/fɛbl/
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
Examples
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He feels weak after his illness.
.
My voice is too weak this morning.
aujourd'hui.
The coffee is weak today.
Cette .
This team is weak against ours.
.
She has a weak chance of winning.
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