faint

faint
I [feɪnt]
aggettivo
1) (slight, weak) [smell, breeze, accent] lieve, leggero; [sound] lieve; [voice, protest] debole; [markings] appena visibile; [recollection] vago; [chance] minimo

I haven't the faintest idea — non ne ho la più pallida idea

2) (dizzy)

to feel faint — sentirsi debole, svenire

II [feɪnt]
nome svenimento m., mancamento m.

to fall into a faint — svenire

III [feɪnt]
verbo intransitivo svenire; (more seriously) avere una sincope (from per, a causa di)
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[feint] 1. adjective
1) (lacking in strength, brightness, courage etc: The sound grew faint; a faint light.) debole
2) (physically weak and about to lose consciousness: Suddenly he felt faint.) debole, (sul punto di svenire)
2. verb
(to lose consciousness: She fainted on hearing the news.) svenire
3. noun
(loss of consciousness: His faint gave everybody a fright.) svenimento
- faintness
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[feɪnt]
1. adj, -er comp -est superl
(smell, breeze, trace) leggero (-a), (outline, mark) indistinto (-a), (sound, voice) fievole, debole, (hope) debole, (idea, recollection, resemblance) vago (-a)

to feel faint — sentirsi svenire

I haven't the faintest (idea) fam — non ne ho la più pallida idea

faint with hunger — debole per la fame

his voice was very faint — la sua voce era molto debole

2. n
svenimento
3. vi

to faint (from) — svenire (da)

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faint (1) /feɪnt/
a.
1 debole; fievole; flebile; fioco; lieve; indistinto; vago: faint sounds, suoni fievoli; a faint accent, un lieve (o vago) accento; a faint tremor, un lieve (o debole) tremore; faint memories, vaghi ricordi; ricordi confusi; DIALOGO-At the photocopier- These copies are coming out all faint, queste fotocopie vengono tutte sbiadite
2 debole; vago; pallido; timido: a faint hope, una vaga (o debole, remota) speranza; (fam.) I haven't the faintest (idea), non ne ho la più pallida (o la minima) idea; faint protests, deboli proteste; faint attempt, debole (o timido) tentativo; a faint resemblance, una vaga somiglianza
3 debole; spossato; estenuato; sul punto di svenire: faint with hunger, debole per la fame; to feel faint, sentirsi svenire; to grow faint, affievolirsi; indebolirsi
faint-hearted, pusillanime; pauroso; codardo; (di tentativo) debole: not for the faint-hearted, non indicato per chi è pauroso (o pavido) □ faint-heartedness, pusillanimità; pavidità □ (prov.) Faint heart ne'er won fair lady, amante non sia chi coraggio non ha; chi non risica non rosica.
faint (2) /feɪnt/
n.
1 svenimento; mancamento; perdita di conoscenza (o dei sensi); deliquio: to fall in a (dead) faint, svenire; cadere svenuto; perdere ogni conoscenza
2faints.
(to) faint /feɪnt/
v. i.
1 svenire; perdere conoscenza (o i sensi); venir meno: to faint from the heat, svenire per il caldo
2 (poet.) languire; indebolirsi
fainting fit, svenimento.
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I [feɪnt]
aggettivo
1) (slight, weak) [smell, breeze, accent] lieve, leggero; [sound] lieve; [voice, protest] debole; [markings] appena visibile; [recollection] vago; [chance] minimo

I haven't the faintest idea — non ne ho la più pallida idea

2) (dizzy)

to feel faint — sentirsi debole, svenire

II [feɪnt]
nome svenimento m., mancamento m.

to fall into a faint — svenire

III [feɪnt]
verbo intransitivo svenire; (more seriously) avere una sincope (from per, a causa di)

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