faint in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for faint in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.faint [Brit feɪnt, Am feɪnt] ADJ

1. faint (slight):

faint smell, trace, breeze, accent

lieve, leggero

faint glow, sound

lieve

faint markings, streak

appena visibile

faint signature

appena leggibile

2. faint:

faint recollection, suspicion

vago

faint chance

minimo

there is only a faint possibility that he'll come

c'è solo una remota possibilità che venga

I haven't the faintest idea

non ne ho la più pallida or la benché minima idea

he hadn't the faintest idea who she was

non aveva la più pallida idea di chi fosse

to give a faint smile

abbozzare un sorriso

3. faint (weak):

faint voice

debole

faint breathing

leggero

4. faint (dizzy):

to feel faint

sentirsi debole, svenire

I'm faint with hunger

mi sento svenire per la fame

5. faint (ineffectual):

faint attempt

timido

faint protest

debole

II.faint [Brit feɪnt, Am feɪnt] N

faint

svenimento m

faint

mancamento m

to fall into a faint

svenire

to fall to the floor in a faint

cadere a terra svenuto

a dead faint MED

una sincope

III.faint [Brit feɪnt, Am feɪnt] VB intr

faint

svenire

faint (more seriously)

avere una sincope

to faint from heat, exhaustion, hunger

svenire per

she fainted from loss of blood

perse i sensi a causa della perdita di sangue

IV.faint [Brit feɪnt, Am feɪnt]

faint heart never won fair lady prov

chi non risica non rosica

to damn sb with faint praise

= criticare qn fingendo di elogiarlo

I.faint-hearted [Brit ˌfeɪntˈhɑːtɪd, Am ˌfeɪntˈhɑrdəd] ADJ

faint-hearted attempt, reform:

faint-hearted

timido

II.faint-hearted [Brit ˌfeɪntˈhɑːtɪd, Am ˌfeɪntˈhɑrdəd] N

the faint-hearted + verbo pl (cowardly)

i codardi, i pavidi

the faint-hearted (oversensitive)

i timidi

faint heart [Am ˌfeɪnt ˈhɑrt] N

faint heart

codardo m / codarda f

Translations for faint in the Italian»English Dictionary

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mancamento

faint

avere un mancamento

to faint

fievole voce, lamento

faint

fievole luce

faint

svenimento

faint(ing)

avere uno svenimento

to fall into a faint, to faint

svenire

to faint

sentirsi svenire

to feel faint

svenire dalla fame

to faint from hunger

languido persona

faint

languido luce, colore

faint

rumorio

faint noise

evanescente ricordo

faint

evanescente suono

faint

faint in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for faint in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.faint [feɪnt] ADJ

1. faint:

faint scent, odor, taste

leggero, -a

faint sound, light, smile

debole

faint line, outline, scratch

appena abbozzato, -a

faint memory

vago, -a

2. faint (slight):

faint resemblance, sign, suspicion, chance, hope

vago, -a

not to make the faintest attempt to do sth

non mostrare la minima intenzione di voler fare qc

not to have the faintest idea inf

non avere la più pallida idea

3. faint (weak):

to be faint with hunger

non reggersi in piedi dalla fame

to feel faint

sentirsi mancare

II.faint [feɪnt] VB intr

faint

svenire

III.faint [feɪnt] N

faint

svenimento m

to fall down in a faint

cadere svenuto

faint-hearted [ˌfeɪnt·ˈhɑ:r·t̬ɪd] ADJ

faint-hearted person:

faint-hearted

pauroso, -a

Translations for faint in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

flebile

faint

fievole

faint

fioco (-a)

faint

svenire

to faint

tenue (speranza, luce)

faint

sbiadito (-a) (ricordo)

faint

avere un mancamento

to faint

chi non risica non rosica prov

faint hearts never won the day

faint Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be faint with hunger

non reggersi in piedi dalla fame

to feel faint

sentirsi mancare

to fall down in a faint

cadere svenuto

faint hearts never won the day

chi non risica non rosica prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Certain incidents stand out as recorded facts disappear leaving faint traces of their existence to be untraced by the archaeological experts.

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But fighting hackers from across the globe is not for the faint-hearted.

www.independent.ie

The entrepreneurial life is not for the faint-hearted.

business.financialpost.com

By the time we got there the sea was just a faint, briny memory.

www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk

Some years, patterns that appear solid at a distance, such as pinstripes, faint plaids or herringbone, are popular.

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Bugs recovers and gives chase only to be clobbered on the head by the gremlin with the monkey wrench, causing him to faint.

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Best to describe it as an aloof play of shapes and rhythms, with sometimes a faint smile or frown on its face.

www.telegraph.co.uk

We could see faint finger marks on the aluminum chassis, but it's not the smudgy mess you see on shiny plastic surfaces.

www.pcauthority.com.au

It has faint expression in the thick nerve trunks from the areas without ganglion cells.

en.wikipedia.org

The process for new members is long and not for the faint-hearted.

www.independent.co.uk