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weaken:

to weaken verbe (weakens, weakened, weakening)

  1. to weaken (cease; come down; be going down hill; fall away; be lost)
    affaiblir; atténuer
    • affaiblir verbe (affaiblis, affaiblit, affaiblissons, affaiblissez, )
    • atténuer verbe (atténue, atténues, atténuons, atténuez, )
  2. to weaken (dilute; abate; adulterate; )
    – become weaker 1
    affaiblir; atténuer; épuiser; perdre sa force; s'affaiblir
    • affaiblir verbe (affaiblis, affaiblit, affaiblissons, affaiblissez, )
    • atténuer verbe (atténue, atténues, atténuons, atténuez, )
    • épuiser verbe (épuise, épuises, épuisons, épuisez, )
    • s'affaiblir verbe
  3. to weaken (fade; slacken)
    pâlir; s'affaiblir; mollir; s'amollir
    • pâlir verbe (pâlis, pâlit, pâlissons, pâlissez, )
    • s'affaiblir verbe
    • mollir verbe
    • s'amollir verbe
  4. to weaken (soften)
    atténuer; adoucir; modérer; se ramollir; rendre mou
    • atténuer verbe (atténue, atténues, atténuons, atténuez, )
    • adoucir verbe (adoucis, adoucit, adoucissons, adoucissez, )
    • modérer verbe (modère, modères, modérons, modérez, )
    • se ramollir verbe
    • rendre mou verbe

Conjugations for weaken:

present
  1. weaken
  2. weaken
  3. weakens
  4. weaken
  5. weaken
  6. weaken
simple past
  1. weakened
  2. weakened
  3. weakened
  4. weakened
  5. weakened
  6. weakened
present perfect
  1. have weakened
  2. have weakened
  3. has weakened
  4. have weakened
  5. have weakened
  6. have weakened
past continuous
  1. was weakening
  2. were weakening
  3. was weakening
  4. were weakening
  5. were weakening
  6. were weakening
future
  1. shall weaken
  2. will weaken
  3. will weaken
  4. shall weaken
  5. will weaken
  6. will weaken
continuous present
  1. am weakening
  2. are weakening
  3. is weakening
  4. are weakening
  5. are weakening
  6. are weakening
subjunctive
  1. be weakened
  2. be weakened
  3. be weakened
  4. be weakened
  5. be weakened
  6. be weakened
diverse
  1. weaken!
  2. let's weaken!
  5. weakened
  6. weakening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for weaken:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
s'affaiblir die away
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
adoucir soften; weaken anneal; ease; mellow; plasticise; plasticize; relax; relieve; soften; soothe
affaiblir abate; adulterate; be going down hill; be lost; become weak; cease; come down; dilute; enervate; enfeeble; fall away; lessen; lose strength; weaken invalidate; take the edge of
atténuer abate; adulterate; be going down hill; be lost; become weak; cease; come down; dilute; enervate; enfeeble; fall away; lessen; lose strength; soften; weaken anneal; ease; mellow; plasticise; plasticize; relax; relieve; soften; soothe
modérer soften; weaken control; damp; ease; keep back; mellow; moderate; reduce; relax; relieve; restrain; soften; soothe; subdue; use sparingly
mollir fade; slacken; weaken
perdre sa force abate; adulterate; become weak; dilute; enervate; enfeeble; lessen; lose strength; weaken
pâlir fade; slacken; weaken blanch; bleach; change color; fade; fade away; get a lighter shade of colour; go pale; go white; light; light up; lighten; lighten up; tarnish; turn pale; turn white; whiten
rendre mou soften; weaken anneal; leave to soak; plasticise; plasticize; soak; soften
s'affaiblir abate; adulterate; become weak; dilute; enervate; enfeeble; fade; lessen; lose strength; slacken; weaken disapearing; dwindle; languish; long for; pine; pine away; waste away; wither
s'amollir fade; slacken; weaken
se ramollir soften; weaken leave to soak; soak; soften
épuiser abate; adulterate; become weak; dilute; enervate; enfeeble; lessen; lose strength; weaken become thin; burn up; chop away; chop off; consume; decimate; deplete; drudge; emaciate; fatigue; finish; go out of one's way; hew away; make less numerous; put oneself out; slave; slave away; starve; thin; thin out; tire out; use up; wear out; work oneself to the bone; work to pieces
- break; counteract; countermine; damp; dampen; de-escalate; sabotage; soften; step down; subvert; undermine
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- become weak; become weaker; get weak; get weaker; grow weak; grow weaker

