He had grown weak after his illness and could no longer climb the stairs.
grow weakvi
(excuse, etc.: be overused) (justificativa)
dar desculpa esfarrapada loc v
The excuse that your car would not start will grow weak if you use it too often!
grow weakvi
(voice: become faint) (voz)
enfraquecer v int
His voice had grown weak because he had been shouting too loudly at the football match.
The flesh is weak., The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.expr
figurative, Biblical (we often yield to temptation) (não é fácil resistir à tentação)
a carne é fraca expres
weak at the kneesadj
informal (overcome by attraction to [sb]) (sentir muita atração por alguém)
seduzido adj
fascinado adj
weak at the kneesadj
informal (overcome by fear or nerves) (estar com muito medo ou nervoso)
intimidado sm
weak chinn
(receding jawline) (reclusão da mandíbula)
mordida oclusa sf
weak force, weak interactionn
(physics: interaction of particles) (física)
força fraca sf + adj
weak linkn
figurative (flaw in a process) (figurado)
ponto fraco, elo fraco loc sm
(figurado, literário)
tendão de Aquiles loc sm
John's claustrophobia was the weak link in their plan to escape by tunnel. He was the weak link who brought down the whole team.
A claustrofobia de João era o ponto fraco (or: elo fraco) do seu plano de fuga pelo túnel. Ele foi o ponto fraco (or: elo fraco) que derrubou a equipe inteira.
weak pointn
(fault, flaw) (falta, falha)
ponto fraco sm
The weak point in your argument is that you haven't thought of the cost.
weak spotn
(special fondness: for [sth] or [sb]) (cuidado especial: por algo ou alguém)
debilidade sf
He has a weak spot for German shepherd dogs.
weak spotn
(fault, flaw) (falta, falha)
falha sf
defeito sm
problema sm
Punctuation's my weak spot when it comes to writing.
weak-kneedadj
figurative (giving in easily to pressure)
covarde, irresoluto adj
weak-mindedadj
(indecisive, changeable)
indeciso adj
weak-mindedadj
(foolish, gullible)
crédulo adj
ingênuo adj
weak-willedadj
(lacking resolution)
fraco adj
fraco de espírito expres
(figurado: de vontade fraca)
fraco adj
sem vontade loc adj
weak-willed personn
([sb] with no willpower) (alguém sem força de vontade)
pessoa sem iniciativa sf
pessoa sem força de vontade sf
He was a weak-willed person who never escaped his father's influence.