwissenschaften* * *[wiːk]1. adj (+er)schwach; character labil; tea, solution etc dünn; stomach empfindlichto go/feel weak at the knees (after illness) — sich wackelig fühlen, wackelig or schwach auf den Beinen sein (inf); (with fear, excitement etc) weiche Knie haben/bekommen
he must be a bit weak in the head (inf) — er ist wohl nicht ganz bei Trost (inf)
her maths is weak, she is weak at or in maths — sie ist schwach in Mathe
what are his weak points? — wo liegen seine Schwächen?
the weak link (in the chain) — das schwache Glied in der Kette
2. n* * *weak [wiːk] adj (adv weakly)1. allg schwach (Argument, Stimme, Widerstand etc):weak from hunger hungergeschwächt;be weak at the knees umg weiche Knie haben;2. MED schwach:b) kränklich4. schwach, dünn (Tee etc)weak ending LIT proklitisches Versende;6. WIRTSCH schwach, flau (Markt etc)* * *adjective1) (lit. or fig.) schwach; matt [Lächeln]; schwach ausgeprägt [Kinn]; jämmerlich [Kapitulation]; (easily led) labil [Charakter, Person]go/feel weak at the knees — weiche Knie kriegen/haben
weak eyes or sight — schlechte Augen
his French/maths is rather weak, he's rather weak in French/maths — in Französisch/Mathematik ist er ziemlich schwach
somebody's weak side or point — jemandes schwache Seite od. schwacher Punkt od. Schwachpunkt
2) (watery) schwach [Kaffee, Tee]; wässrig, wässerig [Suppe]; dünn [Bier, Suppe, Kaffee, Tee]* * *adj.energielos adj.schwach adj.
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