Polyglot Dictionary

faible

/fɛbl/

adjective A1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. weak

    • Après la maladie, il se sentait faible.

      After the illness, he felt weak.

Similar words

chétif

Close synonyms for "puny/frail, weak."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

débil

débil is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "weak."

Portuguese

fraco

fraco is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "weak."

Practice

1 What does faible mean?

2 Fill the gap: Après la maladie, il se sentait ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches faible?

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