weak

weak
adjective
1) (lit. or fig.) schwach; matt [Lächeln]; schwach ausgeprägt [Kinn]; jämmerlich [Kapitulation]; (easily led) labil [Charakter, Person]

go/feel weak at the knees — weiche Knie kriegen/haben

the weaker sex — das schwache Geschlecht

weak eyes or sight — schlechte Augen

a weak stomach — ein empfindlicher Magen

be weak in the head — schwachsinnig sein

his French/maths is rather weak, he's rather weak in French/maths — in Französisch/Mathematik ist er ziemlich schwach

somebody's weak side or point — jemandes schwache Seite od. schwacher Punkt od. Schwachpunkt

he has only a weak case — seine Sache steht auf schwachen Füßen

2) (watery) schwach [Kaffee, Tee]; wässrig, wässerig [Suppe]; dünn [Bier, Suppe, Kaffee, Tee]
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[wi:k]
adjective
1) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) schwach
2) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) schwach
3) ((of a liquid) diluted; not strong: weak tea.) dünn
4) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) schwach
5) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) schwach
- academic.ru/81470/weakly">weakly
- weaken
- weakling
- weakness
- have a weakness for
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weak
[wi:k]
adj
1. (not strong) schwach; coffee, tea schwach, dünn
to be/feel as \weak as a kitten ganz matt sein/sich akk ganz schlapp fühlen fam
to be/go \weak at the knees weiche Knie haben/bekommen
to be \weak with desire/hunger/thirst schwach vor Begierde/Hunger/Durst sein
to feel \weak sich akk schwach fühlen
\weak chin schwach ausgeprägtes Kinn
\weak link (fig) schwaches Glied fig
\weak spot (fig) schwache Stelle fig
the \weaker sex das schwache Geschlecht fig
2. (ineffective) leader unfähig, schwach; argument, attempt schwach
to be \weak [on sth] [in etw dat] schwach sein
the report is strong on criticism but rather \weak on suggestions for improvement der Bericht übt scharfe Kritik, bietet aber kaum Verbesserungsvorschläge
3. (below standard) schwach
he was always \weak at languages but strong at science er war schon immer schwach in Sprachen, dafür aber gut in Naturwissenschaften
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[wiːk]
1. adj (+er)
schwach; character labil; tea, solution etc dünn; stomach empfindlich

he was weak from hunger — ihm war schwach vor Hunger

to go/feel weak at the knees (after illness) — sich wackelig fühlen, wackelig or schwach auf den Beinen sein (inf); (with fear, excitement etc) weiche Knie haben/bekommen

the weaker sex — das schwache Geschlecht

he must be a bit weak in the head (inf) — er ist wohl nicht ganz bei Trost (inf)

her maths is weak, she is weak at or in maths — sie ist schwach in Mathe

the dollar is weak against the pound — der Dollar steht schwach zum Pfund

what are his weak points? — wo liegen seine Schwächen?

the weak link (in the chain) — das schwache Glied in der Kette

2. n
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weak [wiːk] adj (adv weakly)
1. allg schwach (Argument, Stimme, Widerstand etc):
weak from hunger hungergeschwächt;
be weak at the knees umg weiche Knie haben;
weak in (oder at) Latin schwach in Latein;
weak at home SPORT heimschwach; sex A 2
2. MED schwach:
a) empfindlich (Magen etc): nerve A 1
b) kränklich
3. (charakter)schwach, haltlos, labil: point A 24
4. schwach, dünn (Tee etc)
5. LING schwach (Akzent):
weak ending LIT proklitisches Versende;
weak inflection (bes Br inflexion) schwache Flexion
6. WIRTSCH schwach, flau (Markt etc)
7. FOTO schwach, weich (Negativ)
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adjective
1) (lit. or fig.) schwach; matt [Lächeln]; schwach ausgeprägt [Kinn]; jämmerlich [Kapitulation]; (easily led) labil [Charakter, Person]

go/feel weak at the knees — weiche Knie kriegen/haben

the weaker sex — das schwache Geschlecht

weak eyes or sight — schlechte Augen

a weak stomach — ein empfindlicher Magen

be weak in the head — schwachsinnig sein

his French/maths is rather weak, he's rather weak in French/maths — in Französisch/Mathematik ist er ziemlich schwach

somebody's weak side or point — jemandes schwache Seite od. schwacher Punkt od. Schwachpunkt

he has only a weak case — seine Sache steht auf schwachen Füßen

2) (watery) schwach [Kaffee, Tee]; wässrig, wässerig [Suppe]; dünn [Bier, Suppe, Kaffee, Tee]
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adj.
energielos adj.
schwach adj.

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