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1 weakness
['wiːknɪs]n( frailty) osłabienie nt; ( of system etc) słabość f; ( of signal etc) niski poziom m* * *1) (the state of being weak.) słabość2) (something weak or faulty; a defect: weaknesses of character; Smoking is one of my weaknesses.) słabość -
2 have a weakness for
(to have a liking for: She has a weakness for chocolate biscuits.) mieć słabość do -
3 inherent weakness failure
uszkodzenie wskutek wewnętrznych wad obiektuEnglish-Polish dictionary for engineers > inherent weakness failure
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4 planes of weakness
płaszczyzny słabości w strukturze wlewkaEnglish-Polish dictionary for engineers > planes of weakness
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5 infirmity
[ɪn'fəːmɪtɪ]n( weakness) niedołęstwo nt; ( from old age) zniedołężnienie nt; ( illness) choroba f* * *plural - infirmities; noun (weakness or illness.) niemoc -
6 weak
[wiːk]adj* * *[wi:k]1) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) słaby, słabowity2) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) bezwolny3) ((of a liquid) diluted; not strong: weak tea.) cienki4) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) nieprzekonywający5) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) kiepski•- weakly- weaken
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7 confess
[kən'fɛs] 1. vtsin, guilt wyznawać (wyznać perf); crime, ignorance, weakness przyznawać się (przyznać się perf) do +gen2. vito confess to — przyznawać się (przyznać się perf) do +gen
I must confess that I didn't enjoy it at all — muszę przyznać, że wcale mnie to nie bawiło
* * *[kən'fes](to make known that one is guilty, wrong etc; to admit: He confessed (to the crime); He confessed that he had broken the vase; It was stupid of me, I confess.) wyznawać- confessional
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8 debility
noun (bodily weakness: Despite his debility, he leads a normal life.) osłabienie -
9 failing
['feɪlɪŋ] 1. nwada f2. prepjeżeli nie będzie +gen* * *noun (a fault or weakness: He may have his failings, but he has always treated his children well.) słabość -
10 fatigue
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11 frailty
plural - frailties; noun (physical weakness or (a) moral failing: She loved him in spite of his frailties.) słabość -
12 have a soft spot for
(to have a weakness for (someone or something) because of great affection: He's always had a soft spot for his youngest son.) mieć słabość do -
13 overtake
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14 tremble
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15 trouble
['trʌbl] 1. n(difficulty, bother) kłopot m; ( unrest) zamieszki plto be in trouble — mieć kłopoty or nieprzyjemności ship, climber etc być w tarapatach or opałach
to go to the trouble of doing sth — zadawać (zadać perf) sobie trud, żeby coś zrobić
the trouble is … — kłopot w tym, że …
what's the trouble? — co się stało? ( to patient) co Panu/Pani dolega?
- troubles2. vt 3. vito trouble to do sth — zadawać (zadać perf) sobie trud zrobienia czegoś
* * *1. noun1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) zmartwienie, fatyga, kłopot2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) zamieszki3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) dolegliwość2. verb1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) zmartwić2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) fatygować, niepokoić3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) pofatygować się•- troubled- troublesome
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16 vulnerability
[vʌlnərə'bɪlɪtɪ]n(to illness, bad influence etc) podatność f; ( being easily hurt) wrażliwość f; ( weakness) słabość f* * *noun wrażliwość -
17 incapacity
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