Italian | English |
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debole noun | sissy [sissies](a timid, unassertive or cowardly person) wimp(someone who lacks confidence) wuss(weak, ineffectual person) |
debole adjective | dim [dimmer, dimmest](not bright, not colourful) faint [fainter, faintest](lacking strength; inclined to lose consciousness) feeble [feebler, feeblest](deficient in physical strength) impotent(lacking physical strength or vigor; weak) weak [weaker, weakest](lacking in force or ability) |
debole noun {f} | weenie(Someone weak and unimportant) |
debole noun {m} {f} | pussy [pussies](informal: coward) |
debole noun {m} | chickenshit(coward) milksop(easily frightened, ineffectual, or weak person) namby-pamby(one who is insipid, sentimental or weak) pansy [pansies](informal:coward or weak person) pushover [pushovers](Someone who lets himself be picked or bullied on without defending or stand up for him/herself) soft spot(sentimental fondness or affection) weakness [weaknesses](special fondness) yellowbelly(a coward) |
debole adjective {m} | slight [slighter, slightest](small in amount, insignificant) |
debole forza noun {f} | weak force(weak nuclear force) |
debolezza noun {f} | hole [holes](weakness, flaw) weakness [weaknesses](condition of being weak) |
debolezze noun {f-Pl} | shortcoming [shortcomings](deficiency) |
anello debole noun {m} | weakest link(the part of a system that is most likely to fail or cause problems) |
avere un debole verb | fond(have affection for) |
elettrodebole adjective | electroweak(combination of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces) |
il sesso debole noun {m} | weaker vessel(a woman; women collectively) |
punto debole noun {m} | weak spot(location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great) weakness [weaknesses](fault) |
sesso debole noun {m} | fair sex(women) weaker sex(women regarded collectively) |
una catena è forte quanto il suo anello più debole phrase | a chain is only as strong as its weakest link(aphorism) |