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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
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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 -
2 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 -
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weaken [ˈwi:kən][person] (in health) s'affaiblir ; (in resolution) faiblir ; ( = relent) se laisser fléchir ; [structure, material, voice] faiblir ; [influence, power] diminuer* * *['wiːkən] 1.transitive verb1) lit affaiblir [person, heart, structure]; diminuer [resistance]; rendre [quelque chose] moins solide [joint, wall]2) fig nuire à l'autorité de [government]; affaiblir [company, authority, resolve, cause, defence]; diminuer [support, influence]; amoindrir [argument, power]; nuire à [morale]; ébranler [will]3) ( dilute) diluer4) Economics, Finance affaiblir [economy, currency]; faire baisser [prices, demand, shares]2.1) ( physically) gen s'affaiblir; [grip] se relâcher2) ( lose power) [government, country, resistance] fléchir; [support, alliance] se relâcher3) Economics être en baisse -
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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.) oslabeti; oslabiti* * *[wi:kn]transitive verb(o)slabiti, napraviti slabotnega; figuratively odvzeti moč; razredčiti (pijače); intransitive verb (o)slabeti, postati mlahav; popustiti; zmanjšati se -
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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.) bli svak(ere), svekke(s)svekkeverb \/ˈwiːk(ə)n\/1) svekke, avkrefte2) avta, svekkes, gi etter, gi seg3) spe ut, tynne ut -
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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.) blive svag; gøre svag* * *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.) blive svag; gøre svag -
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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.) veikja, draga mátt úr -
8 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.) enfraquecer* * *weak.en[w'i:kən] vt+vi 1 enfraquecer(-se), debilitar(-se). 2 atenuar, diminuir, reduzir. 3 afrouxar. 4 ceder. -
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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.) novājēt; kļūt nespēcīgākam; novājināt* * *novājināt; vājināt; kļūt vājākam; piekāpties -
10 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.) susilpninti, susilpnėti -
11 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.) zeslábnout, oslabit* * *• slábnout• oslabit -
12 weaken
verb1) ослаблять2) слабеть3) поддаваться, сдаватьсяSyn:deplete, enervate, enfeeble, exhaust, sap, spendAnt:energize, invigorate, replenish, revitalize, strengthen, vitalize* * *(v) ослабеть; ослабить; ослаблять; понижаться; слабеть* * *слабеть, ослаблять* * *['weak·en || 'wɪːkən] v. ослаблять, слабеть, сдаваться, поддаваться, ветшать* * *ослабитьослаблятьослабнутьподдаватьсяпонизитьсясдаватьсяслабеть* * *слабеть, ослаблять -
13 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.) zoslabnúť, oslabiť* * *• vysilovat• vysilit• slabnút• oslabovat• oslabit -
14 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.) a (se) slăbi -
15 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.) εξασθενίζω, αποδυναμώνω -
16 weaken
verbto (cause to) become weak, especially in physical strength or character:يُضْعِفThe strain of the last few days has weakened him.
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17 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.) (s')affaiblir -
18 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.) enfraquecer(-se) -
19 weaken
verb transitiveക്ഷീണിപ്പിക്കുക, മെലിയിക്കുക, ദുര്ബ്ബലമാക്കുക -
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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] become weak[Swahili Word] -kambuka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grow weak[Swahili Word] -dhii[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grow weak[Swahili Word] -ghumia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] weaken[Swahili Word] -dhoofisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] weaken[Swahili Word] -hafifisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] weaken[Swahili Word] -sinzia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] usingizi N[English Example] The light is getting weaker[Swahili Example] taa inasinzia------------------------------------------------------------
См. также в других словарях:
weaken — ► VERB ▪ make or become weak … English terms dictionary
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weaken — verb ADVERB ▪ considerably, greatly, seriously, severely, significantly, substantially ▪ badly ▪ The military was badly weakened by the sanctions … Collocations dictionary
weaken — verb (weakened; weakening) Date: 1530 transitive verb 1. to make weak ; lessen the strength of 2. to reduce in intensity or effectiveness intransitive verb to become weak • weakener noun Synonyms … New Collegiate Dictionary
weaken — verb 1 MAKE LESS POWERFUL (I, T) to make someone or something less powerful or less important, or to become less powerful: Russia s influence on African affairs has weakened. 2 PHYSICALLY (intransitive, transitive often passive) to make someone… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
weaken — 1520s, from WEAK (Cf. weak) + EN (Cf. en) (1). The earlier verb was simply weak (late 14c.). Related: Weakened; weakening … Etymology dictionary
weaken — verb 1) the virus weakened him terribly Syn: enfeeble, debilitate, incapacitate, sap, enervate, tire, exhaust, wear out; wither, cripple, disable, emasculate 2) she tried to weaken the blow for him Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
weaken — verb a) To make weaker. b) To become weaker … Wiktionary
weaken — verb make or become weak. Derivatives weakener noun … English new terms dictionary
weaken — verb 1) the virus weakened him Syn: enfeeble, debilitate, incapacitate, sap, tire, exhaust 2) our morale weakened Syn: decrease, dwindle, diminish, wane, ebb … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
weaken */*/ — UK [ˈwiːkən] / US [ˈwɪkən] verb Word forms weaken : present tense I/you/we/they weaken he/she/it weakens present participle weakening past tense weakened past participle weakened 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to make someone physically less… … English dictionary
