faint

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faint
[feɪnt]
sustantivo
1desmayo (m) (loss of consciousness)
adjetivo
2leve, tenue (light, sound, smell); vago(a), ligero(a) (idea, hope, memory); remoto(a) (chance, possibility); ligero(a) (mark, trace); leve (suggestion)
  • I haven't got the faintest idea -> no tengo ni la más mínima idea
  • to feel faint -> sentirse mareado(a) (person)
verbo intransitivo
3desmayarse (lose consciousness)

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faint [feint]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Desmayarse, caer en síncope, pasmarse. (n)
2Acobardarse, extenuarse, desanimarse; dejarse abatir, desalentarse. (n)
3Descaecer, desvanecerse. (n)
  • To faint with thirst -> with hunger, no poder aguantar la sed, el hambre
adjetivo
1Lánguido, extenuado; indistinto o mal definido en color o sonido, opaco, oscuro; bajo, cobarde, abatido, perezoso.
  • Faint heart never won fair lady -> (Prov.) a los cobardes no los ayuda Dios, o Quien no se aventura no pasa la mar
  • To grow -> desmayarse, sentirse mal de repente
  • To be faint with hunger -> estar exánime, estar muerto de hambre

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faint [feɪnt]
adjective
fainter (comparative)faintest (superlative)
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 (informal) 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
noun
(Med) desmayo; (m) desvanecimiento; (m)
to be in a faint estar desmayado sin conocimiento;or to fall down in a faint desmayarse
verb:intransitive
(Med) (also faint away) desmayarse; perder el conocimiento;from de
he was fainting with tiredness estaba que se caía de cansancio

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Verb Conjugation for "faint"

Imperative
  • faint
  • you faint
  • he/she faints
  • we faint
  • you faint
  • they faint
Preterite
  • I fainted
  • you fainted
  • he/she fainted
  • we fainted
  • you fainted
  • they fainted
Present Continuous
  • I am fainting
  • you are fainting
  • he/she is fainting
  • we are fainting
  • you are fainting
  • they are fainting
Present Perfect
  • I have fainted
  • you have fainted
  • he/she has fainted
  • we have fainted
  • you have fainted
  • they have fainted
Past Continuous
  • I was fainting
  • you were fainting
  • he/she was fainting
  • we were fainting
  • you were fainting
  • they were fainting
Past Perfect
  • I had fainted
  • you had fainted
  • he/she had fainted
  • we had fainted
  • you had fainted
  • they had fainted
Future
  • I will faint
  • you will faint
  • he/she will faint
  • we will faint
  • you will faint
  • they will faint
Future Perfect
  • I will have fainted
  • you will have fainted
  • he/she will have fainted
  • we will have fainted
  • you will have fainted
  • they will have fainted
Future Continuous
  • I will be fainting
  • you will be fainting
  • he/she will be fainting
  • we will be fainting
  • you will be fainting
  • they will be fainting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been fainting
  • you have been fainting
  • he/she has been fainting
  • we have been fainting
  • you have been fainting
  • they have been fainting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been fainting
  • you will have been fainting
  • he/she will have been fainting
  • we will have been fainting
  • you will have been fainting
  • they will have been fainting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been fainting
  • you had been fainting
  • he/she had been fainting
  • we had been fainting
  • you had been fainting
  • they had been fainting
Paid English to Spanish translation

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