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feeble-minded [Brit, Am ˌfibəlˈmaɪndəd] ADJ

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1. feeble-minded (stupid):

feeble-minded

2. feeble-minded (of low intelligence):

feeble-minded dated

faible d'esprit

3. feeble-minded (indecisive):

feeble-minded

I.minded [Brit ˈmʌɪndɪd, Am ˈmaɪndəd] ADJ form

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II.-minded COMP

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1. -minded (with certain talent):

to be mechanically-/business-minded

avoir le sens de la mécanique/des affaires

2. -minded (with certain attitude):

to be small-/open-minded

avoir l'esprit étroit/ouvert

3. -minded (with certain trait):

to be feeble-minded

être simplet/-ette

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I.faible [fɛbl] ADJ

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3. faible (peu considérable):

faible proportion, quantité, différence, progression

faible coût, taux, rendement, revenu

faible moyens, portée

faible avantage

faible chance

c'était une période de faible natalité

that was a period when the birthrate was low

la faible activité du secteur

the low level of activity in the sector

à faible vitesse rouler, percuter

substance de faible toxicité

substance with a low toxic content

à faible profondeur être, pousser

at a shallow depth

de faible profondeur étang, récipient

il n'a qu'une faible idée de ce qui l'attend

he has only a vague idea of what's awaiting him

5. faible (de peu de valeur):

faible résultat

faible score

faible argument

faible production

un faible niveau de qualification/formation

poor qualifications/training

le scénario est bien faible

the script is very weak

résultats faibles en langues

poor results in languages

de faible importance événement, détail

of little importance

c'est une faible consolation

it's small ou little consolation

6. faible (manquant de capacités):

faible élève, classe

j'ai une classe très faible

I've got a very slow class

elle est faible en anglais

she's weak in English

faible d'esprit

feeble-minded

7. faible (peu évocateur):

faible mot, expression

c'est un imbécile et le mot est faible!

he's a fool and that's putting it mildly!

8. faible LING:

II.faible [fɛbl] N mf (personne veule)

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weak-willed person

c'est un faible

he's weak-willed

III.faible [fɛbl] N m (penchant)

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IV.faibles N mpl

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faibles mpl:

les faibles

the weak + vb pl

les économiquement faibles

the economically disadvantaged

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feeble-minded ADJ

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feeble-minded

faible d'esprit

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I.débile [debil] ADJ

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1. débile inf (stupide):

2. débile (atteint de débilité):

feeble-minded

3. débile (frêle):

débile corps

débile enfant

débile santé

II.débile [debil] N mf

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1. débile MED:

person with a weak constitution

débile mental

feeble-minded person

2. débile pej inf (imbécile):

I.faible [fɛbl] ADJ

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2. faible (influençable, sans volonté):

être faible de caractère

to have a weak character

3. faible (trop indulgent):

être faible avec qn

to be soft on sb

5. faible (peu perceptible):

7. faible ECON:

économiquement faible

with a low income

8. faible (bête):

faible d'esprit

feeble-minded

II.faible [fɛbl] N m, f

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1. faible:

2. faible (personne sans volonté):

3. faible ECON:

les économiquement faibles

low-income groups

III.faible [fɛbl] N m sans pl (défaut)

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esprit [ɛspʀi] N m

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1. esprit (pensée):

avoir l'esprit étroit/large

to be narrow-/broad-minded

2. esprit (tête):

avoir qn/qc à l'esprit

to have sb/sth on one's mind

une idée me traverse l'esprit

an idea has crossed my mind

une idée/un mot me vient à l'esprit

an idea/word has come into my head

dans mon/son esprit (souvenir)

as I/she remembers it

dans mon/son esprit (opinion)

elle a l'esprit libre

her mind is free

avoir l'esprit ailleurs

to be miles away

faible [ou simple] d'esprit

feeble-minded

5. esprit (caractère):

avoir bon/mauvais esprit

to be helpful/unhelpful

6. esprit (intention, prédisposition, être spirituel):

il a l'esprit à qc

his mind is on sth

dans cet esprit

avoir l'esprit de compétition/de contradiction

to be competitive/argumentative

avoir l'esprit de famille

to be a family person

avoir l'esprit d'observation

to be observant

avoir l'esprit d'organisation

to be an organizer

esprit de sacrifice

sense of (self-)sacrifice

avoir l'esprit d'entreprise

to be enterprising

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On her arrest she was determined to be feeble, that is to say, feeble-minded. en.wikipedia.org

The arrangement of each test, in both group and individual examinations, was therefore checked against the sources of men in institutions for the feeble-minded. en.wikipedia.org

Another worker, assuming that the man is feeble-minded, tries to join in the game and is rebuffed. en.wikipedia.org

Prevailing notions held women to be too feeble-minded to succeed in the demanding arena of academic medicine and too delicate to endure the physical requirements of clinical practice. en.wikipedia.org

It rejected sterilisation of the feeble-minded, but had provision for registration and segregation. en.wikipedia.org

Stat. 9-1706a and compared it with the procedures for committing persons who are feeble-minded, and are therefore unable properly to care for themselves and those for the mentally ill. en.wikipedia.org

Some less aware, feeble-minded or just plain lazy people might start accepting his nonsense as "fact". www.thecourier.co.uk

The program found an estimated 80% of the population of immigrants studied were feeble-minded. en.wikipedia.org

No person was reported as feeble-minded until a detailed individual psychological examination had been made. en.wikipedia.org

It is without question absolutely wrong to place the feeble-minded and epileptic in the same institution. en.wikipedia.org

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