Translations for „weak-kneed“ in the English » German Dictionary

weak-kneed [-ˈni:d] ADJ pej inf

weak-kneed

feige

weak-kneed

ängstlich

to be weak-kneed

weiche Knie haben

to be weak-kneed

Schiss haben sl

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be weak-kneed

weiche Knie haben

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I see our failure to end slavery for decade after decade as a failure of weak-kneed politicians....

thinkprogress.org

The affection is reciprocated, as much by fellow competitors as by the adoring middle-aged ladies who turn weak-kneed at every roguish smile.

www.telegraph.co.uk

But even if cash hoarding comforts weak-kneed executives, it makes no sense for investors, workers or taxpayers.

america.aljazeera.com

Even if you blame weak-kneed accountants for that delay, an analogous pattern can be seen in the real economy.

www.afr.com

To put off a declarative judgment would be morally and intellectually weak-kneed.

www.nationalreview.com

They are a group of weak-kneed people who couldn't stick it out and standup for something....

www.paherald.sk.ca

And the audience, especially the weak-kneed ladies, giggled.

www.thehindu.com

The dancers, described as fleet-footed or nimble-footed, appear in masks representing the dead, human being or animal; the weak-kneed run away from sights of such dances.

en.wikipedia.org

Orchestrate a social media campaign to frighten weak-kneed companies into withdrawing their advertising and intimidate the station into taking the hosts off the air.

www.stuff.co.nz

But it's more important to keep law and order in this society than to be worried about weak-kneed people...

www.winnipegfreepress.com