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faint

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US
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Translations

faintnoun
faints
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évanouissementPerte soudaine de connaissance.
She experienced a faint after standing up too quickly.
Elle a eu un évanouissement après s’être levée trop vite.
Synonyms
swoon
fainting
fainting spell
blackout
syncope
loss of consciousness
collapse
passing out
faintverb
fainted
Past Simple
fainted
Past Participle
fainting
Gerund
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s’évanouirVerbe pronominal : perdre connaissance brièvement.
She fainted from the heat during the outdoor concert.
Elle s’est évanouie à cause de la chaleur pendant le concert en plein air.
Synonyms
drop
swoon
collapse
pass out
lose consciousness
faintadjective
fainter
Comp.
faintest
Super.
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étourdiEmploi usuel pour une personne sur le point de perdre connaissance.
After standing in the sun for hours, he felt faint and had to sit down.
Après être resté des heures au soleil, il se sentait étourdi et a dû s’asseoir.
faibleSens général de faiblesse, d’intensité réduite ou de probabilité faible.
She gave a faint smile, barely noticeable to those around her.
Elle a esquissé un faible sourire, à peine perceptible pour les personnes autour d’elle.
imperceptibleQuand quelque chose est à peine discernable ou très peu net.
There was a faint outline of the mountains visible through the mist.
On distinguait une silhouette imperceptible des montagnes à travers la brume.
Additional translations
timideSens littéraire ou vieilli : manque de courage ou de conviction.
faiblePour une chance, un espoir ou un signal très mince.
indistinctPour un contour, un son ou une image peu net(te).
Synonyms
weak
dim
feeble
indistinct
pale
slight
inconspicuous
Antonyms
strong
clear
bright
faintadverb
Archaic/poetic use meaning ‘faintly; slightly’
faiblementPour un son, une lumière ou une présence très faible.
The distant bells rang faint across the valley.
Les cloches lointaines résonnaient faiblement dans la vallée.
Synonyms
indistinctly
vaguely
dimly
feebly
weakly
scarcely
hardly
barely
marginally
slightly
faintly

Definitions

faintnoun
A sudden loss of consciousness, typically due to a lack of oxygen to the brain.
She experienced a faint after standing up too quickly.
faintverb
To lose consciousness for a short time because of a temporarily insufficient supply of oxygen to the brain.
She fainted from the heat during the outdoor concert.
faintadjective
Lacking strength or intensity; weak or feeble.
She gave a faint smile, barely noticeable to those around her.
Barely perceptible; indistinct or unclear.
There was a faint outline of the mountains visible through the mist.
Feeling weak, dizzy, or close to losing consciousness.
After standing in the sun for hours, he felt faint and had to sit down.
Lacking courage or conviction; timid or cowardly (now chiefly literary).
Faint hearts never ventured into the storm.
Of a possibility, hope, or signal: very small in degree; remote or unlikely.
There is only a faint chance of rain this evening.
faintadverb
In a faint or feeble manner; slightly or weakly.
The distant bells rang faint across the valley.
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