faint

faint
feint
1. adjective
1) (lacking in strength, brightness, courage etc: The sound grew faint; a faint light.) débil, tenue
2) (physically weak and about to lose consciousness: Suddenly he felt faint.) mareado

2. verb
(to lose consciousness: She fainted on hearing the news.) desmayarse

3. noun
(loss of consciousness: His faint gave everybody a fright.) mareo, desmayo, desvanecimiento
- faintness
faint1 adj débil
a faint sound un sonido débil
faint2 vb desmayarse
she fainted because of the heat se desmayó del calor
faint
tr[feɪnt]
adjective
1 (sound, voice) débil, tenue
2 (colour) pálido,-a; (outline) borroso,-a
3 (slight - memory etc) vago,-a; (- hope) poco,-a; (- resemblance) ligero,-a
I haven't the faintest idea no tengo ni la más mínima idea
4 (half-hearted) débil, poco entusiasta
5 (unsteady, giddy) mareado,-a
noun
1 mareo
intransitive verb
1 desmayarse (from, de)
faint ['feɪnt] vi
: desmayarse
faint adj
1) cowardly, timid: cobarde, tímido
2) dizzy: mareado
faint with hunger: desfallecido de hambre
3) slight: leve, ligero, vago
I haven't the faintest idea: no tengo la más mínima idea
4) indistinct: tenue, indistinto, apenas perceptible
faint n
: desmayo m
faint
adj.
accidentado, -a adj.
casi imperceptible adj.
débil adj.
indistinto, -a adj.
tenue adj.
n.
deliquio s.m.
desmayo s.m.
rapto s.m.
soponcio s.m.
v.
desmayar v.
desmayarse v.
desvanecer v.

I feɪnt
adjective -er, -est
1) <line> apenas visible; <light> débil, tenue; <noise> apenas perceptible, débil; <hope/smile> ligero, leve; <recollection> vago

what's going on? - I haven't the faintest (idea) — (colloq) ¿qué pasa? - no tengo la más mínima idea

2) (weak) (pred)

to be faint with hunger — estar* desfallecido de hambre

I feel faint — estoy mareado


II
intransitive verb desmayarse

III
noun desmayo m

she collapsed in a dead faint — cayó desvanecida, se desmayó

[feɪnt]
1. ADJ
(compar fainter) (superl faintest)
1) (=light, weak) [breeze] débil, ligero; [outline] borroso, indistinto; [trace, mark, line] tenue; [colour] pálido; [light] tenue; [sound] apagado, débil; [smell] tenue, casi imperceptible; [taste, resemblance] ligero; [voice, breathing] débil; [hope] remoto; [smile] leve; [idea, memory] vago; [heart] medroso

I haven't the faintest idea * — no tengo ni la más remota idea

2) (Med)

to feel faint — marearse, tener vahídos

she was faint with hunger — estaba que se desmayaba de hambre

2.
N (Med) desmayo m , desvanecimiento m

to be in a faint — estar desmayado or sin conocimiento

to fall down in a faint — desmayarse

3.
VI (Med) (also: faint away) desmayarse, perder el conocimiento (from de)

he was fainting with tiredness — estaba que se caía de cansancio

* * *

I [feɪnt]
adjective -er, -est
1) <line> apenas visible; <light> débil, tenue; <noise> apenas perceptible, débil; <hope/smile> ligero, leve; <recollection> vago

what's going on? - I haven't the faintest (idea) — (colloq) ¿qué pasa? - no tengo la más mínima idea

2) (weak) (pred)

to be faint with hunger — estar* desfallecido de hambre

I feel faint — estoy mareado


II
intransitive verb desmayarse

III
noun desmayo m

she collapsed in a dead faint — cayó desvanecida, se desmayó


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