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Antonyms for "weaken":


Related Definitions for "weaken":

  1. become weaker1
    • The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days1
  2. lessen the strength of1
    • The fever weakened his body1
  3. reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of1
  4. lessen in force or effect1
  5. destroy property or hinder normal operations1

Wiktionary Translations for weaken:

weaken
verb
  1. to make weaker
  2. to become weaker
weaken
verb
  1. Rendre faible.
  2. Perdre momentanément ses forces.
  3. S’affaiblir.
  4. (vieilli) (term, en parlant d’un objet) Ne pas tenir le coup.
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• weaken → s'atténuer; s'affaiblir; faiblir ↔ verzwakken — zwakker worden
• weaken → atténuer; affaiblir ↔ verzwakken — zwakker maken

weak:

weak adj

  1. weak (dizy)
    mou; efféminé; mol
  2. weak (faint; feeble; frail; )
    faible; maladivement; lâche; fragile; faiblement; insipide; fade; maladif; frêle; pâlot; pâlotte; fragilement
  3. weak (fragile)
    faible; vulnérable; frêle; fragile; cassable; susceptible; délicat
  4. weak (characterless; spineless; bland; insipid; without character)
    sans caractère
  5. weak (slackly; abstemious; feeble; )
    faible; lâche; faiblement; maladif; relâché; maladroitement; sans force; maladivement
  6. weak (powerless; effete; impotent; helpless)
    faible; impuissant; faiblement; sans force

