fainted in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fainted in the English»French Dictionary

I.faint [Brit feɪnt, Am feɪnt] N

faint

évanouissement m

to fall into a faint

s'évanouir

to fall to the floor in a faint

tomber par terre évanoui

a dead faint

une syncope

II.faint [Brit feɪnt, Am feɪnt] ADJ

1. faint (slight):

faint smell, trace, breeze

léger/-ère

faint glow, sound

faible

faint accent

léger/-ère

faint markings, streak

à peine visible

faint signature

à peine lisible

2. faint:

faint recollection, suspicion

vague

faint chance

minime

there is only a faint possibility that he'll come

il y a très peu d'espoir qu'il vienne

I haven't the faintest idea

je n'en ai pas la moindre idée

he hadn't the faintest idea who she was

il ne savait pas du tout qui elle était

to give a faint smile

esquisser un sourire

3. faint (weak):

faint voice, breathing

faible

4. faint (dizzy):

to feel faint

se sentir mal, défaillir

I'm faint with hunger

je vais défaillir de faim

5. faint (ineffectual):

faint attempt

timide

faint protest

faible

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

faint

s'évanouir

faint (more seriously)

tomber en syncope

to faint from heat, exhaustion, hunger

s'évanouir de

she fainted from loss of blood

elle avait perdu tellement de sang qu'elle s'est évanouie

IV.faint [Brit feɪnt, Am feɪnt]

faint heart never won fair lady prov

qui n'ose rien n'a rien prov

to damn sb with faint praise

éreinter qn sous couleur d'éloge

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

the faint-hearted + vb pl (cowardly)

les timorés mpl

the faint-hearted (oversensitive)

les natures fpl sensibles

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

faint-hearted attempt, reform:

faint-hearted

timide

Translations for fainted in the French»English Dictionary

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expirant (expirante) voix

faint

chuchotis (de personnes)

faint whispering

ténu (ténue) souvenir, son, souffle, brume

faint

évanouir

to faint (de with)

frêle son

faint

l'un des assistants s'est évanoui

one of those present fainted

défaillir

to faint

se sentir défaillir

to feel faint

défaillir de faim/de peur

to feel faint with hunger/with fear

tomber d'inanition

to feel faint with hunger

fainted in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fainted in the English»French Dictionary

I.faint [feɪnt] ADJ

1. faint (not strong or clear):

faint sound, murmur

faible

faint light, odor, mark, smile

léger(-ère)

faint memory, idea

vague

faint smile

léger sourire m

2. faint (slight):

faint resemblance, possibility, suspicion

léger(-ère)

faint chance

minime

he did not make the faintest attempt to apologize

il n'a même pas essayé de s'excuser

there's not the faintest hope of

il n'y a pas le moindre espoir que +subj

not to have the faintest (idea) ... inf

ne pas avoir la moindre idée ...

3. faint (weak):

faint

faible

he was faint with hunger

il avait tellement faim qu'il était au bord de l'évanouissement

to feel faint

se sentir défaillir

II.faint [feɪnt] VB intr

faint

s'évanouir

III.faint [feɪnt] N

faint

évanouissement m

I.faint-hearted ADJ

faint-hearted

craintif(-ive)

II.faint-hearted N pl

the faint-hearted

les âmes fpl sensibles

not for the faint-hearted

déconseillé aux âmes sensibles

Translations for fainted in the French»English Dictionary

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évanouissement

faint

avoir un évanouissement

to faint

poltron(ne)

faint-hearted

tomber évanoui

to faint

avoir une [ou tomber en] syncope

to faint

ténu(e) son, bruit

faint

être/tomber dans les pommes

to have fainted/faint

mourant(e) musique, son

faint

défaillance (faiblesse) (physique)

faint spell

tomber en défaillance

to feel faint

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In the final, he fainted in the heatwave and was carried away by medics.

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The person portraying the mascot fainted on the first day of the mascot's existence due to heat exhaustion and the mascot was retired immediately thereafter.

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I nearly fainted not because of my wound but because of his saliva... ha-ha-ha!

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One theatre-goer, who watched the show's opening night, said there had been "quite a few droppers" in the audience, who fainted upon seeing so much blood.

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During the funeral four women fainted and a fifth was carried out of the auditorium in hysterics after falling at the foot of the casket.

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Brown subsequently released a statement dismissing these rumours, commenting that she had only fainted due to the temperature of the room.

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It was claimed he had fainted in the bathroom, cracked his head against the washbasin and died of a cerebral haemorrhage.

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The punishment was administered and continued even after the sailor fainted, infuriating the nascent mutineers.

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Many offered smelling salts to women who fainted midcut.

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The pinks spoke to her, and she fainted.

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