Polyglot Dictionary

flaquear

/flakeˈaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
flaqueo
preterite (yo)
flaqueé
past participle
flaqueado

Meaning

  1. to weaken

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

debilitar

flaquear specifically means to falter or weaken in resolve, intransitive; debilitar is more general, to weaken something, transitive.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

debilitar

debilitar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to weaken."

Portuguese

enfraquecer

enfraquecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to weaken."

Practice

1 What does flaquear mean?

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