feeble

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• /ˈfiːbəl/
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Etymology tree Anglo-Norman feblebor. Middle English feble English feeble From Middle English feble, from Anglo-Norman feble (“weak, feeble”) (compare French faible), from Latin flēbilis (“tearful, mournful, lamentable”) by dissimilation, from fleō (“to weep, cry”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bhleh1-. Doublet of foible.

129 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: ضعيف (ḍaʕīf) — deficient in physical strength
• Armenian: նվազ (nvaz) — deficient in physical strength
• Armenian: տկար (tkar) — deficient in physical strength
• Azerbaijani: cansız — deficient in physical strength
• Bulgarian: хилав (hilav) — deficient in physical strength
• Bulgarian: немощен (nemošten) — deficient in physical strength
• Catalan: feble — deficient in physical strength
• Catalan: dèbil — deficient in physical strength
• Chinese Mandarin: 軟弱 /软弱 (ruǎnruò) — deficient in physical strength
• Chinese Mandarin: 弱 (ruò) — deficient in physical strength
• Czech: slabý — deficient in physical strength
• Czech: chabý — deficient in physical strength
• Czech: mdlý — deficient in physical strength
• Dutch: zwak — deficient in physical strength
• Esperanto: febla — deficient in physical strength
• Estonian: nõder — deficient in physical strength
• Estonian: jõuetu — deficient in physical strength
• Estonian: nõrk — deficient in physical strength
• Finnish: voimaton — deficient in physical strength
• Finnish: veltto — deficient in physical strength
• Finnish: heikko — deficient in physical strength
• French: faible — deficient in physical strength
• Galician: feble — deficient in physical strength
• German: kraftlos — deficient in physical strength
• German: schwach — deficient in physical strength
• Old High German: ἀσθενής (asthenḗs) — deficient in physical strength
• Old High German: ἀκιδνός (akidnós) — deficient in physical strength
• Old High German: ἀφαυρός (aphaurós) — deficient in physical strength
• Old High German: μῶλυς (môlus) — deficient in physical strength
• Hungarian: gyenge — deficient in physical strength
• Hungarian: erőtlen — deficient in physical strength
• Ingrian: heikko — deficient in physical strength
• Ingrian: see Thesaurus:heikko — deficient in physical strength
• Italian: debole — deficient in physical strength
• Japanese: 弱い (yowai) — deficient in physical strength
• Japanese: 弱々しい (yowayowashii) — deficient in physical strength
• Japanese: 虚弱な (kyojaku na) — deficient in physical strength
• Japanese: 脆弱な (zeijaku na) — deficient in physical strength
• Central Kurdish: لاواز (lawaz) — deficient in physical strength
• Latin: debilis — deficient in physical strength
• Latin: imbecillus — deficient in physical strength
• Latin: infirmus — deficient in physical strength
• Latin: invalidus — deficient in physical strength
• Latvian: vājš — deficient in physical strength
• Latvian: niecīgs — deficient in physical strength
• Lithuanian: silpnas — deficient in physical strength
• Lithuanian: paliegęs — deficient in physical strength
• Manchu: ᡠᠶᠠᠨ (uyan) — deficient in physical strength
• Māori: tāngenge — deficient in physical strength
• Māori: kōngongengonge — deficient in physical strength
• Māori: kōngehe — deficient in physical strength
• Māori: ngoikore — deficient in physical strength
• Māori: iwikore — deficient in physical strength
• Māori: ngohungohu — deficient in physical strength
• Māori: kārorirori — deficient in physical strength
• Middle English: feble — deficient in physical strength
• Mongolian: сул дорой (sul doroj) — deficient in physical strength
• Mongolian: дорой (doroj) — deficient in physical strength
• Norman: failli — deficient in physical strength
• Norman: fouaibl'ye — deficient in physical strength
• Norwegian: svak — deficient in physical strength
• Norwegian: blek — deficient in physical strength
• Persian: ضعیف (za'if) — deficient in physical strength
• Persian: ناتوان (nâtavân) — deficient in physical strength
• Portuguese: fraco — deficient in physical strength
• Romanian: plăpând — deficient in physical strength
• Romanian: lânced — deficient in physical strength
• Romanian: slab — deficient in physical strength
• Romanian: debil — deficient in physical strength
• Russian: сла́бый (slábyj) — deficient in physical strength
• Russian: хи́лый (xílyj) — deficient in physical strength
• Russian: не́мощный (némoščnyj) — deficient in physical strength
• Sanskrit: निर्बल (nirbala) — deficient in physical strength
• Sanskrit: दुर्बल (durbala) — deficient in physical strength
• Sanskrit: अशक्त (aśakta) — deficient in physical strength
• Scottish Gaelic: lag — deficient in physical strength
• Slovene: betéžen — deficient in physical strength
• Slovene: slaboten — deficient in physical strength
• Spanish: débil — deficient in physical strength
• Spanish: endeble — deficient in physical strength
• Spanish: feble — deficient in physical strength
• Swedish: svag — deficient in physical strength
• Swedish: kraftlös — deficient in physical strength
• Swedish: vek — deficient in physical strength
• Swedish: klen — deficient in physical strength
• Tagalog: mahina — deficient in physical strength
• Turkish: bitap — deficient in physical strength
• Turkish: dermansız — deficient in physical strength
• Turkish: hâlsiz — deficient in physical strength
• Turkish: güçsüz — deficient in physical strength
• Turkish: çelimsiz — deficient in physical strength
• Turkish: arık — deficient in physical strength
• Ottoman Turkish: ضعیف (zaʼif) — deficient in physical strength
• Ottoman Turkish: درمانسز (dermansız) — deficient in physical strength
• Bulgarian: слаб (slab) — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Czech: neprůbojný — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Czech: chabý — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Dutch: zwak — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Finnish: heikko — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Finnish: hatara — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• French: faible — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Galician: feble — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• German: dürftig — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Italian: fiacco — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Italian: flebile — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Italian: fievole — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Latvian: vārgs — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Latvian: nespēcīgs — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Lithuanian: menkas — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Māori: wētara — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Māori: takurutu — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Middle English: feble — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Norwegian: svak — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Norwegian: blek — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Persian: ضعیف (za'if) — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Portuguese: fraco — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Portuguese: debilitado — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Russian: неубеди́тельный (neubedítelʹnyj) — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Scottish Gaelic: lag — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Spanish: endeble — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Spanish: deficiente — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Spanish: flébil — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Swedish: svag — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Swedish: torftig — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Turkish: dayanıksız — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Turkish: mukavemetsiz — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Turkish: zayıf — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Turkish: arık — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
• Turkish: çelimsiz — wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression