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feeble

/ˈfiːbəl/

/ˈfibəl/

feebleadjective

feebler

Comp.

feeblest

Super.

Translations

faiblePour une lumière, un son ou une intensité peu marquée.

The feeble light from the candle barely illuminated the room.

La faible lumière de la bougie éclairait à peine la pièce.

faibleSurtout pour une personne âgée ou malade.

The feeble old man struggled to lift the heavy box.

Le vieil homme faible peinait à soulever la ծանր boîte.

faible

Her feeble attempt to stand up to the bully was quickly dismissed.

Sa faible tentative de s’opposer au caïd a été rapidement rejetée.

Additional translations

chétifS’emploie surtout pour une personne ou un être vivant physiquement frêle.

Definitions

Lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.

The feeble old man struggled to lift the heavy box.

Lacking strength of character or determination.

Her feeble attempt to stand up to the bully was quickly dismissed.

Lacking intensity or brightness; faint.

The feeble light from the candle barely illuminated the room.

Inadequate, weak, or unconvincing; ineffective.

His apology was a feeble attempt to cover up the mistake.

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Antonyms

feebleverb

feebled

Past Simple

feebled

Past Participle

feebling

ing-form

/ˈfiːbəl/

/ˈfibəl/

Archaic; transitive or intransitive, meaning ‘to make feeble; to weaken’.

Translations

affaiblirArchaïque.

Years of hard labor feebled his once-strong body.

Des années de labeur acharné ont affaibli son corps autrefois robuste.

Definitions

To weaken or make feeble; to become weak (archaic).

Years of hard labor feebled his once-strong body.