♦ weak

♦ weak
♦ weak /wi:k/
a.
1 debole (anche fig.); fiacco; fievole; poco resistente: He is too weak to get up, è troppo debole per alzarsi; weak resistance, debole resistenza; a weak nation, una nazione debole; (sport) a weak shot, un tiro debole; (sport) weak refereeing, arbitraggio debole; a weak rope, una corda poco resistente; a weak argument, un'argomentazione debole; (fin.) weak currency, valuta debole; The market was weak, il mercato era fiacco; a weak voice, una voce fievole; My son is weak in (o at) maths, mio figlio è debole in matematica
2 allungato; diluito; leggero: weak coffee [tea], caffè [tè] leggero
3 (di colore, ecc.) debole; fioco; tenue
4 (ling.) debole: weak verbs, verbi deboli
5 (chim.: di un acido o una base) debole
6 (fig.: di un provvedimento, ecc.) inefficace
a weak crew, un equipaggio insufficiente □ (poesia) weak ending, terminazione debole (con parola proclitica o comunque non accentata: in un pentametro giambico) □ (med.: di persona) weak-eyed, dalla vista debole □ (a carte) a weak hand, una mano poco buona □ weak-handed, che non ha forza nelle mani; (fig.) scoraggiato, incapace d'impegnarsi a fondo □ weak-headed, che non regge l'alcol; = weak-minded ► sotto □ weak health, salute cagionevole □ weak heart, (med.) cuore debole; (fig.) pusillanimità, viltà □ weak-hearted, vile; pusillanime □ (fig. fam.) weak-kneed, debole di carattere; fiacco; smidollato □ weak-minded, debole di carattere, indeciso, irresoluto; (anche) deficiente, oligofrenico □ (autom.) weak mixture, miscela povera □ (comput.) weak password, password vulnerabile □ weak-sighted = weak-eyed ► sopra □ weak-spirited, codardo; vile □ (fig.) sb.'s weak spot, il punto debole di q.weak-willed, che ha poca forza di volontà; debole □ the weaker sex, il sesso debole □ as weak as a kitten, debolissimo □ to go weak, indebolirsi; svaporare: Chloroform doesn't go weak, il cloroformio non svapora □ to grow weak, indebolirsi □ That's my weak side (o point), ecco il mio punto debole (o il mio lato debole, il mio debole).

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  • Weak — (w[=e]k), a. [Compar. {Weaker} (w[=e]k [ e]r); superl. {Weakest}.] [OE. weik, Icel. veikr; akin to Sw. vek, Dan. veg soft, flexible, pliant, AS. w[=a]c weak, soft, pliant, D. week, G. weich, OHG. weih; all from the verb seen in Icel. v[=i]kja to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Weak conjugation — Weak Weak (w[=e]k), a. [Compar. {Weaker} (w[=e]k [ e]r); superl. {Weakest}.] [OE. weik, Icel. veikr; akin to Sw. vek, Dan. veg soft, flexible, pliant, AS. w[=a]c weak, soft, pliant, D. week, G. weich, OHG. weih; all from the verb seen in Icel. v[ …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Weak declension — Weak Weak (w[=e]k), a. [Compar. {Weaker} (w[=e]k [ e]r); superl. {Weakest}.] [OE. weik, Icel. veikr; akin to Sw. vek, Dan. veg soft, flexible, pliant, AS. w[=a]c weak, soft, pliant, D. week, G. weich, OHG. weih; all from the verb seen in Icel. v[ …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Weak side — Weak Weak (w[=e]k), a. [Compar. {Weaker} (w[=e]k [ e]r); superl. {Weakest}.] [OE. weik, Icel. veikr; akin to Sw. vek, Dan. veg soft, flexible, pliant, AS. w[=a]c weak, soft, pliant, D. week, G. weich, OHG. weih; all from the verb seen in Icel. v[ …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • weak sore — Weak Weak (w[=e]k), a. [Compar. {Weaker} (w[=e]k [ e]r); superl. {Weakest}.] [OE. weik, Icel. veikr; akin to Sw. vek, Dan. veg soft, flexible, pliant, AS. w[=a]c weak, soft, pliant, D. week, G. weich, OHG. weih; all from the verb seen in Icel. v[ …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • weak ulcer — Weak Weak (w[=e]k), a. [Compar. {Weaker} (w[=e]k [ e]r); superl. {Weakest}.] [OE. weik, Icel. veikr; akin to Sw. vek, Dan. veg soft, flexible, pliant, AS. w[=a]c weak, soft, pliant, D. week, G. weich, OHG. weih; all from the verb seen in Icel. v[ …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • weak — W2S3 [wi:k] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(physical)¦ 2¦(likely to break)¦ 3¦(character)¦ 4¦(without power)¦ 5¦(without interest)¦ 6¦(without energy)¦ 7¦(not good at doing something)¦ 8¦(money)¦ 9¦(argument/idea)¦ 10¦(drink)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • weak — [ wik ] adjective *** ▸ 1 lacking energy ▸ 2 lacking power ▸ 3 easily persuaded ▸ 4 bad in quality ▸ 5 likely to break/fail ▸ 6 with a lot of water ▸ 7 lacking strength ▸ 8 in linguistics 1. ) part of your body that is weak is not as strong or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • weak — [wiːk] adjective FINANCE 1. if markets, investments, currencies etc are weak, their prices are falling: • The company reported a loss of C$16 million, mostly because of weak metals prices. • The weak dollar has ma …   Financial and business terms

  • weak — [wēk] adj. [ME waik < ON veikr, akin to OE wac, feeble (which the ON word replaced) < IE * weig , * weik (< base * wei , to bend) > WEEK, WICKER, L vicis, change] 1. a) lacking in strength of body or muscle; not physically strong b)… …   English World dictionary

  • weak — weak·en; weak·en·er; weak; weak·ish; weak·li·ness; weak·ness; elec·tro·weak; weak·ling; weak·ly; weak·head·ed·ly; weak·head·ed·ness; weak·heart·ed·ly; weak·heart·ed·ness; weak·ish·ly; weak·ish·ness; weak·kneed·ly; weak·kneed·ness; …   English syllables

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