Translation Matrix for weak:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
faible spineless chap; spineless fellow; weakling
lâche chicken; coward; dogs and cats; freshman; greenhorn; hare's foot; novice; poltroon; rookie
pâlot whitenoses
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- debile; decrepit; faint; fallible; feeble; frail; imperfect; infirm; light; rickety; sapless; unaccented; washy; watery; weakly
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- spineless; weak in character
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
cassable fragile; weak delicate; fragile; frail; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; tender; vulnerable; wobbly; wonky
délicat fragile; weak acutely; awkward; burdensome; choice; choosy; contested; controversial; critical; dainty; debatable; delicate; delicious; delightful; difficult; disputable; disputed; dubious; easily hurt; elegant; elite; exquisite; fine; fragile; frail; fussy; graceful; handsome; hard; heavenly; heavy; highly-strung; imputable; lovely; massive; nice; open to question; oversensitive; painful; perilous; personable; petite; picky; precarious; pretty; problematic; problematical; questionable; refined; review; select; sensitive; skinny; slender; slight; slim; smartly; snap; sophisticated; stiff; stylish; subtle; subtly; superior; susceptible; tender; touchy; tough; uncertain; very pretty; very tasteful; vulnerable; worrisome
efféminé dizy; weak effeminate; fairy; poofy; queery; unmanly; womanish
fade faint; feeble; frail; pale; sick; wan; weak abject; bland; boring; corny; cowardly; craven; cringing; deadening; dim; dull; faint; feeble; flat; fusty; saltless; silly; stale; tasteless; unsavory; unsavoury; vapid; without style
faible abstemious; bad; effete; faint; feeble; fragile; frail; helpless; impotent; pale; poor; powerless; sick; slackly; wan; weak dead; deceased; delicate; dim; drained; faint; fragile; frail; helpless; impotent; inferior; languid; lifeless; limp; listless; no energy; passed away; poor; shadowy; spiritless; tender; unable; vulnerable; washed out; washed-out
faiblement abstemious; bad; effete; faint; feeble; frail; helpless; impotent; pale; poor; powerless; sick; slackly; wan; weak dully; flat; helpless; impotent; unable
fragile faint; feeble; fragile; frail; pale; sick; wan; weak delicate; fragile; frail; petite; skinny; slender; slim; small-boned; tender; thin; vulnerable
fragilement faint; feeble; frail; pale; sick; wan; weak delicate; fragile; frail; tender; vulnerable
frêle faint; feeble; fragile; frail; pale; sick; wan; weak delicate; fragile; frail; petite; poor; skinny; slender; slim; small-boned; tender; thin; vulnerable
impuissant effete; helpless; impotent; powerless; weak helpless; impotent; unable
insipide faint; feeble; frail; pale; sick; wan; weak abject; bland; boring; corny; cowardly; craven; cringing; deadening; dim; dull; faint; feeble; flat; forbidding; repelling; repulsive; revolting; saltless; silly; stale; tasteless; unappetising; unappetizing; unsavory; unsavoury; vapid; without style
lâche abstemious; bad; faint; feeble; frail; pale; poor; sick; slackly; wan; weak abstemious; cheerless; clumsy; doltish; drab; dreary; dull; gawky; gloomy; grey; joyless; not very good; owlish; poor; sad; stiff; uneasy; ungenerously; unhandy; wooden
maladif abstemious; bad; faint; feeble; frail; pale; poor; sick; slackly; wan; weak abstemious; ailing; clumsy; doltish; gawky; in bad health; nasty; nauseous; not very good; owlish; poor; sick; sickly; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden
maladivement abstemious; bad; faint; feeble; frail; pale; poor; sick; slackly; wan; weak abstemious; clumsy; doltish; gawky; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden
maladroitement abstemious; bad; faint; feeble; frail; poor; slackly; weak abstemious; ailing; awkward; clumsy; doltish; fumbling; gawky; maladroit; not very good; owlish; poor; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wooden
mol dizy; weak soft; tender
mou dizy; weak adorable; clammy; cute; dear; drained; enchanting; faint; flat; fluffy; languid; listless; lovely; miserable; rotten; smelling of sweat; soft; spongy; stale; sweaty; sweet; tender; washed out; woolly; wooly; wretched
pâlot faint; feeble; frail; pale; sick; wan; weak ashen; drained of colour; off colour; pale; washed out; white
pâlotte faint; feeble; frail; pale; sick; wan; weak
relâché abstemious; bad; faint; feeble; frail; poor; slackly; weak abstemious; clumsy; doltish; eased; freed; gawky; hanging free; hanging loose; liberated; natural; not very good; owlish; poor; relaxed; released; relieved; rescued; saved; slackened; stiff; trailed; uneasy; unhandy; wooden
sans caractère bland; characterless; insipid; spineless; weak; without character
sans force abstemious; bad; effete; faint; feeble; frail; helpless; impotent; poor; powerless; slackly; weak abstemious; clumsy; dead; deceased; doltish; drained; gawky; helpless; impotent; languid; lifeless; limp; listless; no energy; not very good; owlish; passed away; poor; spiritless; stiff; unable; uneasy; unhandy; washed out; washed-out; wooden
susceptible fragile; weak accessible; bad-tempered; cross-grained; grim; gruff; grumpy; huffy; irritated; nettled; piqued; pissed off; sore; stern; sullen; surly; susceptible; thin-skinned; touchy
vulnérable fragile; weak defenceless; defenseless; delicate; fragile; frail; helpless; impotent; powerless; tender; vulnerable

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Synonyms for "weak":


Antonyms for "weak":


Related Definitions for "weak":

  1. deficient in intelligence or mental power1
    • a weak mind1
  2. overly diluted; thin and insipid1
    • weak tea1
  3. likely to fail under stress or pressure1
    • the weak link in the chain1
  4. wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings1
  5. deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc1
    • weak colors1
    • a weak pulse1
  6. not having authority, political strength, or governing power1
    • a weak president1
  7. (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection1
  8. lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality1
  9. deficient or lacking in some skill1
    • he's weak in spelling1
  10. (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress1
    • a weak stress on the second syllable1
  11. wanting in physical strength1
    • a weak pillar1
  12. tending downward in price1
    • a weak market for oil stocks1

Wiktionary Translations for weak:

weak
adjective
  1. lacking in force or ability
weak
adjective
  1. Qui est débile, qui manque de force, de vigueur.
noun
  1. personne qui manquer de puissance, de ressources.
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• weak → faible ↔ flau — schwach, matt
• weak → faible ↔ schwach — ohne Kraft
• weak → mou ↔ week — slap
• weak → faible ↔ zwak — tekortkomend in kracht of vaardigheid

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