débil

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weak

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débil
adjective
1 weak (persona) (sin fuerzas) ; lax, lenient (condescendiente)
  • de constitución débil -> prone to illness, sickly
  • débil de carácter -> of weak character
2 faint (voz, sonido) ; dim (luz)
  • una débil mejoría -> a slight improvement
  • una débil brisa movía la cortinas -> a slight breeze moved the curtains
masculine or feminine noun
3 weak person

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débil [day’-beel]
adjective
1 Feeble, weak, extenuated, debilitated, faintly, sickly, infirm.
2 Feeble, weak.
3 Fragile, frail.
4 Pusillanimous, mean spirited.

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débil
adjetivo
1 [+persona] (gen) weak; (extremadamente) feeble; (por mala salud o avanzada edad) frail
se encuentra un poco débil de salud his health is rather frail; he is in rather poor health
2 [+carácter] weak; [+esfuerzo] feeble; half-hearted
3 (poco intenso) [+voz, ruido] faint; [+luz] dim
sustantivo:masculino_y_femenino
es un débil mental he's a bit mentally deficient
económicamente

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clumsy, uncoordinated; slow, dim-witted