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A location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a place of especial vulnerability
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: weak part, soft spot
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: weakness
Narrower terms: Achilles' heel, jugular, underbelly
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Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Basque:
ahulgune
— location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
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Dutch:
zwakke plek
— location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
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Finnish:
heikko kohta
— location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
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French:
point faible
— location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
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French:
talon d'Achille
— location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
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French:
ventre mou
— location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
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Galician:
punto débil
— location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
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German:
Schwachpunkt
— location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
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Irish:
éasc
— location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
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Irish:
laige
— location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
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Italian:
punto debole
— location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
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Japanese:
弱点
(jakuten)
— location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
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Polish:
słaby punkt
— location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
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Russian:
сла́бое ме́сто
(sláboje mésto)
— location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
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Turkish:
zayıf nokta
— location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
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Vietnamese:
thóp
— location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great
