/fɛbl/
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Translation
weak
Word origin
From Latin flebilis ('lamentable, to be wept over'), from flere ('to weep'). The sense weakened from 'pitiable' to 'weak'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- flebilis
- English cognates
- feeble
Grammar
Femininefaible
Masc pluralfaibles
Fem pluralfaibles
Examples
.
He feels weak after his illness.
.
My voice is too weak this morning.
aujourd'hui.
The coffee is weak today.
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This team is weak against ours.
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She has a weak chance of winning.
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