weak

weak
wi:k
adjective
1) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) débil
2) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) débil
3) ((of a liquid) diluted; not strong: weak tea.) flojo, aguado, poco cargado
4) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) flojo, pobre, poco convincente
5) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) sin gracia, soso
- weaken
- weakling
- weakness
- have a weakness for

weak adj
1. débil
I still feel weak after the operation aún me encuentro débil después de la operación
2. flojo
this coffee is very weak este café está muy flojo
weak
tr[wiːk]
adjective
1 (gen) débil; (person) débil, endeble; (light, voice) débil, tenue; (team, piece of work) flojo,-a
she was weak from hunger estaba débil por el hambre
my legs felt weak sentía las piernas débiles
they've got a weak defence tienen una defensa floja
the film has a very weak plot la película tiene un argumento muy flojo
he's got a weak heart tiene el corazón débil
she gave a weak smile sonrió débilmente
the yen is weak el yen está débil
2 (argument, excuse, etc) poco convincente, pobre, de poco peso, débil
3 (tea, coffee, etc) aguado,-a, flojo,-a, poco cargado,-a
plural noun the weak
1 los necesitados nombre masculino plural, los inválidos nombre masculino plural
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
a weak moment un momento débil
to be weak at/in/on something ir flojo,-a en algo
to be weak in the head estar mal de la cabeza
to go weak at the knees flaquearle a alguien las piernas
weak spot punto flaco, punto débil
weak ['wi:k] adj
1) feeble: débil, endeble
2) : flojo, pobre
a weak excuse: una excusa poco convincente
3) diluted: aguado, diluido
weak tea: té poco cargado
4) faint: tenue (dícese de los colores, las luces, los sonidos, etc.)
weak
adj.
canijo, -a adj.
caído, -a adj.
desmayado, -a adj.
débil adj.
encanijado, -a adj.
enclenque adj.
endeble adj.
exangüe adj.
flaco, -a adj.
flojo, -a adj.
inválido, -a adj.
lánguido, -a adj.
pachucho, -a adj.
quebradizo, -a adj.
raquítico, -a adj.
n.
aguapié s.m.
inválido s.m.
wiːk
adjective -er, -est
1)
a) <person/muscles> débil; <structure> poco sólido, endeble; <economy/currency> débil; <handshake> flojo

I was too weak to lift it — no me daban las fuerzas para levantarlo

to have a weak heart — sufrir del corazón

he was weak with hunger — se sentía débil del hambre que tenía

to grow weak — debilitarse

b) (ineffectual) <character/leader> débil
2)
a) (not competent) <student/performance> flojo, pobre
b) (not convincing) <argument/excuse> poco convincente, pobre
3) (diluted) <coffee/tea> poco cargado; <beer> suave, aguado (pey); <solution> diluido
[wiːk]
1. ADJ
(compar weaker) (superl weakest)
1) (physically) [person, limb, constitution] débil

he was too weak to stand up — estaba demasiado débil para levantarse, no tenía fuerzas para levantarse

to have weak eyesight — tener mala vista

to feel weak — sentirse débil

my legs/arms felt weak — no tenía fuerza en las piernas/los brazos

to be weak from hunger — estar debilitado por el hambre

to grow or get weak(er) — debilitarse

to have a weak heart — padecer del corazón

the weaker sex el sexo débil

to have a weak stomach — marearse con facilidad

to be weak with hunger — estar debilitado por el hambre

to be weak with fear — estar débil por el miedo

- be weak in the head

to go weak at the knees —

I went weak at the knees — se me flaquearon las piernas

2) (=fragile) [bone, fingernail, bond] frágil; [structure] endeble, frágil; [material] endeble

that chair's got a weak leg — a esa silla le falla una pata, esa silla tiene una pata floja

the weak link (in the chain) — (fig) el eslabón flojo (de la cadena)

3) (=ineffectual) [person, voice, smile, currency, government] débil; [economy] débil, flojo; [market] flojo

they believe it is weak to cry — creen que llorar es signo de debilidad, creen que llorar es de débiles

the dollar is weak against the pound — el dólar está débil en comparación con la libra

to have a weak chin — tener una barbilla poco pronunciada

4) (=poor) [subject, student, team] flojo

geography is my weak subject — estoy flojo en geografía, la geografía es mi asignatura floja

to be weak at or in sth — flojear en algo, estar flojo en algo

the course was very weak on grammar — el curso era muy flojo en lo referente a gramática

weak point — punto m débil

spot 1., 4)
5) (=unconvincing) [argument, evidence] poco sólido, poco convincente; [case] poco sólido; [excuse, answer] poco convincente

the film had a weak plot — el argumento de la película era muy flojo

6) (=faint) [light] débil, tenue; [sun, signal, electric current] débil; [tide, current] flojo; [pulse] débil, flojo
7) (=watery) [coffee, tea, alcoholic drink] poco cargado; [solution] diluido
2.
NPL

the weak — los débiles

* * *
[wiːk]
adjective -er, -est
1)
a) <person/muscles> débil; <structure> poco sólido, endeble; <economy/currency> débil; <handshake> flojo

I was too weak to lift it — no me daban las fuerzas para levantarlo

to have a weak heart — sufrir del corazón

he was weak with hunger — se sentía débil del hambre que tenía

to grow weak — debilitarse

b) (ineffectual) <character/leader> débil
2)
a) (not competent) <student/performance> flojo, pobre
b) (not convincing) <argument/excuse> poco convincente, pobre
3) (diluted) <coffee/tea> poco cargado; <beer> suave, aguado (pey); <solution> diluido

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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