foible

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• /ˈfɔɪbəl/
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1640–50, from Early Modern French foible (“feeble”) (contemporary French faible). Doublet of feeble.

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Czech: slabůstka — a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit
• Danish: dårskab — a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit
• Danish: svaghed — a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit
• Danish: manér — a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit
• Dutch: gril — a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit
• Dutch: eigenaardigheid — a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit
• French: travers — a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit
• German: Schwäche — a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit
• German: Eigenheit — a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit
• German: Marotte — a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit
• German: Spleen — a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit
• Hungarian: hóbort — a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit
• Italian: idiosincrasia — a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit
• Spanish: manía — a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit
• Bulgarian: слабост (slabost) — a weakness or failing of character
• Bulgarian: недостатък (nedostatǎk) — a weakness or failing of character
• Danish: svaghed — a weakness or failing of character
• Dutch: zwakheid — a weakness or failing of character
• Finnish: heikkous — a weakness or failing of character
• Finnish: heikko kohta — a weakness or failing of character
• French: faiblesse — a weakness or failing of character
• German: Schwäche — a weakness or failing of character
• Hungarian: gyengeség — a weakness or failing of character
• Irish: laige — a weakness or failing of character
• Italian: difetto — a weakness or failing of character
• Italian: debolezza — a weakness or failing of character
• Russian: сла́бость (slábostʹ) — a weakness or failing of character
• Serbo-Croatian: slabost — a weakness or failing of character
• Spanish: defecto — a weakness or failing of character
• Spanish: punto débil — a weakness or failing of character
• Turkish: zaaf — a weakness or failing of character
• Dutch: kling — (fencing) part of a sword
• French: faible — (fencing) part of a sword
• Hungarian: penge gyengéje — (fencing) part of a sword
• Spanish: parte débil — (fencing) part of a sword