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1 ♦ weak
♦ weak /wi:k/a.1 debole ( anche fig.); fiacco; fievole; poco resistente: He is too weak to get up, è troppo debole per alzarsi; weak resistance, debole resistenza; a weak nation, una nazione debole; ( sport) a weak shot, un tiro debole; ( sport) weak refereeing, arbitraggio debole; a weak rope, una corda poco resistente; a weak argument, un'argomentazione debole; (fin.) weak currency, valuta debole; The market was weak, il mercato era fiacco; a weak voice, una voce fievole; My son is weak in ( o at) maths, mio figlio è debole in matematica2 allungato; diluito; leggero: weak coffee [tea], caffè [tè] leggero● a weak crew, un equipaggio insufficiente □ ( poesia) weak ending, terminazione debole ( con parola proclitica o comunque non accentata: in un pentametro giambico) □ (med.: di persona) weak-eyed, dalla vista debole □ ( a carte) a weak hand, una mano poco buona □ weak-handed, che non ha forza nelle mani; (fig.) scoraggiato, incapace d'impegnarsi a fondo □ weak-headed, che non regge l'alcol; = weak-minded ► sotto □ weak health, salute cagionevole □ weak heart, (med.) cuore debole; (fig.) pusillanimità, viltà □ weak-hearted, vile; pusillanime □ (fig. fam.) weak-kneed, debole di carattere; fiacco; smidollato □ weak-minded, debole di carattere, indeciso, irresoluto; ( anche) deficiente, oligofrenico □ (autom.) weak mixture, miscela povera □ (comput.) weak password, password vulnerabile □ weak-sighted = weak-eyed ► sopra □ weak-spirited, codardo; vile □ (fig.) sb. 's weak spot, il punto debole di q. □ weak-willed, che ha poca forza di volontà; debole □ the weaker sex, il sesso debole □ as weak as a kitten, debolissimo □ to go weak, indebolirsi; svaporare: Chloroform doesn't go weak, il cloroformio non svapora □ to grow weak, indebolirsi □ That's my weak side (o point), ecco il mio punto debole (o il mio lato debole, il mio debole). -
2 weakness
['wiːknɪs]1) (weak point) punto m. debole3) (of person, limb, eyesight, heart) debolezza f.; (of memory) labilità f.4) (lack of authority) debolezza f.; (of position) fragilità f.5) (of argument, evidence) debolezza f.6) (faintness) (of light, current, sound, voice) debolezza f.; (of tea) leggerezza f.7) econ. (of economy, currency) debolezza f.* * *1) (the state of being weak.) debolezza2) (something weak or faulty; a defect: weaknesses of character; Smoking is one of my weaknesses.) debolezza* * *['wiːknɪs]1) (weak point) punto m. debole3) (of person, limb, eyesight, heart) debolezza f.; (of memory) labilità f.4) (lack of authority) debolezza f.; (of position) fragilità f.5) (of argument, evidence) debolezza f.6) (faintness) (of light, current, sound, voice) debolezza f.; (of tea) leggerezza f.7) econ. (of economy, currency) debolezza f. -
3 weaken
['wiːkən] 1.1) indebolire, rendere debole [person, heart]; fare diminuire [ resistance]2) indebolire [ structure]; rendere meno resistente [joint, wall]3) minare l'autorità di [ government]; indebolire [company, defence, support]; svigorire [authority, resolve, cause]; attenuare [ influence]; intaccare [morale, will]5) econ. indebolire [economy, currency]; fare abbassare [prices, demand, shares]2.1) (physically) [person, muscles] indebolirsi; [ grip] allentarsi2) (lose power) [ government] perdere autorità; [ country] indebolirsi; [resistance, support] diminuire; [ alliance] allentarsi3) econ. [economy, currency] indebolirsi* * *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.) indebolire, indebolirsi* * *['wiːkən] 1.1) indebolire, rendere debole [person, heart]; fare diminuire [ resistance]2) indebolire [ structure]; rendere meno resistente [joint, wall]3) minare l'autorità di [ government]; indebolire [company, defence, support]; svigorire [authority, resolve, cause]; attenuare [ influence]; intaccare [morale, will]5) econ. indebolire [economy, currency]; fare abbassare [prices, demand, shares]2.1) (physically) [person, muscles] indebolirsi; [ grip] allentarsi2) (lose power) [ government] perdere autorità; [ country] indebolirsi; [resistance, support] diminuire; [ alliance] allentarsi3) econ. [economy, currency] indebolirsi
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