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faiblesse

French → English

noun//fɛ.blɛs//

(physical) Weakness: a lack of physical or mental strength or energy

Après une longue maladie, il ressent encore une certaine faiblesse.

(English) After a long illness, he still feels a certain weakness.

La faiblesse de son argument a été soulignée par l'opposition.

(English) The weakness of his argument was highlighted by the opposition.

noun//fɛ.blɛs//

(character) Flaw: a character trait that makes it hard to resist temptation

Son goût pour le chocolat est sa seule petite faiblesse.

(English) His taste for chocolate is his only little weakness.

Elle a eu la faiblesse d'accepter une proposition qu'elle savait mauvaise.

(English) She had the weakness to accept a proposal she knew was bad.

Entry ID: fr:en:faiblesse · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary