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fragile

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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fragile [fʀaʒil] ADJ

1. fragile (cassable):

fragile
fragile
attention, c'est fragile!
careful, it's fragile!
‘fragile’
‘fragile’

2. fragile (faible):

fragile personne, constitution
frail
fragile peau, œil
sensitive
fragile estomac, foie
delicate
fragile cœur
weak
avoir une santé fragile
to have poor health
avoir les poumons fragile
to have weak lungs
il est fragile du foie, il a le foie fragile
he has a delicate liver

3. fragile (instable):

fragile esprit, personne
fragile
fragile comme du cristal ou du verre
very fragile
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fragile glass, structure, system, state
fragile
to feel fragile (emotionally)
être fragile
brittle fingernails, hair
fragile
brittle relationship, confidence
fragile
tenuously
de manière fragile
breakable
fragile
unsubstantial structure
fragile
tenuous connection
fragile
chesty person
fragile des bronches
insubstantial plant
fragile
ailing inv economy
fragile, mal en point

in the PONS Dictionary

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French
English
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fragile [fʀaʒil] ADJ

1. fragile (cassant):

fragile
fragile

2. fragile (délicat, faible):

fragile personne, santé, organisme
delicate
fragile estomac, cœur
weak
être fragile du cœur/des poumons
to have a weak heart/chest

3. fragile (précaire):

fragile paix, bonheur, gloire
fragile
fragile argument, preuve, hypothèse
flimsy
fragile équilibre, économie
shaky

4. fragile (peu solide):

fragile bâtiment
flimsy
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English
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dickey
fragile
breakable
fragile
frail
fragile
delicate instrument
fragile
brittle layer of ice
fragile
fragile
fragile
to have a weak heart
avoir le cœur fragile
handle with care, glass!
fragile!
in the PONS Dictionary
French
French
English
English

fragile [fʀaʒil] ADJ

1. fragile (cassant):

fragile
fragile

2. fragile (délicat, faible):

fragile personne, santé, organisme
delicate
fragile estomac, cœur
weak
être fragile du cœur/des poumons
to have a weak heart/chest

3. fragile (précaire):

fragile paix, bonheur, gloire
fragile
fragile argument, preuve, hypothèse
flimsy
fragile équilibre, économie
shaky

4. fragile (peu solide):

fragile bâtiment
flimsy
English
English
French
French
fragile
fragile
breakable
fragile
frail
fragile
delicate instrument
fragile
brittle layer of ice
fragile
to have a weak heart
avoir le cœur fragile
handle with care!
fragile!

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

être fragile du cœur/des poumons
to have a weak heart/chest

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Elle est mère de six enfants et décrite par certains médias comme étant de santé fragile.
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On n'y prend ni recul, ni hauteur ; le temps manquait et c'eût été préjudiciable à une unité déjà très fragile.
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Le bois légèrement plus lourd convient pour l’emballage d’articles fragiles et comme isolant thermique, antivibratoire et phonique.
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Malgré sa santé fragile, il atteint l'âge de 85 ans.
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Pendant son enfance, en raison d’une contexture fragile, son père lui recommande la pratique du judo.
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