weak

[wiːk]

aggettivo

1) [person, part of body] debole; [health] cagionevole; [nerves] fragile; [intellect] mediocre; [memory] labile; [chin] sfuggente; [mouth] cascante

my eyes are weak — ho la vista debole

to have a weak stomach — essere debole di stomaco

to have a weak chest — avere problemi respiratori

to be weak with o from essere indebolito da; to grow o become weak(er) — [person, pulse] indebolirsi

2) ing. [structure] debole

3) (lacking authority, strength) [government, team] debole; [parent, teacher] privo di polso

weak link o point o spot punto debole (anche fig.); to grow o become weaker [government, team, position] indebolirsi; in a weak moment — in un momento di debolezza

4) (poor) [teacher, pupil] mediocre, scarso; [plot, protest, excuse, argument] debole

he's weak in o at French his French is weak — è debole in francese

5) (faint) [light, signal, sound] debole; [tea, coffee] leggero

6) econ. [economy, share] debole

7) ling. (regular, unaccented) debole

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[wi:k]

adjective

1) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) debole

2) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) debole

3) ((of a liquid) diluted; not strong: weak tea.) allungato, diluito

4) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) debole

5) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) piatto

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- weakly

- weaken
- weakling
- weakness
- have a weakness for

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[wiːk]

aggettivo

1) [person, part of body] debole; [health] cagionevole; [nerves] fragile; [intellect] mediocre; [memory] labile; [chin] sfuggente; [mouth] cascante

my eyes are weak — ho la vista debole

to have a weak stomach — essere debole di stomaco

to have a weak chest — avere problemi respiratori

to be weak with o from essere indebolito da; to grow o become weak(er) — [person, pulse] indebolirsi

2) ing. [structure] debole

3) (lacking authority, strength) [government, team] debole; [parent, teacher] privo di polso

weak link o point o spot punto debole (anche fig.); to grow o become weaker [government, team, position] indebolirsi; in a weak moment — in un momento di debolezza

4) (poor) [teacher, pupil] mediocre, scarso; [plot, protest, excuse, argument] debole

he's weak in o at French his French is weak — è debole in francese

5) (faint) [light, signal, sound] debole; [tea, coffee] leggero

6) econ. [economy, share] debole

7) ling. (regular, unaccented) debole