Engelsk ordbog
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Engelsk navneord: weakness | |||
| 1. | weakness (om tilstand) a flaw or weak point | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He was quick to point out his wife's failings. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | failing | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | imperfection, imperfectness | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | fatigue, flaw, inadequacy, insufficiency | ||
| 2. | weakness (om egenskab) powerlessness revealed by an inability to act | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | In spite of their weakness the group remains active. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | helplessness, impuissance | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | impotence, impotency, powerlessness | ||
| 3. | weakness (om egenskab) the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His weakness increased as he became older. The weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | property | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | adynamia, attenuation, delicacy, enervation, faintness, fatigability, feebleness, flimsiness, fragility, inanition, insubstantiality, lassitude, lethargy, littleness, shoddiness, slackness, smallness, soft spot, tenuity, vulnerability, weak part, weak spot | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | strength | ||
| 4. | weakness (om tilstand) the condition of being financially weak | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The weakness of the dollar against the yen. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | bad luck, ill luck, misfortune, tough luck | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | strength | ||
| 5. | weakness (om fornemmelse) a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He has a weakness for chocolate. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | penchant, predilection, preference, taste | ||
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