weakest in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for weakest in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.weak [Brit wiːk, Am wik] ADJ

1. weak (in bodily functions):

weak person, animal, muscle, limb, ankle

debole

weak health

cagionevole

weak nerves

fragile

weak digestion

difficile

weak intellect

mediocre

weak memory

labile

weak chin

sfuggente

weak mouth

cascante

my eyes are weak

ho la vista debole

to have a weak heart, bladder, stomach

essere debole di cuore, di vescica, di stomaco

to have a weak chest

avere problemi respiratori

to be weak with or from hunger, excitement, fear

essere indebolito da

to grow or become weak(er) person, pulse, heartbeat:

indebolirsi

2. weak ENGINEER:

weak beam, support, structure

debole

to have a weak leg chair:

avere una gamba poco resistente

3. weak (lacking authority, strength):

weak government, team, president, army

debole

weak parent, teacher

privo di polso

weak link or point or spot

punto debole also fig

to grow or become weaker government, team:

indebolirsi

to grow or become weaker position:

diventare più precario

in a weak moment

in un momento di debolezza

4. weak (poor):

weak teacher, pupil

mediocre, scarso

weak performance, plot, protest, excuse, argument, script, novel, evidence

debole

weak actor

con poca verve

he's weak in or at French, his French is weak

è debole in francese

5. weak (faint, lacking substance):

weak lens, light, current, signal, concentration, acid, sound, laugh

debole

weak tea, coffee

leggero

weak solution

diluito

to give a weak smile

accennare a un sorriso

6. weak ECON:

weak market, economy, demand, dollar, share

debole (against rispetto a)

7. weak LING (regular, unaccented):

weak

debole

8. weak GAMES (in cards):

weak hand, card, suit

brutto

II.weak [Brit wiːk, Am wik] N

the weak + verbo pl

i deboli

weak-headed [ˌwiːkˈhedɪd] ADJ

1. weak-headed (lacking strength of mind):

weak-headed

debole di mente

2. weak-headed (easily affected by drinking):

weak-headed

che non regge l'alcol

weak-kneed [Brit, Am ˌwikˈnid] ADJ

weak-kneed person

debole di carattere, smidollato

weak-kneed agreement

debole

weak-willed [Brit wiːkˈwɪld, Am ˌwikˈwɪld] ADJ

to be weak-willed

avere poca forza di volontà

weak-minded [Am ˌwikˈmaɪndəd] ADJ

1. weak-minded (indecisive):

weak-minded

irresoluto

2. weak-minded (simple):

weak-minded euph

debole di mente

weak-hearted [ˌwiːkˈhɑːtɪd] ADJ

weak-hearted

poco coraggioso, pusillanime

weak-handed [ˌwiːkˈhændɪd] ADJ

weak-handed

senza forza nelle mani

weak-handed fig

scoraggiato

weak-eyed [ˌwiːkˈaɪd] ADJ

weak-eyed

dalla vista debole

weak-sighted [ˌwiːkˈsaɪtɪd] ADJ

weak-sighted

debole di vista

weak-spirited [ˌwiːkˈspɪrɪtɪd] ADJ

weak-spirited

codardo

weak-spirited

pusillanime

weakest in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for weakest in the English»Italian Dictionary

weak [wi:k] ADJ

weak

debole

weak coffee, tea

leggero, -a

to be weak with hunger/thirst

essere debilitato dalla fame/la sete

she went weak at the knees

le tremavano le ginocchia

the weak link/spot fig

il punto debole f

to be weak (at sth)

essere debole (in qc)

weak-minded [ˌwi:k·ˈmaɪn·dɪd] ADJ

1. weak-minded:

weak-minded (lacking determination)

indeciso, -a

weak-minded (weak-willed)

poco determinato, -a

2. weak-minded pej (stupid):

weak-minded

tonto, -a

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strong/weak tea

tè forte/leggero

Translations for weakest in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

deperito (-a)

weak

labile (memoria)

weak

molle (debole: animo, carattere)

weak

languire

to grow weak

debole

weak

indebolirsi (persona, autorità, capacità)

to grow weak

lungo (-a)

weak

weakest Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

sb's strong/weak points

il forte/il debole di qu

weak from hunger

debole per la fame

to be weak with hunger/thirst

essere debilitato dalla fame/la sete

she went weak at the knees

le tremavano le ginocchia

the weak link/spot fig

il punto debole f

to be weak (at sth)

essere debole (in qc)

strong/weak tea

tè forte/leggero

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

During the neap tide, when the tidal current strength is weakest, smaller quantities of finer grains are deposited.

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Jimmy is highly accident-prone, often seen sporting bandages, casts, and braces (particularly headgear), and is considered the weakest kid in the cul-de-sac.

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Fireworks are the simplest of solid rockets and the weakest.

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It is strongest for durable goods and luxury goods and weakest for low involvement product categories such as shampoo, candy, light bulbs, toilet paper and athletic shoes.

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Sometimes, a parent will single out particular fledglings (possibly the weakest ones) and focus their care and feeding on these during this time.

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When played with antes, each pot is opened by the player who shows the weakest hand.

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There is an additional scarp on the north side up to 2.0m in height where the site is weakest.

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He has been criticizing budget cutbacks in the euro zone's weakest economies, struggling with debt which he has called periphery countries.

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When your lawn is at it weakest, winter grass weeds are at their strongest.

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As the city gates were patently the weakest point in all medieval fortifications, the fewer the better was the obvious rule.

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