weak in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for weak in the English»French Dictionary

I.weak [Brit wiːk, Am wik] N

the weak + vb pl

les faibles mpl

II.weak [Brit wiːk, Am wik] ADJ

1. weak (in bodily functions):

weak person, animal, muscle, limb

faible

weak health, ankle, eyes, chest, bladder, nerves

fragile

weak digestion

difficile

weak stomach

délicat

weak intellect

médiocre

weak memory

défaillant

weak chin

fuyant

weak mouth

tombant

to have a weak heart

avoir le cœur fragile

to be weak with or from hunger, excitement, fear

être affaibli par

to grow or become weak(er) person:

s'affaiblir

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

faiblir

2. weak CONSTR:

weak beam, support

peu solide

weak structure

fragile

to have a weak leg chair:

avoir un pied qui n'est pas très solide

3. weak:

weak (lacking authority, strength) government, team, president, army

faible

weak parent, teacher (not firm)

qui manque de fermeté

weak (poor)

piètre

weak attr essay, pupil, performance

faible

weak script, novel

inconsistant

weak plot

mince

weak actor, protest, excuse, argument

peu convaincant

weak evidence

peu concluant

weak link or point or spot lit, fig

point m faible

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

il est faible en français

to grow or become weaker government, team:

s'affaiblir

to grow or become weaker position:

devenir de plus en plus précaire

in a weak moment

dans un moment de faiblesse

4. weak (faint, lacking substance):

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

faible

weak tea, coffee

léger/-ère

weak solution

dilué

to give a weak smile

faire un faible sourire

5. weak:

weak ECON, FIN market, economy, demand, dollar

faible (against par rapport à)

weak share

à bas prix

6. weak LING:

weak (regular)

faible

weak (unaccented)

inaccentué

7. weak GAMES (in cards):

weak hand, card

mauvais

weak suit

faible

weak-willed [Brit wiːkˈwɪld, Am ˌwikˈwɪld] ADJ

to be weak-willed

manquer de fermeté

weak-kneed [Brit, Am ˌwikˈnid] ADJ

weak-kneed person, agreement:

weak-kneed

faible, pusillanime

weak-minded [Am ˌwikˈmaɪndəd] ADJ

1. weak-minded (indecisive):

weak-minded

irrésolu

2. weak-minded (simple):

weak-minded euph

faible d'esprit

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veule

weak, spineless

velléitaire

weak-willed

faiblard (faiblarde) personne, organisme

weak

anémique

weak, anaemic

ténu (ténue)

weak

futile tentative

weak

weak in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for weak in the English»French Dictionary

weak [wi:k] ADJ

1. weak (not strong):

weak a. fig

faible

weak chin

fuyant(e)

a weak link [or spot] fig

un point faible

the film is weak on plot

le film manque d'action

to have a weak heart

avoir le cœur fragile

to be/go weak at the knees

avoir les jambes comme du coton

2. weak (light):

weak drink, coffee

léger(-ère)

weak-minded [ˌwi:kˈmaɪndɪd] ADJ pej

1. weak-minded (lacking determination):

weak-minded

indécis(e)

2. weak-minded (mentally deficient):

weak-minded

faible d'esprit

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a weak creature inf

une pauvre créature

to be a good/weak speller

être bon/mauvais en orthographe

to have a strong/weak constitution

avoir une bonne/mauvaise constitution

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défaillant(e) mémoire, volonté

weak

défaillant(e) personne

weak

se ramollir

to get weak

son cerveau se ramollit

she's getting weak in the head

fragile estomac, cœur

weak

être fragile du cœur/des poumons

to have a weak heart/chest

être d'une grande fragilité morale

to be weak psychologically

mou (molle) résistance, protestations

weak

weak Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a good/weak speller

être bon/mauvais en orthographe

to have a weak [or bad] heart

être cardiaque

a weak link [or spot] fig

un point faible

the film is weak on plot

le film manque d'action

to have a weak heart

avoir le cœur fragile

to be/go weak at the knees

avoir les jambes comme du coton

to have a strong/weak constitution

avoir une bonne/mauvaise constitution

to be the weak link in a chain

être le maillon faible de la chaîne

a weak creature inf

une pauvre créature

she's getting weak in the head

son cerveau se ramollit

weak Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for weak in the French»English Dictionary

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élève en difficulté

weak pupil

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I was down with cold and catarrh before the game and took medication which made me weak during the match, and was substituted.

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This match is unadvised for the weak at heart!

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Why do we have high interest rates by global standards and a strong dollar, coupled with a weak manufacturing export sector?

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For instance, this holds for the above example provided that the limit is understood as a weak limit of measures (see vague topology).

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The redness, scale and itch if present may be managed with simple emollients and sometimes hydrocortisone, a weak steroid, is also used.

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Dolphins became weak and gullible; humans enslaved and exploited them.

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She, like many other players, believed the league gave very little protection to the women by providing them with weak shoulder pads and weak helmets.

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The strong principle then becomes an example of a selection effect, exactly analogous to the weak principle.

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She sees a great advantage to this because divided, you are weak and fall, crushed underfoot by all sorts of misery!

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The plural inflection of the weak masculine declension is that same as the strong masculine "a" declension.

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